Margaret K Mak1, Adrian Wong2, Marco Y Pang3. 1. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. Electronic address: Margaret.Mak@polyu.edu.hk. 2. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. 3. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether impairment in executive function independently predicts recurrent falls in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: University motor control research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: A convenience sample of community-dwelling people with PD (N=144) was recruited from a patient self-help group and movement disorders clinics. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Executive function was assessed with the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale Initiation/Perseveration (MDRS-IP) subtest, and fear of falling (FoF) with the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale. All participants were followed up for 12 months to record the number of monthly fall events. RESULTS: Forty-two people with PD had at least 2 falls during the follow-up period and were classified as recurrent fallers. After accounting for demographic variables and fall history (P=.001), multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the ABC scores (P=.014) and MDRS-IP scores (P=.006) were significantly associated with future recurrent falls among people with PD. The overall accuracy of the prediction was 85.9%. With the use of the significant predictors identified in multiple logistic regression analysis, a prediction model determined by the logistic function was generated: Z = 1.544 + .378 (fall history) - .045 (ABC) - .145 (MDRS-IP). CONCLUSIONS: Impaired executive function is a significant predictor of future recurrent falls in people with PD. Participants with executive dysfunction and greater FoF at baseline had a significantly greater risk of sustaining a recurrent fall within the subsequent 12 months.
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether impairment in executive function independently predicts recurrent falls in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: University motor control research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: A convenience sample of community-dwelling people with PD (N=144) was recruited from a patient self-help group and movement disorders clinics. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Executive function was assessed with the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale Initiation/Perseveration (MDRS-IP) subtest, and fear of falling (FoF) with the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale. All participants were followed up for 12 months to record the number of monthly fall events. RESULTS: Forty-two people with PD had at least 2 falls during the follow-up period and were classified as recurrent fallers. After accounting for demographic variables and fall history (P=.001), multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the ABC scores (P=.014) and MDRS-IP scores (P=.006) were significantly associated with future recurrent falls among people with PD. The overall accuracy of the prediction was 85.9%. With the use of the significant predictors identified in multiple logistic regression analysis, a prediction model determined by the logistic function was generated: Z = 1.544 + .378 (fall history) - .045 (ABC) - .145 (MDRS-IP). CONCLUSIONS: Impaired executive function is a significant predictor of future recurrent falls in people with PD. Participants with executive dysfunction and greater FoF at baseline had a significantly greater risk of sustaining a recurrent fall within the subsequent 12 months.
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