ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2021
Cognitive performances better identify fallers than mobility assessment among older adults with fear of falling.
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- Is an 8-Week Regimen of Nordic Walking Training Sufficient to Benefit Cognitive Performance in Healthy Older Adults? A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The effect of mobility-related anxiety on walking across the lifespan: a virtual reality simulation study.Experimental brain research · 2023Article
- Validation of the Perform-FES: a new fear of falling scale for hospitalized geriatric patients.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Article
- A Dual-Task Paradigm Using the Oral Trail Making Test While Walking to Study Cognitive-Motor Interactions in Older Adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- Posterior single-stepping thresholds are prospectively related to falls in older women.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2020Article
- Correlates of Visuospatial Ability among Older People in Indonesia.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHalf of the people with fear of falling (FoF) are non-fallers, and the reason why some people considered non-fallers are afraid of falling is unknown, but reduced mobility or cognition, or both concurrently must be considered as potential risk factors.
aimThe study aimed to determine if mobility and/or cognitive abilities could identify people with a history of falls in older adults with FoF.
methodsTwenty-six older adults with FoF participated in this study. Full cognitive and mobility assessments were performed assessing global cognitive impairments (MoCA score < 26), executive functions, memory, processing speed, visuospatial skills, mobility impairment (TUG time > 13.5 s), gait, balance and physical capacity. Information about falls occurring during the year prior to the inclusion was collected. Logistic regression analyses were performed to explore the association between falls and cognitive and mobility abilities.
resultsNo significant differences in age, sex, level of education or body mass index were detected between fallers and non-fallers. Cognitive impairments (MoCA score < 26) distinguished between fallers and non-fallers (p = 0.038; R DISCUSSION/
conclusionIn older adults with FoF, global cognitive deficits detected by the MoCA are important factors related to falls and more particularly visuospatial skills seem to be among the most implicated functions. These functions could be targeted in multifactorial interventions.
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