Reduced adaptability to balance perturbations in older adults with probable cognitive impairment after a severe fall.

ABSTRACT: Falls in older individuals often result from unexpected balance disturbances during walking, necessitating the analysis of recovery strategies for effective falls prevention. This becomes particularly crucial for individuals with cognitive impairment, who face a higher fall risk compared to cognitively healthy adults. Hence, our study aimed to compare the recovery response to standardized walking perturbations on a treadmill between older adults with cognitive impairment and cognitively healthy older adults. 36 individuals with a recent history of a severe fall, leading to an emergency department visit without subsequent admission, were stratified into two groups (with and without probable cognitive impairment) based on scores of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Recovery performance was

SUBMITTER: Voß M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11236103 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature