Longitudinal Analysis of Physical Performance, Functional Status, Physical Activity, and Mood in Relation to Executive Function in Older Adults Who Fall.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine whether good executive function (EF; the cognitive processes important for goal-oriented and controlled behavior) at baseline and maintenance of EF over time predict maintenance of physical performance, functional status, physical activity, and mood over a 1-year period, and conversely, to examine whether baseline functioning in these noncognitive domains predicts maintenance of EF over the same period of time.

Design

12-month prospective cohort study.

Setting

Vancouver Falls Prevention Clinic.

Participants

Community-dwelling older adults (N = 199; mean age 81.6 ± 6.5; 63% female) referred to the clinic after a fall.

Measurments

At each time point, structural equation modeling created a latent EF variable from performance on five EF

SUBMITTER: Best JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4911218 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature