Impact of Cognitive Training on Balance and Gait in Older Adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 357-366

  Smith Ray, Renae L ^a   Hughes, Susan L ^a   Prohaska, Thomas R ^b   Little, Deborah M ^c   Jurivich, Donald A ^a   Hedeker, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Cognitive training; Falls; Gait; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84939479029     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt097     Document Type: Article

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