Physiological and cognitive mediators for the association between self-reported depressed mood and impaired choice stepping reaction time in older people

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 538-544

  Kvelde, Tasha ^a,b   Pijnappels, Mirjam ^c   Delbaere, Kim ^b,d,e   Close, Jacqueline C T ^b,f   Lord, Stephen R ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology   (Australia)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Balance; Depression; Exercise; Psychoactive medications

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 77951933486     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp195     Document Type: Article

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