Decreased risk of falls in patients attending music sessions on an acute geriatric ward: results from a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Music has been shown to improve health and quality of life. It was suggested that music may also have an impact on gait stability and fall risk. Yet, few studies have exploited music in the hospital setting, and even less so in the geriatric population. Our objective was to exami...

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Main Authors: Julia Chabot, Olivier Beauchet, Shek Fung, Isabelle Peretz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-019-2484-x