Podiatry intervention versus usual care to prevent falls in care homes: pilot randomised controlled trial (the PIRFECT study)

BACKGROUND: Common foot problems are independent risk factors for falls in older people. There is evidence that podiatry can prevent falls in community-dwelling populations. The feasibility of implementing a podiatry intervention and trial in the care home population is unknown. To inform a potentia...

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Autores principales: Wylie, Gavin, Menz, Hylton B., McFarlane, Sarah, Ogston, Simon, Sullivan, Frank, Williams, Brian, Young, Zoe, Morris, Jacqui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5508629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28701161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0541-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5508629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28701161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0541-1

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