Fall Risk Assessment and Effectiveness of Home Based Exercise on Balance and Functional Mobility among Malaysian Adult Aged 50 years and above
| dc.contributor.author | Ashari, Asmidawati | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Prof. Keith Hill | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-16T01:36:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-16T01:36:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53061 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
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. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Curtin University | en_US |
| dc.title | Fall Risk Assessment and Effectiveness of Home Based Exercise on Balance and Functional Mobility among Malaysian Adult Aged 50 years and above | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | en_US |
| curtin.department | School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science | en_US |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access | en_US |
| curtin.faculty | Health Sciences | en_US |