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The relationship between cognitive and physical performance
— MacArthur Studies of successful aging | | Author(s) | Melissa Tabbarah, Eileen M Crimmins, Teresa E Seeman |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 57A, no 4, April 2002 |
| Pages | pp M228-M235 |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Physical capacity ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Performance ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Because ageing decreases the ability to learn new information while preserving more established knowledge, this article examines whether the association between change in cognitive and physical performance depends on the nature of the physical task. Data from the MacArthur Research Network on Successful Aging Community Study - a longitudinal 3-site cohort study of high-functioning, disability-free Americans aged 70-79 in 1988 (re-interviewed in 1991 and 1998) - are used in the investigation. The findings suggest that declines in cognitive performance are associated with declines in both novel or intentional, demanding and routine physical tasks. As well as decline in cognition, gender, prevalent health conditions (e.g. cancer, high blood pressure, and hip fracture) and smoking behaviour are associated with decline in performance on some physical tasks. Researchers who use performance-based measures of physical functioning should pay particular attention to the cognitive capacities of their subjects, and how these might influence their assessment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020725207 A |
| Classmark | DA: BI: C4: CA: 5H: 49: 7T |
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