Visuospatial ability and memory are associated with falls risk in older people: a population-based study

K Martin; R Thomson; L Blizzard; A Wood; M Garry; V Srikanth

doi:10.1159/000216840

Visuospatial ability and memory are associated with falls risk in older people: a population-based study

K Martin, R Thomson, L Blizzard, A Wood, M Garry, V Srikanth

Psychology

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Abstract

Our purpose was to examine whether falls risk is associated with cognitive functions beyond executive function/attention and processing speed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	451-7
Number of pages	7
Journal	Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Volume	27
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000216840
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Accidental Falls
Affect
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attention
Cognition
Depression
Female
Humans
Linear Models
Male
Memory
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Population
Psychomotor Performance
Risk Assessment
Space Perception
Visual Perception

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Visuospatial ability and memory are associated with falls risk in older people: a population-based study

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