The effectiveness of physiotherapy to enable an elderly person to get up from the floor: a single case study

Adams, JM; Tyson, S

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of teaching an elderly person to get up from the floor using a backward chaining method. A single case (A-B) design was used. The subject was a 79-year-old woman who had previously fallen and suffered a “long lie“. Treatment produced a significant improvement in her ability to get up from the floor.

Citation

Adams, J., & Tyson, S. (2000). The effectiveness of physiotherapy to enable an elderly person to get up from the floor: a single case study. Physiotherapy, 86(4), 185-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9406%2805%2960962-5

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2000
• Deposit Date: Apr 7, 2010
• Journal: Physiotherapy
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 185-189
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9406%2805%2960962-5
• Keywords: Physiotherapy; elder rehabilitation; falls; backward chaining; getting up from the floor
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9406(05)60962-5