NIH R01 · 2024
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Clinical gait abnormalities are present in about 35% of community-dwelling older adults in the US, and accelerated gait decline is associated with many adverse physical and cognitive outcomes - including falls, disability, cognitive decline, and dementia. Such outcomes not only reduces the quality of life of affected individuals, their families, and friends, but also leads to increased health care costs. In 2000 the direct costs of falls among older adults exceeded $19 billion, and the cost of health care following an emergency visit for an injurious fall among older adults totaled 6.8 billion in the US. In 2014, the estimated cost of formal care to people with…
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