Open AccessEffect of a Home-Based Exercise Program on Subsequent Falls Among Community-Dwelling High-Risk Older Adults After a Fall
Author(s) -
Teresa LiuAmbrose,
Jennifer C. Davis,
John R. Best,
Larry Dian,
Kenneth Madden,
Wendy L. Cook,
Chun Liang Hsu,
Karim M. Khan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2019.5795
Subject(s) - medicine , fall prevention , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , psychological intervention , poison control , injury prevention , balance (ability) , fear of falling , emergency medicine , psychiatry
Whether exercise reduces subsequent falls in high-risk older adults who have already experienced a fall is unknown.
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