Impact of cognitive fatigue on gait and sway among older adults: A literature review. Academic Article

abstract

• Cognitive fatigue is an alteration in central nervous system (CNS) processing due to prolonged performance of mentally demanding tasks. Decreased gait speed and increased stride length variability have been noted in cognitively fatigued older adults (65years). Further, cognitive fatigue may weaken the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems of the CNS, contributing to increased postural sway. Detriments in gait and sway caused by cognitive fatigue could increase fall risk. The objective of this literature review was to evaluate the impact of cognitive fatigue on changes in gait and postural sway and its role in fall risk.

authors

• Mehta, Ranjana
• Smith, Matthew

published proceedings

• Prev Med Rep

altmetric score

• 7.4

author list (cited authors)

• Grobe, S., Kakar, R. S., Smith, M. L., Mehta, R., Baghurst, T., & Boolani, A.

citation count

• 23

complete list of authors

• Grobe, Stephanie||Kakar, Rumit Singh||Smith, Matthew Lee||Mehta, Ranjana||Baghurst, Timothy||Boolani, Ali

publication date

• June 2017

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Preventive Medicine Reports  Journal

keywords

• Cognitive Fatigue
• Elderly
• Fall Risk
• Falls
• Gait
• Mental Fatigue
• Older Adults
• Sway

PubMed Central ID

• 28271026

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.02.016

start page

• 88

end page

• 93

volume

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.02.016