A lower prevalence of self-reported fear of falling is associated with memory decline among older adults

Gerontology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 413-418

  Uemura, Kazuki ^a   Shimada, Hiroyuki ^a   Makizako, Hyuma ^a   Yoshida, Daisuke ^a   Doi, Takehiko ^a   Tsutsumimoto, Kota ^a   Suzuki, Takao ^b  

^a Center for Development of Advanced Medicine for Dementia   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Elderly; Falls; Fear of falling; Memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE ASSESSMENT SCALE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84865697511     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000336988     Document Type: Article

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