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Timed Up and Go Test Predicts Cognitive Decline in Healthy Adults Aged 80 and Older in O kinawa: Keys to Optimal Cognitive Aging (KOCOA) Project

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: To the Editor: Identifying predictive markers of cognitive decline that are easily assessed has important implications for early detection and prevention of dementia. Although slowing of gait is common in older people, it has been previously found that gait dysfunction may be predictive of the greater likelihood of the subsequent onset of cognitive impairment or dementia.1,2 The aim of the current study was to explore the association between cognitive functions classified into three domains (global, executive, and memory) and gait speed and mobility measured by Timed Up and Go (TUG) test3 during a 3-year period in functionally independent, community-dwelling adults aged 80 and older who were free from cognitive impairment at baseline. METHODS Participants were members of the Keys to Optimal Cognitive Aging Project (KOCOA), a prospective pilot cohort study of community-dwelling people aged 80 and older living in

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03645.x

Authors: Yuriko Katsumata, Hidemi Todoriki, Shotoku Yasura, Hiroko H. Dodge

Institutions: University of the Ryukyus, University of the Ryukyus University Hospital, Okinawa International University, Oregon Health & Science University

Language: English

Topic: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green