Relationship between Cognitive Decline and Daily Life Gait among Elderly People Living in the Community: A Preliminary Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early detection and intervention are important to prevent dementia. Gait parameters have been recognized as a potentially easy screening tool for mild cognitive impairment (MCI); however, differences in gait parameters between cognitive healthy individuals (CHI) and MCI are small. Daily life gait change may be used to detect cognitive decline earlier. In the present study, we aimed to clarify the relationship between cognitive decline and daily life gait.

Methods

We performed 5-Cog function tests and daily life and laboratory-based gait assessments on 155 community-dwelling elderly people (75.5 ± 5.4 years old). Daily life gait was measured for 6 days using an iPod-touch with an accelerometer. Laboratory-based 10-m gait (fast pace) was measured using an electron

SUBMITTER: Yamagami T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9987256 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature