Effects on Physical Functioning and Fear of Falling of a 3-Week Balneotherapy Program Alone or Associated with a Physical Activity and Educational Program in Older Adult Fallers: A Randomized-Controlled Trial
Older patients referred to a balneotherapy program and at high risk of falling when screened at the entrance of the center should be offered an additional physical and educational program to further improve the functional effects of balneotherapy on the timed up and go test, balance, and the fear of falling.
Authors
- Hubert Blain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0177-2470)
- Lucie Gamon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0322-3384)
- Marie‐Christine Picot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4204-7299)
- N. Raffort
- X. de la Tribonnière
- Thierry Paillard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-3889)
- Pierre Louis Bernard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0023-4531)
- Fanchon Herman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8358-5320)
- Alessandra Pellecchia
- Jean Bousquet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4061-4766)
- Jean-Baptiste Robiaud
- Grégory Ninot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8248-9169)
Institutions
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Institut Mines-Télécom (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (FR)
- Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations (FR)
- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier (FR)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Ball (France) (FR)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Interventions in Aging
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/cia.s472816
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.02