Cognitive performances better identify fallers than mobility assessment among older adults with fear of falling.
Antoine LangeardLaurence Desjardins-CrépeauMarianne LemayMarie-Christine PayetteLouis BhererSébastien GrenierPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2019)
In older adults with FoF, global cognitive deficits detected by the MoCA are important factors related to falls and more particularly visuospatial skills seem to be among the most implicated functions. These functions could be targeted in multifactorial interventions.