Effectiveness of workshops to teach a home-based exercise program (BEST at Home) for preventing falls in community-dwelling people aged 65 years and over: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Background: Falls are a significant public health issue. There is strong evidence that exercise can prevent falls and the most effective programs are those that primarily involve balance and functional exercises, however uptake of such programs is low. Exercise prescribed during home visits by healt...

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Main Authors:	Bates, A. (Author), Bauman, A. (Author), Chittenden, C. (Author), Franco, L. (Author), Furber, S. (Author), Ginn, K. (Author), Howard, K. (Author), Kershaw, M. (Author), Sherrington, C. (Author), Tiedemann, A. (Author), van den Dolder, P. (Author)
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd 2022
Subjects:	Accidental falls aged Aged article Australia community dwelling person controlled study exercise Exercise Falls prevention fear of falling female follow up human lower limb major clinical study male New South Wales outcome assessment physical activity physiotherapist quality of life Randomised controlled trial randomized controlled trial upper limb walking speed
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Effectiveness of workshops to teach a home-based exercise program (BEST at Home) for preventing falls in community-dwelling people aged 65 years and over: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

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