Minimising disability and falls in older people through a post-hospital exercise program: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation

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Minimising disability and falls in older people through a post-hospital exercise program: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation

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Abstract Background Disability and falls are particularly common among older people who have recently been hospitalised. There is evidence that disability severity and fall rates can be reduced by well-designed exercise interventions. However, the potential for exercise to have these benefits in older people who have spent time in hospital has not been established. This randomised controlled trial will investigate the effects of a home-based exercise program on disability and falls among peop...

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2009-02-01

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Barraclough Elizabeth / Clemson Lindy / Dean Catherine M / Howard Kirsten / Close Jacqueline CT / Vogler Constance M / Lord Stephen R / Sherrington Catherine / Ramsay Elisabeth / O'Rourke Sandra D / Cumming Robert G

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BMC Geriatrics

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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/9/8

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Geriatrics

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