Journal article
Gait speed, cognition and falls in people living with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease: data from NILVAD
Abstract
BackgroundPrevious evidence suggests that slower gait speed is longitudinally associated with cognitive impairment, dementia and falls in older adults. Despite this, the longitudinal relationship between gait speed, cognition and falls in those with a diagnosis of dementia remains poorly explored. We sought to assess this longitudinal relationship in a cohort of older adults with mild to-moderate Alzheimer Disease (AD).MethodsAnalysis of data …
Authors
Dyer AH; Lawlor B; Kennelly SP
Journal
BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 20, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2020
DOI
10.1186/s12877-020-01531-w
ISSN
1471-2318