An association of cognitive function with mobile metrics of community walking in older cancer survivors: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Older cancer survivors have an elevated risk for mobility dysfunction compared to their cancer-free peers. Despite the established link between cognitive function and community walking in older cancer-free adults, little is known about this relationship in older cancer survivors. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the association of performance-based and self-reported cognitive function with mobile metrics of community walking collected by a wearable Fitbit device.

Materials and methods

This study enrolled older cancer survivors (mean age 73 years old, range 65-83; 98 % White; 50 % female) within five years of completing primary treatment. Cognitive function, specifically executive function and processing speed was collected with the digit symbol substitution te

SUBMITTER: McNeish BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11655247 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature