Increased Cognitive Load Leads to Impaired Mobility Decisions in Seniors at Risk for Falls

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 253-259

  Nagamatsu, Lindsay S ^a,b   Voss, Michelle ^c   Neider, Mark B ^c   Gaspar, John G ^c   Handy, Todd C ^b   Kramer, Arthur F ^c   Liu Ambrose, Teresa Y L ^d  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive load; Dual task; Falls risk

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILITY JUDGMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79959302579     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022929     Document Type: Article

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