Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Tangen, Gro Gujord"
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The importance of parkinsonian signs for gait and balance in patients with Alzheimer's disease of mild degree.
Tangen, Gro Gujord; Bergland, Astrid; Engedal, Knut; Mengshoel, Anne Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Parkinsonian signs are common in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) of mild degree and predict functional decline, but their relationship with gait speed and balance is unclear. The aims of this study were to describe ... -
Interrater and test-retest reliability and validity of the Norwegian version of the BESTest and mini-BESTest in people with increased risk of falling
Hamre, Charlotta; Botolfsen, Pernille; Tangen, Gro Gujord; Helbostad, Jorunn L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) was developed to assess underlying systems for balance control in order to be able to individually tailor rehabilitation interventions to people with balance ... -
Prevalence and future estimates of frailty and pre-frailty in a population-based sample of people 70 years and older in Norway: the HUNT study
Kyrdalen, Ingebjørg Lavrantsdatter; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Selbæk, Geir; Thingstad, Anne Pernille Mæhle; Ormstad, Heidi; Hoogendijk, Emiel; Skjellegrind, Håvard Kjesbu; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Frailty in older people is a rising global health concern; therefore, monitoring prevalence estimates and present- ing projections of future frailty are important for healthcare planning. Aim To present current ... -
Regional MRI volumetry using NeuroQuant versus visual rating scales in patients with cognitive impairment and dementia
Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Barca, Maria Lage; Edwin, Trine Holt; Cavallin-Eklund, Lena; Tangen, Gro Gujord; Rhodius-Meester, Hanneke Frederica Maria; Selbæk, Geir; Knapskog, Anne-Brita; Engedal, Knut (Brain and Behavior;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background and purpose: The aims were to compare the novel regional brain volumetric measures derived by the automatic software NeuroQuant (NQ) with clinically used visual rating scales of medial temporal lobe atrophy ... -
Relationships between balance and cognition in patients with subjective cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer disease
Tangen, Gro Gujord; Engedal, Knut; Bergland, Astrid; Moger, Tron Anders; Mengshoel, Anne Marit (Physical therapy;94(8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-04-24)Background Balance impairments are common in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), but which aspects of balance are affected, at which stage of cognitive impairment, and their associations with cognitive domains remain ... -
Spatial navigation measured by the Floor Maze Test in patients with subjective cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment, and mild Alzheimer's disease
Tangen, Gro Gujord; Engedal, Knut; Bergland, Astrid; Moger, Tron Anders; Hansson, Oskar; Mengshoel, Anne Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-15)Background : Impaired spatial navigation is an early sign of Alzheime r disease (AD), but this can be difficult to assess in clinical practice. We examined how the performance on the Floor Maze Test (FMT), which combines ...