Activity behavior and cognitive performance in older adults living in a senior housing facility: the impact of frailty status

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 703-709
Author(s):  
Emerson Sebastião
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Senior Housing ◽  
Frailty Status ◽  
Activity Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Housing Facility

scholarly journals The relationship between memory complaints and age in normal aging

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaís Bento Lima-Silva ◽  
Mônica Sanches Yassuda
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Digit Span ◽  
Normal Aging ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Memory Complaint ◽  
Memory Complaints ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Normal aging can be characterized by a gradual decline in some cognitive functions, such as memory. Memory complaints are common among older adults, and may indicate depression, anxiety, or cognitive decline. Objectives: To investigate the association between memory complaints and age in cognitively unimpaired older adults, and the relationship between memory complaints and memory performance. Methods: Cognitive screening tests as well as memory complaint questionnaires validated for the Brazilian population were used: the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q), Memory test of 18 pictures, Forward and Backward Digit Span (WAIS-III). Fifty seven regular members of the SESC social club participated (50 women), having a mean age of 71.4 years, and 4 to 8 years of education - 34 from 4 to 7 years and 23 with 8 years of education. Results: Results revealed no significant association between cognitive complaints and age or cognitive performance. Older participants in this sample did not show worse performance or a higher level of complaints. There was no significant association between age and GDS scores. Conclusions: The studied sample constitutes a particular group of older adults whose participation in activities may be protecting them from cognitive decline, thus highlighting the impact of lifestyle on cognitive performance during the aging process.

Efficacy of Brain Gym Training on the Cognitive Performance and Fitness Level of Active Older Adults: A Preliminary Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 653-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
José M. Cancela ◽  
M Helena Vila Suárez, ◽  
Jamine Vasconcelos ◽  
Ana Lima ◽  
Carlos Ayán
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Attention And Memory ◽  
Brain Gym ◽  
Fitness Level ◽  
Training Groups ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The Impact

This study evaluates the impact of Brain Gym (BG) training in active older adults. Eighty-five participants were assigned to four training groups: BG (n = 18), BG plus water-based exercise (n = 18), land-based exercise (n = 30), and land plus water-based exercise (n = 19). The effects of the programs on the attention and memory functions were assessed by means of the symbol digit modality test. The two-min step and the eight-foot up-and-go tests were used to evaluate their impact on fitness level. No program had a significant influence on the participant’s cognitive performance, while different effects on the sample’ fitness levels were observed. These findings suggest that the effects of BG on the cognitive performance and fitness level of active older adults are similar to those obtained after the practice of a traditional exercise program. Whether BG is performed in isolation or combined with other exercise programs seems to have no influence on such effects.

Multicomponent exercise program in older adults with lung cancer during adjuvant/palliative treatment: A secondary analysis of an intervention study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
N. Martínez-Velilla ◽  
M.L. Saez de Asteasu ◽  
R. Ramírez-Vélez ◽  
I.D. Rosero ◽  
A. Cedeño-Veloz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Palliative Treatment ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Exercise Programme ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Frailty Status ◽  
The Impact

Background: Lung cancer is the second most prevalent common cancer in the world and predominantly affects older adults. This study aimed to examine the impact of an exercise programme in the use of health resources in older adults and to assess their changes in frailty status. Design: This is a secondary analysis of a quasi-experimental study with a non-randomized control group. Setting: Oncogeriatrics Unit of the Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Spain. Participants: Newly diagnosed patients with NSCLC stage I–IV. Intervention: Multicomponent exercise programme that combined resistance, endurance, balance and flexibility exercises. Each session lasted 45–50 minutes, and the exercise protocol was performed twice a week over 10 weeks. Measurements: Mortality, readmissions and Visits to the Emergency Department. Change in frailty status according to Fried, VES-13 and G-8 scales. Results: 26 patients completed the 10-weeks intervention (IG). Mean age in the control group (CG) was 74.5 (3.6 SD) vs 79 (3 SD) in the IG, and 78,9% were male in the IG vs 71,4% in the CG. No major adverse events or health-related issues attributable to the testing or training sessions were noted. Significant between-group differences were obtained on visits to the emergency department during the year post-intervention (4 vs 1; p:0.034). No differences were found in mortality rate and readmissions, where an increasing trend was observed in the CG compared with the IG in the latter (2 vs 0; p 0.092). Fried scale was the unique indicator that seemed to be able to detect changes in frailty status after the intervention. Conclusions: A multicomponent exercise training programme seems to reduce the number of visits to the emergency department at one-year post-intervention in older adults with NSCLC during adjuvant therapy or palliative treatment, and is able to modify the frailty status when measured with the Fried scale.

Aging in Place of Vulnerable Older Adults: Person–Environment Fit Perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 1327-1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sojung Park ◽  
Yoonsun Han ◽  
BoRin Kim ◽  
Ruth E. Dunkle
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Aging In Place ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Senior Housing ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
Person Environment Fit ◽  
Poverty Status ◽  
The Impact

Based on the premise that the experience of aging in place is different for vulnerable subgroups of older adults compared with less vulnerable subgroups, we focus on low-income older adults as a vulnerable subgroup and senior housing as an alternative to a conventional, private home environment. Using the 2008 and 2010 waves of the Health Retirement Study, regression models determined the impact of person–environment (P-E) fit between poverty status and residence in senior housing on self-rated health. Consistent with the environmental docility hypothesis, findings show that, among low-income individuals, the supportive environment of senior housing plays a pronounced compensating role and may be a key to successful adaptation in aging. As the first research effort to empirically demonstrate the positive health effects of senior housing among socioeconomically vulnerable elders, our findings provide a much-needed theoretical and practical underpinning for policy-making efforts regarding vulnerable elders.

scholarly journals Family and Community Support, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults: Findings From the Health, Wellbeing and Aging Study Population-Based Cohort

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Nery Souza-Talarico ◽  
Elke Bromberg ◽  
Jair Licio Ferreira Santos ◽  
Betania Souza Freitas ◽  
Diego Ferreira Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Digit Span ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Functional Family ◽  
The Impact

Background: Social networks can modulate physiological responses, protects against the detrimental consequences of prolonged stress, and enhance health outcomes. Family ties represent an essential source of social networks among older adults. However, the impact of family support on cognitive performance and the biological factors influencing that relationship is still unclear. We aimed to determine the relationship between family support, cognitive performance and BDNF levels.Methods: Cross-sectional data from three-hundred, eight-six individuals aged on average 60 years enrolled in the Health, Wellbeing and Aging Study (SABE), a population-cohort study, were assessed for family support, community support and cognitive performance. Structural and functional family support was evaluated based on family size and interactions allied to scores in the Family APGAR questionnaire. Community assistance (received or provided) assessed the community support. Cognitive performance was determined using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), verbal fluency (animals per minute) and backward digital span. Blood samples were obtained to determine BDNF levels.Results: Multivariate analysis showed that functional family support, but not structural, was associated with higher MMSE, verbal fluency and digit span scores, even controlling for potential cofounders (p < 0.001). Providing support to the community, rather than receiving support from others, was associated with better cognitive performance (p < 0.001). BDNF concentration was not associated with community support, family function, or cognitive performance.Conclusion: These findings suggest that emotional components of functional family and community support (e.g., loving and empathic relationship) may be more significant to cognitive health than size and frequency of social interactions.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, social connectedness and cognitive performance of older adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 979-979
Author(s):  
Juliana Souza-Talarico ◽  
Fernanda Silva ◽  
Maria Clara Jesus ◽  
Breno J A P Barbosa ◽  
Ricardo Nitrini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Main Routine ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted older adult's health and well-being worldwide. We explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily activities and mental health and its relationship with cognitive performance in older adults. Methods One-hundred individuals 60 years and older, without cognitive impairment and enrolled in the Brazilian Memory Study (BRAMS), a longitudinal study, were applied the UCLA Loneliness Scale, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Participants were asked whether they had changes in daily routine and social connectedness during the pandemic. Results Almost half of the participants (48.4%) reported that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected their lives, 38.9% lost a relative or friend because of COVID-19, and 60% had daily routine changes. Relationships (40.5%) and emotion (22%) were reported as the most impacted area. Stopping physical activities and stay at home represented the main routine changed for 78% of participants. The use of voice messages through mobile phones to maintain social connectedness increased from 24.2% to 42.1%. For 38% of participants, their autonomy to daily decisions decreased, and 40% complained that memory got worse during the pandemic. More than 30% felt more stress, loneliness, or depression than in the pre-pandemic period. Controlling for age, sex, and education, higher loneliness scores were significantly associated with low MMES scores (p = 0.018). Conclusion Significant changes in life, daily routine, social connectedness, and mental health-related to the COVID-19 pandemic were reported by older adult participants. Loneliness was associated with lower cognitive performance.

scholarly journals Long-Term High-Effort Endurance Exercise in Older Adults: Diminishing Returns for Cognitive and Brain Aging

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy C. Young ◽  
Nicholas G. Dowell ◽  
Peter W. Watt ◽  
Naji Tabet ◽  
Jennifer M. Rusted
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Endurance Exercise ◽  
Brain Structure ◽  
Brain Aging ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The Impact ◽  
High Effort

While there is evidence that age-related changes in cognitive performance and brain structure can be offset by increased exercise, little is known about the impact long-term high-effort endurance exercise has on these functions. In a cross-sectional design with 12-month follow-up, we recruited older adults engaging in high-effort endurance exercise over at least 20 years, and compared their cognitive performance and brain structure with a nonsedentary control group similar in age, sex, education, IQ, and lifestyle factors. Our findings showed no differences on measures of speed of processing, executive function, incidental memory, episodic memory, working memory, or visual search for older adults participating in long-term high-effort endurance exercise, when compared without confounds to nonsedentary peers. On tasks that engaged significant attentional control, subtle differences emerged. On indices of brain structure, long-term exercisers displayed higher white matter axial diffusivity than their age-matched peers, but this did not correlate with indices of cognitive performance.

scholarly journals A longitudinal study of the impact of social network size and loneliness on cognitive performance in depressed older adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 889-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jisca S. Kuiper ◽  
Nynke Smidt ◽  
Sytse U. Zuidema ◽  
Hannie C. Comijs ◽  
Richard C. Oude Voshaar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Impact of Tai Chi Exercise on Health Care Utilization and Imputed Cost in Residents of Low-Income Senior Housing

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 216495612098547
Author(s):  
Jennifer Perloff ◽  
Cindy Parks Thomas ◽  
Eric Macklin ◽  
Peggy Gagnon ◽  
Timothy Tsai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
P Value ◽  
Senior Housing ◽  
The Impact

Background/Objectives This study was designed to test the impact of Tai Chi (TC) on healthcare utilization and cost in older adults living in low-income senior housing. We hypothesized that TC would improve overall health enough to reduce the use of emergency department (ED) and inpatient services. Design Cluster randomized controlled trial with randomization at the housing site level. Setting Greater Boston, Massachusetts. Participants The study includes 6 sites with 75 individuals in the TC treatment condition and 6 sites with 67 individuals in the health education control condition. Intervention Members of the treatment group received up to a year-long intervention with twice weekly, in-person TC exercise sessions along with video-directed exercises that could be done independently at home. The comparison group received monthly, in-person healthy aging education classes (HE). Study recruitment took place between August, 2015 and October, 2017. Key outcomes included acute care utilization (inpatient stays, observation stays and emergency department visits). In addition, the cost of utilization was estimated using the age, sex and race adjusted allowed amount from Medicare claims for a geographically similar population aged ≥ 65. Results The results suggested a possible reduction in the rate of ED visits in the TC group vs. controls (rate ratio = 0.476, p-value = 0.06), but no findings achieved statistical significance. Adjusted estimates of imputed costs of ED and hospital care were similar between TC and HE, averaging approximately $3,000 in each group. Conclusion ED utilization tended to be lower over 6 to 12 months of TC exercises compared to HE in older adults living in low-income housing, although estimated costs of care were similar.

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