TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical decision making in exercise prescription for fall prevention
AU - Haas, Romi
AU - Maloney, Stephen Ryan
AU - Pausenberger, Eva Kathrin
AU - Keating, Jennifer Lyn
AU - Sims, Jane
AU - Molloy, Elizabeth
AU - Jolly, Brian Clark
AU - Morgan, Prue Elizabeth
AU - Haines, Terrence Peter
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Background. Physical therapists often prescribe exercises for fall prevention.
Understanding the factors influencing the clinical decision-making processes used by
expert physical therapists working in specialist fall and balance clinics may assist other therapists in prescribing exercises for fall prevention with greater efficacy. Objectives. The objective of this study was to describe the factors influencing the clinical decision-making processes used by expert physical therapists to prescribe exercises for fall prevention. Design. This investigation was a qualitative study from a phenomenological perspective.
AB - Background. Physical therapists often prescribe exercises for fall prevention.
Understanding the factors influencing the clinical decision-making processes used by
expert physical therapists working in specialist fall and balance clinics may assist other therapists in prescribing exercises for fall prevention with greater efficacy. Objectives. The objective of this study was to describe the factors influencing the clinical decision-making processes used by expert physical therapists to prescribe exercises for fall prevention. Design. This investigation was a qualitative study from a phenomenological perspective.
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22228609
U2 - 10.2522/ptj.20110130
DO - 10.2522/ptj.20110130
M3 - Article
VL - 92
SP - 666
EP - 679
JO - Physical Therapy
JF - Physical Therapy
SN - 0031-9023
IS - 5
ER -