Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 7 , Pages 885-896 , July 2006

Effects of Exercise Programs on Falls and Mobility in Frail and Pre-Frail Older Adults: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Marjan J. Faber, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Marjan J. Faber, PhD, Centre for Quality of Care Research (WOK), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 117 KWAZO, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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  • Ruud J. Bosscher, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Marijke J. Chin A Paw, PhD

      Affiliations

    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Piet C. van Wieringen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

  • Image Result

    Flowchart of the participants who were entered in the analyses of the fall data (A1) and the analyses of physical functioning and disability measures (A2).

    Flowchart of the participants who were entered in the analyses of the fall data (A1) and the analyses of physical functioning and disability measures (A2).

  • Image Result

    The proportion of fallers versus weeks of follow-up. Legend: FW, – – –; IB, ----; control,—.

    The proportion of fallers versus weeks of follow-up. Legend: FW, – – –; IB, ----; control,—.

 Supported by Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00351-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.04.005

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 7 , Pages 885-896 , July 2006

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