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Visuospatial ability and memory are associated with falls risk in older people: a population-based study
K Martin1, R Thomson, L Blizzard
1Menzies Research Institute, Tas., Australia.
Background/Aims:
Our purpose was to examine whether falls risk is associated with cognitive functions beyond executive function/attention and processing speed.
Methods:
Cognitive function was measured in a population-based sample (n = 300) of people aged 60-86 years. The physiological profile assessment was used to estimate the falls risk.
Results:
After adjusting for confounders, visual construction (p < 0.01), executive function/attention and memory (both p < 0.05) were independently associated with falls risk. The associations for visual construction (p < 0.01) and memory (p < 0.01) remained after adjusting for executive function/ attention.
Conclusions:
The neural basis underlying the associations of visuospatial function and memory with falls risk require further study.
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