The Relationship between Specific Cognitive Domains, Fear of Falling, and Falls in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Table 4

Pearson’s 𝑟 correlation (𝑃 values) scores between cognitive variables to walking measurements and fear of falls.

Cognitive variable	MSWS-12	Gait velocity	FES-I
Memory	−0.186 (0.060)	0.205^∗ (0.044)	−0.281^∗∗ (0.004)
Executive function	−0.150 (0.133)	0.096 (0.350)	−0.243^∗ (0.014)
Visual spatial	−0.107 (0.282)	0.139 (0.173)	−0.119 (0.231)
Verbal function	−0.183 (0.076)	0.079 (0.456)	−0.296^∗∗ (0.004)
Attention	−0.277^∗ (0.005)	0.203^∗ (0.047)	−0.364^∗∗ (0.001)
Information processing	−0.202 (0.051)	0.076 (0.477)	−0.231^∗ (0.025)
Motor skills	−0.216^∗ (0.031)	0.115 (0.272)	−0.254^∗ (0.011)
Global cognitive score	−0.170 (0.084)	𝟎.𝟐𝟑𝟗^∗ (0.018)	−𝟎.𝟐𝟒𝟖^∗ (0.011)

^∗𝑃<0.005; ^∗∗𝑃<0.001.
MSWS-12: Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12; FES-I: Fall Efficacy Scale International.