Depressive symptoms increase fall risk in older people, independent of antidepressant use, and reduced executive and physical functioning. Issue 1 (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kvelde, Tasha; Lord, Stephen R.; Close, Jacqueline C.T.; Reppermund, Simone; Kochan, Nicole A.; Sachdev, Perminder; Brodaty, Henry; Delbaere, Kim
• Is Part Of: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. Volume 60:Issue 1(2015:Jan./Feb.)
• Page Start: 190
• Page End: 195
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 305.26
• DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.09.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-4943

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Depressive symptoms are associated with greater fall risk in older people.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Depressive symptoms increase fall risk independent of antidepressant use.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Depressive symptoms increase fall risk independent of reduced executive and physical functioning.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Fall risk cumulatively increases with multiple impairments.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>