Physical Fitness in Older People Recently Diagnosed with Cognitive Impairment Compared to Older People Recently Discharged from Hospital

BACKGROUND/AIMS: There is evidence of an association between cognitive function and physical fitness. The aim of this study was to compare physical fitness in patients with cognitive impairment with a group of older people recently discharged from hospital. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with 98 p...

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Autores principales: Hesseberg, Karin, Bergland, Astrid, Rydwik, Elisabeth, Brovold, Therese
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27703472
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000447534
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description BACKGROUND/AIMS: There is evidence of an association between cognitive function and physical fitness. The aim of this study was to compare physical fitness in patients with cognitive impairment with a group of older people recently discharged from hospital. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with 98 patients recently diagnosed with cognitive impairment and 115 patients recently discharged from hospital. Associations between the study group variable and different components in the Senior fitness test were examined, controlling for demographic factors and comorbidity. RESULTS: The group recently diagnosed with cognitive impairment indicated poorer results on three of six physical fitness components (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Older adults with cognitive impairment are in need of individually tailored physical activity programs to increase the level of physical fitness.
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spelling pubmed-50409492016-10-04 Physical Fitness in Older People Recently Diagnosed with Cognitive Impairment Compared to Older People Recently Discharged from Hospital Hesseberg, Karin Bergland, Astrid Rydwik, Elisabeth Brovold, Therese Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra Original Research Article BACKGROUND/AIMS: There is evidence of an association between cognitive function and physical fitness. The aim of this study was to compare physical fitness in patients with cognitive impairment with a group of older people recently discharged from hospital. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with 98 patients recently diagnosed with cognitive impairment and 115 patients recently discharged from hospital. Associations between the study group variable and different components in the Senior fitness test were examined, controlling for demographic factors and comorbidity. RESULTS: The group recently diagnosed with cognitive impairment indicated poorer results on three of six physical fitness components (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Older adults with cognitive impairment are in need of individually tailored physical activity programs to increase the level of physical fitness. S. Karger AG 2016-09-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5040949/ /pubmed/27703472 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000447534 Text en Copyright © 2016 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes as well as any distribution of modified material requires written permission.
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title_fullStr Physical Fitness in Older People Recently Diagnosed with Cognitive Impairment Compared to Older People Recently Discharged from Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Physical Fitness in Older People Recently Diagnosed with Cognitive Impairment Compared to Older People Recently Discharged from Hospital
title_short Physical Fitness in Older People Recently Diagnosed with Cognitive Impairment Compared to Older People Recently Discharged from Hospital
title_sort physical fitness in older people recently diagnosed with cognitive impairment compared to older people recently discharged from hospital
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040949/
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