Effect of cognitive-only and cognitive-motor training on preventing falls in community-dwelling older people: protocol for the smart±step randomised controlled trial

Effect of cognitive-only and cognitive-motor training on preventing falls in community-dwelling older people: protocol for the smart±step randomised controlled trial

Background Physical and cognitive impairments are important risk factors for falls in older people. However, no studies have been adequately powered to examine whether cognitive or cognitive-motor training can prevent falls in older people. This is despite good evidence of improvements in fall-relat...

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Main Authors: Catherine Sherrington, Barbara Toson, Jessica Turner, Jacqueline Close, Daina L Sturnieks, Jasmine Menant, Michael Valenzuela, Kim Delbaere, Robert D Herbert, Amit Lampit, Kathryn Broadhouse, Daniel Schoene, Stephen R Lord, Daina Sturnieks, Stephen Lord, Rob Herbert, Cameron Hicks, Mayna Ratanapongleka, Natassia Smith, Carly Chaplin, Bethany Halmy, Angeliki Stivactas, Ashley Woodbury, Dinaz Parekh, Matthew Hand, Isabella Hoi Kei leung, Polly Barr, Jennifer Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/8/e029409.full
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