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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Park, Hyun-Jua | Lee, Nam-Gib; * | Kang, Tae-Wooc
Affiliations: [a] Department of physical Therapy, College of Health and Medical Science, Cheongju University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea | [b] Rehabilitation Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | [c] Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Welfare, Woosuk University, Wanju, Republic of Korea
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Nam-Gi Lee, PhD, PT Rehabilitation Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, 266 Munhwa-ro, Jung-gu Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 35015. Tel.: +82 42 338 2225; Fax: +82 42 338 2226; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:As the severity of dementia progresses over time, cognition and motor functions such as muscle strength, balance, and gait are disturbed, and they eventually increase the risk of fall in patients with dementia. OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between the fall risk and cognition, motor function, functional ability, and depression in older adults with dementia. METHODS:Seventy-four older adults diagnosed with dementia were recruited. Clinical measurements included the Fall Risk Scale by Huh (FSH), Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-K), hand grip strength (HGS), Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), 10-m walk test (10-MWT), Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index (MBI-K), and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). RESUTLS:The MMSE-K was significantly correlated with the FSH, HGS, and the MBI-K, and FSH was significantly correlated with all of the other outcome measures. In particular, the MMSE-K, HGS, POMA, and the MBI-K were negatively correlated with fall history among the FHS sub-items. Additionally, the MMSE sub-item, attention/concentration was associated with the FSH, HGS, POMA, and the MBI-K. CONCLUSIONS:These findings suggest that falling is significantly related to impaired cognition, reduced muscle strength, impaired balance, gait, and activities of daily living abilities, and depression in older adults with dementia.
Keywords: Dementia, depression, cognition, falling, motor function, older adults
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-203249
Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 487-494, 2020
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