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Polypharmacy and gait speed in individuals with mild cognitive impairment

Psychiatry
Author
H Umegaki et al.
Used Parameters : BMI, SMI
Publication Year : 2019
Country : Japan
Journal : Geriatrics & Gerontology International
Aim Polypharmacy has been reported to be associated with poor outcomes, including falls and frailty, in older populations. Past studies have found that slower walking speed is a good predictor of progression to frank dementia in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Some studies of the general population reported that polypharmacy was associated with slower gait speed; however, it remains to be elucidated whether polypharmacy affects gait speed even in individuals with MCI, who already have some deterioration in gait compared with …
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