@article{ref1,
title="Increased cognitive load leads to impaired mobility decisions in seniors at risk for falls",
journal="Psychology and aging",
year="2011",
author="Nagamatsu, Lindsay S. and Voss, Michelle and Neider, Mark B. and Gaspar, John G. and Handy, Todd C. and Kramer, Arthur F. and Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y. L.",
volume="26",
number="2",
pages="253-259",
abstract="Successful mobility requires appropriate decision-making. Seniors with reduced executive functioning-such as senior fallers-may be prone to poor mobility judgments, especially under dual-task conditions. We classified participants as &quot;At-Risk&quot; and &quot;Not-At-Risk&quot; for falls using a validated physiological falls-risk assessment. Dual-task performance was assessed in a virtual reality environment where participants crossed a simulated street by walking on a manual treadmill while listening to music or conversing on a phone. Those &quot;At-Risk&quot; experienced more collisions with oncoming cars and had longer crossing times in the Phone condition compared to controls. We conclude that poor mobility judgments during a dual-task leads to unsafe mobility for those at-risk for falls. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0882-7974",
doi="10.1037/a0022929",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0022929"
}