World Health Organization disability assessment schedule 2.0: An international systematic review

S Federici, M Bracalenti, F Meloni… - Disability and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This systematic review examines research and practical applications of the World
Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) as a basis for …

Homocysteine, B vitamins, and cognitive impairment

AD Smith, H Refsum - Annual review of nutrition, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Moderately elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is a strong modifiable risk factor for
vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Prospectively, elevated tHcy is associated with …

Falls in cognitively impaired older adults: implications for risk assessment and prevention

M Montero‐Odasso… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To provide an overview of the role of cognition in falls, with potential implications
for managing and preventing falls in older adults. Design Review. Setting Observational and …

Prevalence of cognitive frailty among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Qiu, G Li, X Wang, L Zheng, C Wang, C Wang… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the pooled
prevalence of cognitive frailty among community-dwelling older adults and provide evidence …

Effects of Tai Chi on cognition and fall risk in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial

S Sungkarat, S Boripuntakul… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To examine whether combined center‐and home‐based Tai Chi training can
improve cognitive ability and reduce physiological fall risk in older adults with amnestic mild …

Effects of combined physical and cognitive exercises on cognition and mobility in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized clinical trial

H Shimada, H Makizako, T Doi, H Park… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Importance Although participation in physical and cognitive activities is encouraged to
reduce the risk of dementia, the preventive efficacy of these activities for patients with mild …

Change in gait speed and fall risk among community-dwelling older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment: a retrospective cohort analysis

CE Adam, AL Fitzpatrick, CS Leary, A Hajat, SD Ilango… - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Although slow gait speed is an established risk factor for falls, few studies have
evaluated change in gait speed as a predictor of falls or considered variability in effects by …

Relationships between balance and cognition in patients with subjective cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer disease

GG Tangen, K Engedal, A Bergland, TA Moger… - Physical …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Balance impairments are common in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), but
which aspects of balance are affected, at which stage of cognitive impairment, and their …

Review of safety and mobility issues among older pedestrians

I Tournier, A Dommes, V Cavallo - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2016 - Elsevier
Although old people make up an extremely vulnerable road-user group, older pedestrians'
difficulties have been studied less extensively than those of older drivers, and more …

Understanding the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus and falls in older adults: a prospective cohort study

T Roman de Mettelinge, D Cambier, P Calders… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Older adults with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus are at increased risk of falling. The
current study aims to identify risk factors that mediate the relationship between diabetes and …