Greater Fall Risk in Elderly Women Than in Men Is Associated With Increased Gait Variability During Multitasking

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 535-540

  Johansson, Jonas ^a,b   Nordström, Anna ^b   Nordström, Peter ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dual task; Elderly; Gait variability; Incident falls; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE (TEST); FALL RISK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKING SPEED; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MULTITASKING BEHAVIOR; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84962612930     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.02.009     Document Type: Article

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