Using a Smartphone while walking: a measure of dual-tasking ability as a falls risk assessment tool

Age Ageing. 2011 Jul;40(4):516-9. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afr039. Epub 2011 May 18.

Authors

Minoru Yamada¹, Tomoki Aoyama, Kazuya Okamoto, Koutatsu Nagai, Buichi Tanaka, Tadamasa Takemura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kawaharcho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Japan. yamada@hs.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp

PMID: 21593058
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr039

No abstract available

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls / prevention & control*
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging*
Cell Phone*
Female
Geriatric Assessment / methods*
Humans
Independent Living
Japan
Male
Neuropsychological Tests*
Predictive Value of Tests
Psychomotor Performance*
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Walking*