Evaluating the Consistency of Subjective Activity Assessments and Their Relation to Cognition in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Research examining whether activity engagement is related to cognitive functioning in older adults has been limited to using retrospective reports of activity which may be affected by biases. This study compared two measurements (estimated weekly versus reported daily), and whether these activity assessments were related to cognition in older adults; (2) Methods: Participants from US (n = 199) and Australian (n = 170) samples completed a weekly estimate of activity, followed by 7 consecutive days of daily reporting. Differences between weekly estimates and daily reports were found, such that estimations at the weekly level were lower than self-reported daily information. Multivariate multiple regression was used to determine whether total activity, activity do

SUBMITTER: Hatt CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8395599 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature