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7656077

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
Global cognitive impairment in older adults has been associated with a greater risk of falling, and tripping has been implicated as an important factor in a large percentage of these falls. In order to evaluate the role of specific cognitive domains in tripping and falling, 23 healthy older adults completed basic and complex obstacle avoidance tasks, as well as a battery of neuropsychological tests. Using multiple regression analysis, a select pattern of neuropsychological measures was found to predict the decrement in performance evident as avoidance task complexity increased. Whereas measures of problem solving, response inhibition, general anxiety, and variability in attention were found to be significant predictors (in that order) of the relative decline in successful obstacle avoidance, measures of visuo-spatial discrimination and memory did not.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1079-5014
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
P272-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuropsychological predictors of complex obstacle avoidance in healthy older adults.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.