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The role of cognitive impairment in fall risk among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author(s) -

Susan W. Muir,

Karen Gopaul,

Manuel MonteroOdasso

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afs012

Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , cognitive impairment , cognition , gerontology , falls in older adults , dementia , systematic review , medline , psychiatry , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , emergency medicine , disease , political science , law

cognitive impairment is an established fall risk factor; however, it is unclear whether a disease-specific diagnosis (i.e. dementia), measures of global cognition or impairments in specific cognitive domains (i.e. executive function) have the greatest association with fall risk. Our objective was to evaluate the epidemiological evidence linking cognitive impairment and fall risk.

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