Insomnia and falls in older adults: are they linked to executive dysfunction?

ÜNSAL P., ŞENGÜL AYÇİÇEK G., DENİZ O., EŞME M., Dikmeer A., BALCI C., ...Daha Fazla

PSYCHOGERIATRICS, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.359-367, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/psyg.12677
  • Dergi Adı: PSYCHOGERIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.359-367
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: dual tasking, executive dysfunction, falls, insomnia, older adults
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Insomnia increases the incidence of falls and impairs executive function. Moreover, falls are associated with executive function impairment. The relationship between falls and executive function in patients with insomnia is not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate relationship between falls and executive function in individuals with insomnia and a control group.