Journal article
Feasibility of a 6-Month Home-Based Fall Prevention Exercise Program in Older Adults with COPD
Abstract
Purpose: Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a high risk and rate of falls. Home-based fall prevention exercise programs reduce falls in older adults and may be an alternative approach for people with COPD without access to hospital-based rehabilitation. Therefore, we aimed to determine the feasibility of a home-based fall prevention exercise program in older adults with COPD and to examine the effect of the …
Authors
Beauchamp MK; Ellerton C; Kirkwood R; Brooks D; Richardson J; Goldstein RS; Pugsley S; Hatzoglou D
Journal
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Vol. 16, No. 0, pp. 1569–1579
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
June 3, 2021
DOI
10.2147/copd.s309537
ISSN
1176-9106