Journal article
Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome and Risk for Falls, Their Recurrence, and Postfall Fractures: Results From a Prospective Observational Population-Based Cohort Study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR) is a predementia stage associated with increased risk for falls. There are conflicting results regarding its association with recurrent falls and no information about its association with postfall fractures. The aim of the study was to examine the association of MCR and its components [ie, slow walking speed and subjective cognitive complaint (SCC)] with the occurrence of falls, their recurrence, …
Authors
Beauchet O; Sekhon H; Schott A-M; Rolland Y; Muir-Hunter S; Markle-Reid M; Gagne H; Allali G
Journal
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol. 20, No. 10, pp. 1268–1273
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.jamda.2019.04.021
ISSN
1525-8610