Reducing Falls in Older Adults: A Qualitative Exploration of an Intergenerational Tai Chi Class

Authors

  • Thomas Miller New Mexico State University
  • Mary Alice Scott New Mexico State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/aa.2017.141

Keywords:

tai chi, older adults, intergenerational practice

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Portfolio submission: no abstract

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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)

Preventing Falls: How to Develop Community-based Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Springate, Iain, Mary Atkinson, and Kerry Martin

Intergenerational Practice: A Review of the Literature (LGA Research Report F/SR262). Slough: National Foundation for Educational Research. https://www.nfer.ac.uk/publications/LIG01/LIG01.pdf, accessed on July 26.

Underwood, Heather L. and Lorraine T. Dorfman

A View from the Other Side: Elders’ Reactions to Intergenerational Service-Learning. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships 4(2): 43-60. DOI:10.1300/J194v04n02_04

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2017-11-28

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