Cognitive motor interference for preventing falls in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Age and Ageing

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 205-212

  Wang, Xueqiang ^a,b   Pi, Yanling ^c   Chen, Peijie ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Wang, Ru ^a   Chan, Chetwyn ^d  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

^b Shanghai Shangti Orthopedics Hospital   (China)

^c SHANGHAI PUNAN HOSPITAL   (China)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Balance; Cognitive motor interference; Falls; Gait; Older people; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE MOTOR INTERFERENCE; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; RESPONSE TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING SPEED; AGE; AGING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; GAIT; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84925326997     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu175     Document Type: Article

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