Citation

Nagai K, Sano K, Tamaki K, Kusunoki H, Wada Y, Tsuji S, Itoh M, Shimomura S, Amano M, Okada M, Kawaoka M, Yukimitsu S, Shinmura K. J. Am. Med. Dir. Assoc. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of General Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine Sasayama Medical Center, Sasayama, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1016/j.jamda.2019.05.014

PMID

31279669

Abstract

Identification of unknown risk factors for falls is important in order for adults to reduce fall risk. Recently, apathy has been recognized as a complex behavioral syndrome represented by declined motivation in cognition, behavior, and emotion. The more severe symptoms of apathy affect executive functions, which is associated with fall risk. However, it is unclear whether the severity of apathy has an impact on fall risk and is modified by physical frailty, which is one of the notorious risk factors for falls ...

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