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Older adults’ perspectives on home exercise after falls rehabilitation: Understanding the importance of promoting healthy, active ageing
Health Education Journal, 10/06/09

Hawley H – A grounded theory approach to research with older people can be a useful tool for informing health promotion workers and other health professionals in practice. This study helps us to acknowledge that from an older adult’s perspective, independence is highly valued, and encourages us to consider how we can then adopt this as a motivator for participation in healthy, active ageing. When working with older people, professionals need to adopt a holistic approach to their health, using a person–centred approach to promote positive, active ageing.

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Implementation of evidence-based prevention of falls in rehabilitation units: A staff’s interactive approach
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Falls among community-residing stroke survivors following inpatient rehabilitation: a descriptive analysis of longitudinal data
BMC Geriatrics, 10/15/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Effectiveness of a video-based exercise programme to reduce falls and improve health-related quality of life among older adults discharged from hospital: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Clinical Rehabilitation, 11/04/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Vestibular rehabilitation with computerised dynamic posturography in patients with Parkinsons disease: Improving balance impairment
Disability & Rehabilitation, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Fall prevention with supplemental and active forms of vitamin D: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
British Medical Journal, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 46%