Mild cognitive impairment is associated with falls among older adults findings from the irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA)

Ờ Å ỊÙ× Ư Ờ Mild cognitive impairment is associated with falls among older adults: findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Stefanos Tyrovolas, Ai Koyanagi, Elvira Lara, Ziggi Santini, Josep Maria Haro PII: DOI: Reference: S0531-5565(15)30107-8 doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.12.008 EXG 9756 To appear in: Experimental Gerontology Received date: Revised date: Accepted date: 17 August 2015 15 December 2015 16 December 2015 Please cite this article as: Tyrovolas, Stefanos, Koyanagi, Ai, Lara, Elvira, Santini, Ziggi, Haro, Josep Maria, Mild cognitive impairment is associated with falls among older adults: findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Experimental Gerontology (2015), doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.12.008 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Mild cognitive impairment is associated with falls among older adults: findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on SC R IP T Ageing (TILDA) Stefanos Tyrovolas1,2, Ai Koyanagi1,2, Elvira Lara1,2, Ziggi Santini1, Josep Maria Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona Fundació Sant Joan de MA NU Haro1,2 Déu, Dr Antoni Pujades, 42, SantBoi de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08830, Spain Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud D AC CE P TE Mental, CIBERSAM, Monforte de Lemos 3-5 Pabellón 11, 28029, Madrid, Spain Address for Correspondence Dr Stefanos Tyrovolas Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Dr Antoni Pujadas, 42, 08830 – Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain Email: s.tyrovolas@pssjd.org ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Abstract Introduction: The role of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) on falls among older T adults remains under-investigated The aim of this study was to evaluate the IP association between MCI and number of falls or occurrence of non-accidental falls SC R among older adults Methods: Data from the first wave of the Irish longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) was analysed The analytical sample consisted of 5364 NU individuals aged ≥50 years MCI was defined as: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score