Tuo Yu Chen|Carol L. Peronto|Jerri D. Edwards
Cognitive Function as a Prospective Predictor of Falls
University of South Florida
study examined speed processing executive functioning psychomotor speed independent prospective predictors falls recurrent falls across 3 yearsthe participants 509 communitydwelling older adults measures speed processing executive function psychomotor speed known risk factors falling included correlation logistic regression analysespoor executive function trail making test slower speed processing digit symbol substitution dss test slower psychomotor speed digit symbol copy test significantly associated falls poor executive function speed processing performance stroop test trail making test dss test well slower psychomotor speed significantly related recurrent falls logistic regression results indicated medication use far visual acuity psychomotor speed significant independent predictors falls regarding recurrent falls white medication use balance significant predictorsalthough cognitive measures baseline significantly associated falls recurrent falls followup measures predict falling considering known risk factors falls psychomotor speed thus may simple measures psychomotor speed salient predictors falls cognitive measures