| Title |
Executive Function and Falls in Older Adults: New Findings from a Five-Year Prospective Study Link Fall Risk to Cognition
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0040297 |
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| Authors |
Anat Mirelman, Talia Herman, Marina Brozgol, Moran Dorfman, Elliot Sprecher, Avraham Schweiger, Nir Giladi, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff |
| Abstract |
Recent findings suggest that executive function (EF) plays a critical role in the regulation of gait in older adults, especially under complex and challenging conditions, and that EF deficits may, therefore, contribute to fall risk. The objective of this study was to evaluate if reduced EF is a risk factor for future falls over the course of 5 years of follow-up. Secondary objectives were to assess whether single and dual task walking abilities, an alternative window into EF, were associated with fall risk. |
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| United States | 1 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Germany | 4 | <1% |
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 531 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 104 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 85 | 16% |
| Researcher | 66 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 57 | 10% |
| Other | 29 | 5% |
| Other | 108 | 20% |
| Unknown | 98 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 111 | 20% |
| Psychology | 67 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 57 | 10% |
| Neuroscience | 45 | 8% |
| Sports and Recreations | 44 | 8% |
| Other | 91 | 17% |
| Unknown | 132 | 24% |