Fall Prevention for Old Community-dwelling People

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2012
Fall-related injuries are a major health problem in the growing older population. Most older people are not aware of that physical training can decrease the risk of falling. The aim of tha study is to investigate the effect of the Otago home exercise programme with and without motivational interviewing in community-dwelling people 75 years or older on frequence of falls, fall-related injuries, physical capacity, fall-related self-efficacy, quality of life, mortality and health-related costs.
Epistemonikos ID: 57dd454fe9b89e3b457712aee1ca8b5a5147cfcd
First added on: May 11, 2024