Associations Between Physical and Executive Functions Among Community-Dwelling Older Men and WomenShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, ISSN 1063-8652, E-ISSN 1543-267X, Vol. 30, no 2, p. 332-339Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Walking is a complex task requiring the interplay of neuromuscular, sensory, and cognitive functions. Owing to the age-related decline in cognitive and physical functions, walking may be compromised in older adults, for cognitive functions, especially poor performance in executive functions, is associated with slow walking speed. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the associations between different subdomains of executive functions and physical functions and whether the associations found differ between men and women. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed on data collected from 314 community-dwelling older adults who did not meet physical activity guidelines but had intact cognition. Our results showed that, while executive functions were associated with gait and lower extremity functioning, the associations depended partly on the executive process measured and the nature of the physical task. Moreover, the associations did not differ between the sexes.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Human Kinetics, 2022. Vol. 30, no 2, p. 332-339
Keywords [en]
cognition, dual-task cost, gait, sex differences
National Category
Geriatrics
Research subject
Engineering Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-90466DOI: 10.1123/japa.2021-0075ISI: 000779669900018PubMedID: 34453020Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85128159812OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-90466DiVA, id: diva2:1654800
Funder
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
Note
Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-04-28 (sofila);
Funder: Academy of Finland (Grant no.: 296843); Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher grant (Grant no.: 286536)
2022-04-282022-04-282022-04-28Bibliographically approved