Review of gait, cognition, and fall risks with implications for fall prevention in older adults with dementia

W Zhang, LF Low, M Schwenk, N Mills… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2019 - karger.com
Background: Older people with cognitive impairment are at increased risk of falls; however,
fall prevention strategies have limited success in this population. The aim of this paper is to …

Risk factors associated with falls in older adults with dementia: a systematic review

E Fernando, M Fraser, J Hendriksen, CH Kim… - Physiotherapy …, 2017 - utpjournals.press
Purpose: People with dementia fall more often than cognitively healthy older adults, but their
risk factors are not well understood. A review is needed to determine a fall risk profile for this …

Efficacy of physical exercise in preventing falls in older adults with cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

WC Chan, JWF Yeung, CSM Wong, LCW Lam… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Numerous studies have reported the prevention of falls through exercise among
cognitively healthy older people. This study aimed to determine whether the current …

Frailty, with or without cognitive impairment, is a strong predictor of recurrent falls in a US population-representative sample of older adults

ML Ge, EM Simonsick, BR Dong… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Physical frailty and cognitive impairment have been separately associated with
falls. The purpose of the study is to examine the associations of physical frailty and cognitive …

The association between anxiety and falls: a meta-analysis

DJ Hallford, G Nicholson, K Sanders… - … of Gerontology Series …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Falls occur frequently among older adults and can lead to a range of adverse and
debilitating outcomes. Although symptoms of clinical anxiety have been implicated as risk …

Quantitative mobility assessment for fall risk prediction in dementia: a systematic review

E Dolatabadi, K Van Ooteghem, B Taati… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2018 - karger.com
Background: Impairments of gait and balance often progress through the course of
dementia, and are associated with increased risk of falls. Summary: This systematic review …

An occupational therapy intervention for residents with stroke related disabilities in UK care homes (OTCH): cluster randomised controlled trial

CM Sackley, MF Walker, CR Burton, CL Watkins… - bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of an established programme of occupational
therapy in maintaining functional activity and reducing further health risks from inactivity in …

Postural sway, falls, and cognitive status: a cross-sectional study among older adults

JB Mignardot, O Beauchet, C Annweiler… - Journal of …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Background: Cognitive impairment-related changes in postural sway increase fall risk
among older adults. Better understanding this association could be helpful for fall …

Physiological fall risk factors in cognitively impaired older people: a one-year prospective study

ME Taylor, SR Lord, K Delbaere… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2012 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: Cognitively impaired older people are at twice the risk of falls
compared to cognitively intact, with approximately 60% falling once or more per year. This …

Inpatient fall prediction models: A scoping review

R Parsons, RD Blythe, SM Cramb, SM McPhail - Gerontology, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: The digitization of hospital systems, including integrated electronic medical
records, has provided opportunities to improve the prediction performance of inpatient fall …