Executive function and falls in older adults: New findings from a five-year prospective study link fall risk to cognition

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...

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Main Authors: Mirelman, Anat, Herman, Talia, Brozgol, Marina, Dorfman, Moran, Sprecher, Elliot, Schweiger, Avraham, Giladi, Nir, Hausdorff, Jeffrey M
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Accidental Falls
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Cognition Executive Function Executive Function Gait
Cognitive ability
Cognitive therapy
Communities
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Dementia
Dementia disorders
Engineering
Executive function
Executive Function - physiology
Falls
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gait
Gait - physiology
Health risks
Humans
Information processing
Laws, regulations and rules
Male
Medical research
Medicine
Memory
Neurology
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Prospective Studies
Regression analysis
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subjects Accidental Falls
Adult
Adults
Age
Aged
Biology
Calendars
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition - physiology
Cognition Executive Function Executive Function Gait
Cognitive ability
Cognitive therapy
Communities
Community
Dementia
Dementia disorders
Engineering
Executive function
Executive Function - physiology
Falls
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gait
Gait - physiology
Health risks
Humans
Information processing
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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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