ReviewPreventive medicine reports2017
Impact of cognitive fatigue on gait and sway among older adults: A literature review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of neurophysiological assessment techniques and metrics for mental workload evaluation in real-world settings.Frontiers in neuroergonomics · 2025Pooled it
- Motor adaptation is promoted by an incongruent Stroop task, but not by a congruent Stroop task.Experimental brain research · 2021Trial
- Sarcopenia, Depression, Fatigue, and Fear of Falling in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Visual Impairment: Empirical Research Quantitative.Nursing open · 2026Observational
- Cognitive and motor inhibition in balance-related tasks: task-specific associations with executive and physical functions in young and older adults.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Methods of Evaluating Human Fatigue.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
- Detecting Psychological Interventions Using Bilateral Electromyographic Wearable Sensors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association between Self-reported Sleep Quality and Single-task Gait in Young Adults: A Study Using Machine Learning.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Article
- Slowed reaction times in cognitive fatigue are not attributable to declines in motor preparation.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
- Effects of Physical and Mental Fatigue on Postural Sway and Cortical Activity in Healthy Young Adults.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Predicting Fatigue in Long Duration Mountain Events with a Single Sensor and Deep Learning Model.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Scanning Laser Rangefinders for the Unobtrusive Monitoring of Gait Parameters in Unsupervised Settings.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Cognitive fatigue is an alteration in central nervous system (CNS) processing due to prolonged performance of mentally demanding tasks. Decreased gait speed and increased stride length variability have been noted in cognitively fatigued older adults (≥ 65 years). Further, cognitive fatigue may weaken the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems of the CNS, contributing to increased postural sway. Detriments in gait and sway caused by cognitive fatigue could increase fall risk. The objective of this literature review was to evaluate the impact of cognitive fatigue on changes in gait and postural sway and its role in fall risk.
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