Episodic memory and executive function impairments in non-demented older adults: which are the respective and combined effects on gait performances?

Olivier Beauchet; Cyrille P. Launay; Bruno Fantino; Cédric Annweiler; Gilles Allali

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-015-9812-y

doi.org/10.1007/s11357-015-9812-y

Episodic memory and executive function impairments in non-demented older adults: which are the respective and combined effects on gait performances?

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Volume: 37, Issue: 4

Published: Jul 10, 2015

Abstract

Gait control depends in part on cognition. This study aims to examine the separate and combined effects of episodic memory and executive function impairments on the mean value and the coefficient of variation (CoV) of stride time among non-demented older community dwellers. Based on a cross-sectional design, 1458 older community dwellers without dementia (70.6 ± 4.9 years; 49.2 % female) were recruited and separated into cognitively healthy...