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The Benefits Of A Regular Exercise Group Program In Community Dwelling Elders With Chronic Stroke, Dessislava Dakova
The Benefits Of A Regular Exercise Group Program In Community Dwelling Elders With Chronic Stroke, Dessislava Dakova
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether community dwelling elders with chronic stroke who participate in a regular exercise group program demonstrate decreased fear of falls, decreased depression and improved quality of life/health status perception as compared to community dwelling elders with chronic stroke who don’t participate in such an exercise program.
Two groups of 13 English speaking community dwelling elders with chronic stroke, were selected. The first group consisted of individuals who were currently participating in the Adult Fitness Group at South Miami Hospital (SMH) and the second group consisted of former SMH patients who had not …