The effectiveness of social dancing as a strategy to prevent falls in older people: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1028593

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Exercise is an effective intervention to prevent falls by the elderly, particularly programs that included balance enhancement. Dance is a series of multi- directional coordinated rhythmic movements with additional mental and social components. This study will determine if participating in 12 months of social dancing is an effective option to prevent falls among the elderly, and whether dancing can improve the motor-cognitive risk factors for falling.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $594,024.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Preventive Medicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

balance | cognitive function | exercise | falls prevention | healthy ageing | physical activity | randomised controlled trial (RCT)

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