scholarly journals Worse Self-Reported Hearing Ability Is Associated With Greater Perceived Physical and Mental Fatigability

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 156-157
Author(s):  
Kyle Moored ◽  
Frank Lin ◽  
Justin Golub ◽  
Mary Wojczynski ◽  
Robert Boudreau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Aging ◽  
Generalized Estimating Equations ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Family Study ◽  
Hearing Ability ◽  
Reported Health ◽  
Fair Poor ◽  
Future Work ◽  
State Examination

Abstract Older adults with hearing loss often report higher fatigue due to effortful listening. We evaluated whether self-reported hearing ability is associated with perceived physical and mental fatigability (a more sensitive measure than fatigue) using the Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale (PFS). Older adults (N=2,558) from the Long Life Family Study Visit 2 (71.5±11.4 years; 54.8% women) completed PFS and self-reported hearing ability (worse=[fair,poor,very poor,deaf] or better=[good, excellent]). Age-adjusted PFS Physical and Mental scores were 2.3 and 2.5 lower, respectively, for worse vs. better hearing (p<.0001). Generalized estimating equations adjusted for family-relatedness, site, age, sex, cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination), education, and self-reported health. Compared to individuals with better hearing, those with worse hearing had a 42% and 44% greater odds of physical (≥15) (CI:1.12-1.80,p=0.0042) and mental(≥13) (CI:1.13-1.84,p=0.0034) fatigability, respectively. These observed associations may potentially be explained via complex psychosocial and cognitive aging pathways (e.g. effortful listening) to be examined in future work.

scholarly journals Frailty transitions and cognitive function among South Korean older adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Nari ◽  
Bich Na Jang ◽  
Hin Moi Youn ◽  
Wonjeong Jeong ◽  
Sung-In Jang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Geriatric Syndrome ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Adl Disability ◽  
Older Adult Population ◽  
State Examination

AbstractFrailty is considered a multidimensional geriatric syndrome, manifested by the accumulation of age-associated deficits. The consequences of frailty transitions are still understudied. This study evaluated the influence of frailty transitions on cognitive function in the older adult population. We used data derived from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) (2008–2018) on older adults aged ≥ 65 years. Frailty was assessed using a validated Korean frailty measure known as the frailty instrument (FI), and cognitive function was measured using the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE). Transitions in frailty and their relationship with cognitive function were investigated using lagged generalized estimating equations (GEE), t-tests, and ANOVA. Respondents who experienced frailty transitions (those with ameliorating frailty), those who developed frailty, and whose frailty remained constant, were more likely to have a lower cognitive function than those who were consistently non-frail. Older age, activities of daily living (ADL) disability, and instrumental ADL disability were more negatively associated with declining cognitive function, especially in the “frail → frail” group. Changes in all individual components of the frailty instrument were significantly associated with impaired cognitive function. The results suggest an association between frailty transitions and cognitive impairment. Over a 2-year span, the remaining frail individuals had the highest rate of cognitive decline in men, while the change from non-frail to frail state in women was significantly associated with the lowest cognitive function values. We recommend early interventions and prevention strategies in older adults to help ameliorate or slow down both frailty and cognitive function decline.

scholarly journals The effect of test anxiety on Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE): examining the role of age and basic biomarkers related to cognitive aging

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
Κρυσταλλένια Διμηνίδου ◽  
Δέσποινα Mωραΐτου ◽  
Γεωργία Παπαντωνίου
Keyword(s):  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Cognitive Aging ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
State Examination

Η παρούσα έρευνα αποσκοπούσε να εξετάσει την άμεση επίδραση του άγχους εξέτασης στη Δοκιμασία Σύντομης Γνωστικής Εκτίμησης (ΔΣΓΕ, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination), καθώς και την τυχόν έμμεση επίδραση της ηλικίας και βασικών βιοδεικτών που συνδέονται με το γνωστικό γήρας στη ΔΣΓΕ, μέσω του άγχους εξέτασης. Στην έρευνα συμμετείχαν 60 άτομα και των δύο φύλων, ηλικίας άνω των 55 ετών. Οι συμμετέχοντες κλήθηκαν να απαντήσουν αρχικά σε μια σειρά ερωτήσεων που αφορούσαν τα ατομικάδημογραφικά τους χαρακτηριστικά καθώς και το αν έχουν διαγνωστεί ή μη ως υπερτασικοί, υπερχοληστεριναιμικοί ή/και διαβητικοί. Στη συνέχεια, τους ζητήθηκε να απαντήσουν σε ερωτηματολόγιο σχετικό με το άγχος που γενικά νιώθουν πριν, κατά τη διάρκεια και μετά από μια εξέταση των γνωστικών τους ικανοτήτων. Οι γνωστικές τους ικανότητες εξετάστηκαν μέσω της ΔΣΓΕ. Η στατιστική ανάλυση των δεδομένων που συγκεντρώθηκαν, έδειξε ότι το άγχος εξέτασης επιδρά στην επίδοση στη ΔΣΓΕ. Ειδικότερα, βρέθηκε ότι από τις δύο βασικές διαστάσεις του άγχους εξέτασης μόνον η συναισθηματικότητα επιδρά άμεσα κι αρνητικά στην επίδοση στη ΔΣΓΕ, ενώ η ανησυχία όχι. Η ηλικία και ο βιοδείκτης «διαβήτης» φάνηκε ότι επιδρούν επίσης αρνητικά στην επίδοση στη ΔΣΓΕ. <br />στόσο η επίδρασή τους είναι μόνον άμεση και όχι έμμεση, μέσω του άγχους εξέτασης. Μάλιστα, ο διαβήτης επιδρά άμεσα τόσο στη ΔΣΓΕ όσο και στη συναισθηματικότητα, εξαλείφοντας την επίδραση της συναισθηματικότητας στη ΔΣΓΕ.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Chronotype, Physical Activity and the Estimated Risk of Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3701
Author(s):  
Ngeemasara Thapa ◽  
Boram Kim ◽  
Ja-Gyeong Yang ◽  
Hye-Jin Park ◽  
Minwoo Jang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Daily Physical Activity ◽  
Estimated Risk ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
State Examination

Our study examined the association between chronotype, daily physical activity, and the estimated risk of dementia in 170 community-dwelling older adults. Chronotype was assessed with the Horne–Östberg Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Daily physical activity (of over 3 METs) was measured with a tri-axial accelerometer. The Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE) was used to measure the estimated risk of dementia. The evening chronotype, low daily physical activity, and dementia were positively associated with each other. The participants with low physical activity alongside evening preference had 3.05 to 3.67 times higher estimated risk of developing dementia, and participants with low physical activity and morning preference had 1.95 to 2.26 times higher estimated risk than those with high physical activity and morning preference. Our study design does not infer causation. Nevertheless, our findings suggest that chronotype and daily physical activity are predictors of the risk of having dementia in older adults aged 70 years and above.

scholarly journals A Novel Exercise for Enhancing Visuospatial Ability in Older Adults with Frailty: Development, Feasibility, and Effectiveness

Geriatrics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Miyuki Nemoto ◽  
Hiroyuki Sasai ◽  
Noriko Yabushita ◽  
Keito Tsuchiya ◽  
Kazushi Hotta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Visuospatial Ability ◽  
Clock Drawing Test ◽  
Drawing Test ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Global Cognition ◽  
State Examination

We aimed to develop a novel exercise to improve visuospatial ability and evaluate its feasibility and effectiveness in older adults with frailty. A non-randomized preliminary trial was conducted between June 2014 and March 2015. We recruited 35 adults with frailty (24 women), aged 66–92 years. Participants were assigned to either locomotive- or visuospatial-exercise groups. All participants exercised under the supervision of physiotherapists for 90 min/week for 12 weeks. The visuospatial exercise participants used cubes with six colored patterns and were instructed to “reproduce the same colored pattern as shown in the photo”, using the cubes. In the locomotive exercise group, lower extremity functional training was provided. Rates of retention and attendance measured feasibility. Most participants completed the intervention (77.3%, locomotive; 84.6%, visuospatial) and had good attendance (83.8%, locomotive; 90.7%, visuospatial). Mini-mental state examination (MMSE), clock drawing test (CDT), and seven physical performance tests were conducted before and after interventions. The improvement in the MMSE score, qualitative analysis of CDT, grip strength, and sit and reach assessments were significantly greater in the visuospatial exercise group than in the locomotive exercise group. The cube exercise might be a feasible exercise program to potentially improve visuospatial ability and global cognition in older adults with frailty.

scholarly journals Anatomic Correlation of the Mini-Mental State Examination: A Voxel-Based Morphometric Study in Older Adults

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. e0162889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mickael Dinomais ◽  
Sebastien Celle ◽  
Guillaume T. Duval ◽  
Frederic Roche ◽  
Samir Henni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Morphometric Study ◽  
State Examination

Does Self-Rated Health Predict Death in Older Adults with Depressive Symptoms?

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip St. John ◽  
Patrick Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Nous Avons ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Étude De Cohorte ◽  
State Examination

RÉSUMÉNous avons analysé une étude de cohorte prospective afin de déterminer (1) si l’auto-évaluation de son propre état de santé (AES) prédit la mortalité chez les personnes plus âgées, avec et sans symptômes dépressifs, et (2) de déterminer s’il y a une interaction entre l’AES et les symptômes dépressifs sur la mortalité. Nous avons suivi pendant cinq ans 1 751 adultes âgés de 65 ans qui habitaient dans les communautés. Les mesures comprenaient l’âge, le sexe, le niveau d’éducation, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D), the Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (MMS), et le questionnaire Older Americans’ Research Survey (OARS). Notre indicateur de résultats était la duree de vie avant le décès. Les analyses ont été faites sur des sujets avant ou non des symptômes dépressifs. Nous avons construit des modèles de régression de Cox avec un terme d’interaction pour la CES-D et l’AES. L’indice de risque pour la mortalite était de 1,63 pour les sujets atteints de symptômes dépressifs ; il était de 1,68 pour les sujets sans symptômes. Aucune interaction significative n’a été trouvée entre les symptômes dépressifs et l’A-ES pour la mortalité.

Normalisation du Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) chez les Québécois francophones âgés de 65 ans et plus et résidant dans la communauté

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Hudon ◽  
Olivier Potvin ◽  
Marie-Christine Turcotte ◽  
Catherine D’Anjou ◽  
Micheline Dubé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
And Gender ◽  
State Examination

ABSTRACTThis study was aimed at providing normative data for the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The norms were built from a sample (n = 2409) of community-dwelling French speaking residents from Québec aged 65 and older. The analyses indicated that socio-demographic variables such as education level, age, and gender of individuals influenced significantly the scores of older adults on the MMSE. More precisely, MMSE scores increased with education level and decreased with age. Moreover, women had significantly higher scores than men. On this basis, distinct tables of normative data were produced for women and men. In each table, the MMSE scores corresponding to percentiles 5, 10, 15 and 50 were identified according to four age categories and three education levels. Overall, the use of the present normative data by clinicians will improve their accuracy in detecting cognitive impairment in older adults from Québec.

Mini-Mental State Examination performance in frail, pre-frail, and non-frail community dwelling older adults in Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 1725-1731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudia Rodrigues Monteiro Macuco ◽  
Samila Satler Tavares Batistoni ◽  
Andrea Lopes ◽  
Meire Cachioni ◽  
Deusivânia Vieira da Silva Falcão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Cardiovascular Health Study ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Frail Older Adults ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
State Examination

ABSTRACTBackground: Frailty in older adults is a multifactorial syndrome defined by low metabolic reserve, less resistance to stressors, and difficulty in maintaining organic homeostasis due to cumulative decline of multiple physiological systems. The relationship between frailty and cognition remains unclear and studies about Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) performance and frailty are scarce. The objective was to examine the association between frailty and cognitive functioning as assessed by the MMSE and its subdomains.Methods: A cross-sectional population-based study (FIBRA) was carried out in Ermelino Matarazzo, a poor subdistrict of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Participants were 384 community dwelling older adults, 65 years and older who completed the MMSE and a protocol to assess frailty criteria as described in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS).Results: Frail older adults had significantly worse performance on the MMSE (p < 0.001 for total score). Linear regression analyses showed that the MMSE total score was influenced by age (p < 0.001), education (p < 0.001), family income (p < 0.001), and frailty status (p < 0.036). Being frail was associated more significantly with worse scores in Time Orientation (p < 0.004) and Immediate Memory (p < 0.001).Conclusions: Our data suggest that being frail is associated with worse cognitive performance, as assessed by the MMSE. It is recommended that the assessment of frail older adults should include the investigation of their cognitive status.

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