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CHAMPS (Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors), FSST (Four Square Step Test), ICC (intraclass correlation coefficient), t1 (baseline), t2 (interim time immediately after the first group intervention), t3 (after 5-week washout (before the second intervention period)), t4 (at study conclusion after the second group intervention), TUG (Timed Up and Go)Purchase one-time access:
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Supported by the University of Tasmania Faculty of Health Science Strategic Activities (seed funding grant).
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.
Clinical Trial Registration No: ACTRN12609000772246.