TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Severe apathy as a risk factor for falls in older adults with frailty symptoms
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
A1  - Nagai, Koutatsu
A1  - Sano, Kyoko
A1  - Tamaki, Kayoko
A1  - Kusunoki, Hiroshi
A1  - Wada, Yosuke
A1  - Tsuji, Shotaro
A1  - Itoh, Masako
A1  - Shimomura, Soji
A1  - Amano, Manabu
A1  - Okada, Momoka
A1  - Kawaoka, Mayu
A1  - Yukimitsu, Sayaka
A1  - Shinmura, Ken
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - <p>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 ...</p>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1525-8610
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.05.014
ID  - ref1
ER  -