Research Article
Physical Therapy for Gait, Balance, and Cognition in Individuals with Cognitive Impairment: A Retrospective Analysis
Table 1
Characteristics of the individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
| | Alzheimer’s disease
| Vascular dementia
| Dementia with Lewy bodies
| MCI
| Patients who did not complete 1 month of PT
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| Sex | Male | 32 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 50 | Female | 35 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 55 | Race | White | 53 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 77 | African American | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Asian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Two or more | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Missing | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Assistive device | None | 47 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 86 | Cane | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Front wheel walker | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Rollator | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Wheelchair | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Missing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Faller status | Faller (>1 fall in last year) | 37 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 61 | Nonfallers | 28 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 44 | Missing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Miscellaneous | Age () | | | | | | Number of physical therapy treatment sessions () | | | | | | Number of falls in the last year () | | | | | |
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