A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies examining the relationship between mobility and cognition in healthy older adults.

ABSTRACT: Ageing is associated with declines in cognitive function and mobility. The extent to which this relationship encompasses the subdomains of cognition and mobility remains unclear, however. We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE databases for cross-sectional studies examining the association between objective mobility measures (gait, lower-extremity function, balance) and cognitive function (global, executive function, memory, processing speed) in healthy older adults. Of the 642 studies identified, 26 studies met the inclusion criteria, with a total of 26,355 participants. For each feature of physical mobility, the relation to each aspect of cognition was reviewed. In the context of each association, we summarised the results to date and performed random-effects meta-analyses of published data. Rev

SUBMITTER: Demnitz N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5081060 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature