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| The effect of strength and endurance training on gait, balance, fall risk, and health services use in community living older adults | | Author(s) | David M Buchner, M Elaine Cress, Barbara J de Lateur |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol 52A, no 4, July 1997 |
| Pages | pp M218-M224 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Exercise ; Gait loss ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The importance of regular physical exercise in the prevention of injurious falls in older people is unclear. The aim of this study, part of the National Institute of Aging's FICSIT (Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques) initiative, was to determine if strength and endurance training can modify risk factors for falls. It also tested the effect of the training on gait, balance, physical health status and health service use. A sample of older people aged between 68 and 85 participated in supervised exercise sessions three times per week for 24-26 weeks, followed by self-supervised exercise. The study found that exercise had a protective effect on risk of falling, but no effect on gait, balance or physical health status. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971125215 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CEA: C8G: 7T |
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