Change in hand dexterity and habitual gait speed reflects cognitive decline over time in healthy older adults: a longitudinal study

• Abe Takumi

  Doctoral Program in Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba: 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577 Japan Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan

• Soma Yuki

  Department of Social Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

• Kitano Naruki

  Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, Japan

• Jindo Takashi

  Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, Japan

• Sato Ayane

  Doctoral Program in Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba: 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577 Japan

• Tsunoda Kenji

  Faculty of Social Welfare, Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Japan

• Tsuji Taishi

  Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan

• Okura Tomohiro

  Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Abstract

[Purpose] There is a relationship between physical and cognitive functions; therefore, impairment of physical function would mean cognitive decline. This study aimed to investigate the association between change in physical and cognitive functions. [Subjects and Methods] Participants were 169 healthy community-dwelling older adults who attend the survey after three years from baseline (mean age, 72.4 ± 4.8 years). Grip strength, one-leg standing balance, five-times-sit-to-stand test, timed up and go, 5-m habitual walk, and a peg-moving task were used to evaluate physical performance. Five cognitive function tests were used to assess attention, memory, visuospatial function, verbal fluency, and reasoning. Cognitive function was defined as the cumulative score of these tests. [Results] At baseline, five-times-sit-to-stand test, timed up and go, and hand dexterity were independently associated with cognitive function. In longitudinal analyses, changes in habitual walking speed and hand dexterity were significantly associated with change in cognitive function. [Conclusion] Deterioration of specific physical function, such as hand dexterity and walking ability, may be associated with progression of cognitive decline. Decreasing extent of daily functions, such as hand dexterity and walking ability, can be useful indices to grasp changes in cognitive function.

Journal

• Journal of Physical Therapy Science

  Journal of Physical Therapy Science 29 (10), 1737-1741, 2017

  The Society of Physical Therapy Science

Keywords

• Cognition
• Physical function
• Performance test

Details

• CRID: 1390001204330573440
• NII Article ID: 130006178237
• NII Book ID: AA10798949
• DOI: 10.1589/jpts.29.1737
• ISSN: 21875626
• ISSN: 09155287
• HANDLE: 2241/00150312
• Web Site: https://tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/45046
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpts/29/10/29_jpts-2017-291/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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