Can clinical and physical-functional factors predict falls in cognitively impaired older adults?

Can clinical and physical-functional factors predict falls in cognitively impaired older adults?

Abstract Objective: to investigate the frequency of falls and clinical and physical-functional factors associated with falls, and the accuracy of such factors to identify the risk of falling in cognitively impaired older adults. Method: a cross-sectional study with cognitively impaired older adult...

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Main Authors:	Rute Santos Araújo, Érica Ribeiro do Nascimento, Regina de Souza Barros, Simone Rios Fonseca Ritter, Amanda Maria Santos Abreu, Patrícia Azevedo Garcia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2020-06-01
Series:	Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
Subjects:	Health of the Elderly Cognition Disorders Accidental Falls Risk Factors Mass Screening
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232019000600209&tlng=en

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