Home based rehabilitation to reduce falls and disability in Parkinson disease.

在80,000名患有帕金森病的澳大利亚人中，超过一半的人会摔倒。这项研究将考察使用锻炼、运动策略和跌倒教育的家庭康复计划在多大程度上有效地减少跌倒的数量、跌倒造成的伤害和残疾。我们还将研究基于家庭的康复对生活质量的影响。我们将比较综合康复家庭计划和生活技能计划的结果。

Falls occur in more than half of the 80,000 Australians living with Parkinson disease. This research will examine the extent to which a program of home rehabilitation using exercises, movement strategies and falls education is effective in reducing the number of falls, the injuries from falls and disability. We will also examine the effects of home based rehabilitation on quality of life. We shall compare the outcomes of the integrated rehabilitation home program with a life-skills program.