Fall risk in older adults with hip osteoarthritis : decreasing risk through education and aquatic exercise

Fall risk in older adults with hip osteoarthritis : decreasing risk through education and aquatic exercise

Purpose: The primary purpose of this project was to determine the effect of aquatic exercise and aquatic exercise combined with an education group program on decreasing both psychosocial and physical fall risk factors in community-dwelling older adults with hip osteoarthritis (OA). Secondary purpose...

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Main Author: Arnold, Catherine M
Other Authors: Liu Ambrose, Teresa
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2008
Subjects:
Accidental falls
Balance
Self-efficacy
Arthritis
Confidence
Elderly
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-05262008-113708/

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