Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 1317-1324 , August 2009

Reducing Risk of Falling in Older People Discharged From Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Seated Exercises, Weight-Bearing Exercises, and Social Visits

Presented to the Australia New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine, September 9, 2008, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Constance M. Vogler, MBBS, FRACP, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Constance Vogler, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, Dept of Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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  • Catherine Sherrington, PhD

      Affiliations

    • George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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  • Susan J. Ogle, MBBS, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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  • Stephen R. Lord, PhD, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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 Supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council Prevention of Older People's Injuries Partnership in Injury; Good Age Trust; and the Geoff and Elaine Penney Research Trust at Royal North Shore Hospital.

 Sponsors had no role in the study design, recruitment, data collection, analysis, or preparation of this article.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry Number: ACTRN12605000335695.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00277-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.01.030

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 1317-1324 , August 2009

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