Effects of a modified Otago exercise program delivered through outpatient physical therapy to community-dwelling older adult fallers in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic: a controlled, randomized, multicenter trial
Dimitrios Lytras, Εvaggelos Sykaras, Paris Iakovidis, Christos Komisopoulos, Georgios Chasapis, Charikleia Mouratidou
Topics & Concepts
MedicineFear of fallingRandomized controlled trialPsychological interventionBalance (ability)Physical therapyFalls in older adultsBerg Balance ScaleFall preventionTimed Up and Go testIntervention (counseling)PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)GerontologyPoison controlInjury preventionInternal medicineEmergency medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PsychiatryBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionPhysical Activity and HealthFrailty in Older Adults