The effects of dance on physical risk factors that influence falling in older adults

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The effects of dance on physical risk factors that influence falling in older adults

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BACKGROUND: Falls are a substantial source of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Dance may offer fall prevention benefits for older adults who are at high risk of falling. METHODS: A double-cohort pilot study was conducted to investigate the effects of group-based dance on physical risk factors, in independent communitydwelling and retirement village-dwelling adults over 65-years of age. The first cohort of participants (n=7) were independent community-dwelling older adults who took par...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2013

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Chesterfield, Stephen David Mann

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2362

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successful ageing / fall risk / dancing / dance / balance / DANZ / Dance Mobility program / Unitec Institute of Technology / Selwyn Retirement Village (Point Chevalier, N.Z.) / Geriatrics and Gerontology

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