Open AccessWhy Do They Fall? The Impact of Insomnia on Gait of Older Adults: A Case–Control Study
Author(s) -
Dani Kirshner,
Rachel Kizony,
Efrat Gil,
Kfir Asraf,
Tal Krasovsky,
Iris Haimov,
Tamar Shochat,
Maayan Agmon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s299833
Subject(s) - medicine , cognition , insomnia , gait , actigraphy , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry
To compare gait and cognitive performance conducted separately as a single- (ST) and simultaneously as a dual-task (DT), ie, when a cognitive task was added, among community-dwelling older adults with and without insomnia.