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- Title
Visuospatial ability and memory are associated with falls risk in older people: a population-based study.
- Authors
Martin K; Thomson R; Blizzard L; Wood A; Garry M; Srikanth V
- Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Our purpose was to examine whether falls risk is associated with cognitive functions beyond executive function/attention and processing speed. METHODS: Cognitive function was measured in a population-based sample (n = 300) of people aged 60-86 years. The physiological profile assessment was used to estimate the falls risk. RESULTS: After adjusting for confounders, visual construction (p < 0.01), executive function/attention and memory (both p < 0.05) were independently associated with falls risk. The associations for visual construction (p < 0.01) and memory (p < 0.01) remained after adjusting for executive function/ attention. CONCLUSIONS: The neural basis underlying the associations of visuospatial function and memory with falls risk require further study.
- Publication
Dementia & Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 2009, Vol 27, Issue 5, p451
- ISSN
1420-8008
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000216840