@article{ref1,
title="Interaction between cognitive status, fear of falling, and balance in elderly persons",
journal="Clinics (Sao Paulo)",
year="2020",
author="Tavares, Graziela Morgana Silva and Pacheco, Bárbara Palma and Gottlieb, Maria Gabriela Valle and Müller, Daniela Virote Kassick and Santos, Gilmar Moraes",
volume="75",
number="",
pages="e1612-e1612",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the cognitive function and its relationship with balance, history of falls, and fear of falling in the elderly.   METHODS: We evaluated 250 elderly persons aged at least 60 years, who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire about the occurrence of falls in the last year. The cognitive function, balance, and fear of falling were assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and Falls Efficacy Scale (FES-I) scores, respectively. Participants were allocated into two groups based on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score, the Group with Possible Cognitive Decline (GPCD) and the group with no cognitive decline (GNCD). We performed Student's t-test and Pearson's correlation for independent samples.   RESULTS: The Group with Possible Cognitive Decline (GPCD) showed lower balance (p=0.003) and greater fear of falling (p=0.008) (BBS=50.98±4.68; FES-I=26.06±8.78) compared to the GNCD (BBS=52.53±3.047; FES-I=23.21±7.74).   CONCLUSION: Elderly persons with cognitive decline have lower balance, greater fear of falling, and greater recurrence of falls.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1807-5932",
doi="10.6061/clinics/2020/e1612",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2020/e1612"
}