Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8753546 | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2018 | 29 Pages |
Abstract
This study shows that reduced physical performance and quality of life and increased frailty are predictive of worse balance confidence in older adults with aged care needs. However, when a targeted intervention of resistance and balance exercise is implemented that reduces frailty and improves physical performance, balance confidence will also improve. Given the influence of balance confidence on a raft of well-being determinants, including the capacity for positive physical and cognitive change, this study offers important insight to those looking to reduce falls in older adults.
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Authors
Sharon PhD, Tim PhD, Paul PhD, Justin PhD, Paul PhD, Anthony PhD, Kevin DipBCom (Acct),