Group fitness activities for the elderly: an innovative approach to reduce falls and injuries

Bianco A., Patti A., Bellafiore M., Battaglia G., ŞAHİN F. N., Paoli A., ...Daha Fazla

AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, cilt.26, sa.2, ss.147-152, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s40520-013-0144-4
  • Dergi Adı: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.147-152
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Berg Balance Scale, Ballroom dancing, Fall prevention, Elderly, Valzer, Mazurka, Polka, BERG BALANCE SCALE, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, OLDER-ADULTS, PREVENT FALLS, EXERCISE, COMMUNITY, PROGRAM, RELIABILITY, PERFORMANCE, CONFIDENCE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Aim The aim of this study was to examine the opportunity to adopt, for the elderly, already validated function ability tests to better understand how to prevent falls and injuries and to better plan group fitness activities like ballroom dance classes (e. g., Valzer, Polka, Mazurka).