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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Cognitive tests and assessment

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Background.Falls are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in older individuals with dementia, presenting a complex and multifactorial challenge.Cognitive impairment in dementia further exacerbates this risk, as it impairs judgment, attention, and motor coordination, while also reducing the ability to recognize and avoid potential hazards in the environment.Objectives.To investigate the association between the severity of cognitive impairment and the risk of falls in patients with dementia.Material and methods.We conducted a cross-sectional study using a consecutive sampling method involving 30 dementia patients at the Neurology Clinic of USU Hospital in Medan Indonesia from January until July 2024.We assessed cognitive function using the Montreal Cognitive Indonesian Version (MoCA-INA) and the severity of cognitive impairment with the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR).The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test was used to evaluate the risk of falls.Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 with a p-value < 0.05 considered significant.Results.We enrolled 30 dementia patients with a mean age of 64.3 ± 7.8 years.Half of the participants (50%) had mild dementia, and 56.7% were categorized as having a mild fall risk.We found a significant association between dementia severity and cognitive impairment with fall risk using the Kruskall-Wallis test (p = 0.036) and a one-way ANOVA test (p = 0.005), respectively. Conclusions.Our findings indicate that the severity of cognitive impairment was significantly associated with an increased risk of falls in patients with dementia.Fall risk screening should be an integral part of the management and prevention strategies for dementia patients.

Key findings

Background.Falls are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in older individuals with dementia, presenting a complex and multifactorial challenge.Cognitive impairment in dementia further exacerbates this risk, as it impairs judgment, attention, and motor coordination, while also reducing the
Conclusions.Our findings indicate that the severity of cognitive impairment was significantly associated with an increased risk of falls in patients with dementia.Fall risk screening should be an integral part of the management and prevention strategies for dementia patients.

Why it matters

In this study of 30 dementia patients, the severity of cognitive impairment was significantly associated with increased risk of falls. The authors recommend fall risk screening for these patients.

Study details

Study designcross-sectional
Participants30
Effect size56.7%
Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 40/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 38 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 40 out of 100.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Family Medicine & Primary Care Review)
Journal's citation record	0 / 4	Family Medicine & Primary Care Review: journal h-index 16 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	4 / 12	A snapshot of people at one point in time
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	1 / 4	30 participants
Effect reported	2 / 3	Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	1 / 7	Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	2 / 6	Cited 2.2× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	— / 4	Senior author's record not available — left out of this score
Institution's track record	0 / 3	Universitas Sumatera Utara: institution h-index 115 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	0 / 3	OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete)
Indexed in PubMed	1 / 2	Not in PubMed, but has a DOI
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Points	38 / 96	Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 38 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 40 out of 100.
Total	40 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Sinaga, S. O., Fitri, F. I., & Iqbal, K. (2025). The association between the severity of cognitive impairment and the risk of falls in patients with dementia. Family Medicine & Primary Care Review. https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2025.153093

Vancouver

Sinaga SO, Fitri FI, Iqbal K. The association between the severity of cognitive impairment and the risk of falls in patients with dementia. Family Medicine & Primary Care Review. 2025. doi:10.5114/fmpcr.2025.153093.

BibTeX

@article{sinaga2025-67355c95,
  author  = {Sinaga, Sofi Oktaviera and Fitri, Fasihah Irfani and Iqbal, Kiki},
  title   = {{The association between the severity of cognitive impairment and the risk of falls in patients with dementia}},
  journal = {Family Medicine \& Primary Care Review},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.5114/fmpcr.2025.153093},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2025.153093}
}

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