Examining the association between life‐space mobility and cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review

NA De Silva, MA Gregory… - Journal of Aging …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. The purpose of this review is to investigate the relationship between life‐space
mobility and cognition in older adults. Methods. MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO …

Cognitive screening tools for identification of dementia in illiterate and low-educated older adults, a systematic review and meta-analysis

SM Paddick, WK Gray, J McGuire… - International …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Background: The majority of older adults with dementia live in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs). Illiteracy and low educational background are common in older LMIC …

The montreal cognitive assessment—basic: a screening tool for mild cognitive impairment in illiterate and low‐educated elderly adults

P Julayanont, S Tangwongchai… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess the validity of a newly developed cognitive screening tool, the
Montreal Cognitive Assessment—Basic (Mo CA‐B), in screening for mild cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Validity and reliability of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): a pilot study on mobility in the Colombian Andes

JF Gómez, CL Curcio, B Alvarado, MV Zunzunegui… - Colombia …, 2013 - scielo.org.co
Objectives: To assess the validity (convergent and construct) and reliability of the Short
Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) among non-disabled adults between 65 to 74 years of …

Incidence and subtypes of dementia in three elderly populations of central Spain

F Bermejo-Pareja, J Benito-León, S Vega… - Journal of the …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess age-, gender, and subtype-specific incidence rates of dementia in
three populations in central Spain using data from the Neurological Disorders in Central …

Obesity and impaired cognitive functioning in the elderly: a population‐based cross‐sectional study (NEDICES)

J Benito‐León, AJ Mitchell… - European journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Studies of high body mass index (BMI) and cognition in the elderly
have shown conflicting results. While some studies have shown a detrimental effect of high …

Fear of falling and its association with life-space mobility of older adults: a cross-sectional analysis using data from five international sites

M Auais, B Alvarado, R Guerra, C Curcio… - Age and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background fear of falling (FOF) is a major health concern among community-dwelling older
adults that could restrict mobility. Objective to examine the association of FOF with life-space …

The mobility gap between older men and women: the embodiment of gender

MV Zunzunegui, BE Alvarado, R Guerra… - Archives of gerontology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To present the study design and baseline results of the longitudinal International
Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS) on gender differences in physical performance and mobility …

Population-based case-control study of cognitive function in essential tremor

J Benito-Leon, ED Louis, F Bermejo-Pareja - Neurology, 2006 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: To determine whether patients with essential tremor (ET) have cognitive deficits
when compared with controls and whether the types of cognitive deficits reported previously …

Elderly-onset essential tremor is associated with dementia

J Benito-León, ED Louis, F Bermejo-Pareja - Neurology, 2006 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine whether essential tremor (ET) is associated with prevalent
dementia. Methods: The authors identified all persons with dementia and ET in a population …