Physical Activity Opportunities for Older People
Access Status
Fulltext not available
Date
2022Supervisor
Elissa Burton
Keith Hill
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
Metadata
Show full item recordFaculty
Health Sciences
School
Curtin School of Allied Health
Collection
Abstract
Engaging in physical activity is important to optimise health and physical function. The findings in this thesis have contributed to validating a new assessment tool of physical performance (i.e., CBMS-Home) in higher functioning older adults for home or work settings, demonstrated the feasibility, safety and effects of a novel outdoor exercise park intervention for older adults with mild balance dysfunction, and described how older adults remained physically active during the coronavirus pandemic.
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Jancey, Jonine Maree (2007)The present knowledge of factors associated with older adults’ physical activity behaviour is limited. Therefore, this study trialled an innovative physical activity program for older adults, investigating effective ...
-
Brown, Annette (2002)Maintenance of physical function with advancing age is vital to continued independent living, which is highly valued by older people. Although commonly associated with the ageing process, loss of functional ability may ...
-
Apikomonkon, Hataichanok (2003)Numerous Thai older people fall each year. Although it has been shown that only 3.1% of fallers sustained fractures (Nevitt, Cumming, Kidd, & Black, 1989), injuries in older people are often more serious. For example, ...