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Development and validation of scales to rate the intensity of balance exercise

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posted on 2017-06-29, 01:48 authored by MELANIE KIM FARLIE
Balance exercises are routinely prescribed to improve balance to prevent falls in older adults. To determine the optimal intensity of balance exercises in rehabilitation, a valid measure of intensity is needed. This thesis reports a scale development project that has developed two scales to measure balance exercise intensity, and assessed these new measures in a diverse sample of older adults. This research has laid the groundwork necessary for future investigation of exercise intensity recommendations as they apply to balance exercise training.

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Principal supervisor

Terrence Peter Haines

Additional supervisor 1

Jennifer L. Keating

Additional supervisor 2

Elizabeth K. Molloy

Year of Award

2017

Department, School or Centre

Primary and Allied Health Care

Additional Institution or Organisation

Physiotherapy

Campus location

Australia

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

Doctorate

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Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences

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