Mental Flexibility Influences the Association Between Poor Balance and Falls in Older People – A Sec...
Mental Flexibility Influences the Association Between Poor Balance and Falls in Older People – A Secondary Analysis
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Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation
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English
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Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation
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Impairments of balance predispose older people to falls. Some cognitive functions, especially executive functioning have been shown to affect balance and discriminate fallers from non-fallers. Mental flexibility is a component of the executive function and comprises multiple cognitive processes that work together to adjust the course of thoughts or...
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Mental Flexibility Influences the Association Between Poor Balance and Falls in Older People – A Secondary Analysis
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0ec29c6b43e24eee875adc9f9589a7ce
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1663-4365
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1663-4365
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10.3389/fnagi.2019.00133
