Fall Risk Assessment and Effectiveness of Home Based Exercise on Balance and Functional Mobility among Malaysian Adult Aged 50 years and above
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Open access
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Date
2017Supervisor
Prof. Keith Hill
Type
Thesis
Education Level
Ph.D.
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Falls prevention research and practice are in there infancy in developing countries such as Malaysia. This research evaluated falls and falls-risk factors among community-dwelling Malaysians aged >50 years. An important risk factor identified, with little previous research, was turning impairment. A randomized trial found improved balance/mobility outcomes for Malaysians aged >50 who had turning impairment. These outcomes provide useful local data to inform future falls prevention activity in Malaysia and other developing countries in Asia.
Faculty
Health Sciences
School
School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
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