Fall prediction and a high-intensity functional exercise programme to improve physical functions and to prevent falls among older people living in residential care facilities
Impairments in balance, mobility, and lower-limb strength are common in the growing population of older people and can lead to dramatic consequences for the individual, such as dependency in activities of daily living, admission to nursing home, falls, and fractures. The main purposes of this thesis...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Samhällsmedicin och rehabilitering
2006
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-756 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7264-072-3 |