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Changes in executive functions and self-efficacy are independently associated with improved usual gait speed in older women.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Improved usual gait speed predicts substantial reduction in mortality. A better understanding of the modifiable factors that are independently associated with improved gait speed would ensure that intervention strategies are developed based on a valid theoretical framework. Thus, we examined the independent association of change in executive functions and change in falls-related self-efficacy with improved gait speed among community-dwelling senior women. METHODS:A secondary analysis of the 135 senior women aged 65 to 75 years old who completed a 12-month randomized controlled trial of resistance training. Usual gait speed was assessed using a 4-meter walk. Three executive processes were assessed by standard neuropsychological tests: 1) set shifting; 2) working memory; and 3) selective attention and response inhibition. A linear regression model was constructed to determine the independent association of change in executive functions and falls-related self-efficacy with change in gait speed. RESULTS:Improved selective attention and conflict resolution, and falls-related self-efficacy, were independently associated with improved gait speed after accounting for age, global cognition, baseline gait speed, and change in quadriceps strength. The total variance explained was 24%. CONCLUSIONS:Interventions that target executive functions and falls-related self-efficacy, in addition to physical functions, to improve gait speed may be more efficacious than those that do not. TRIAL REGISTRATION:ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00426881.

journal_name

BMC Geriatr

journal_title

BMC geriatrics

authors

Liu-Ambrose T,Davis JC,Nagamatsu LS,Hsu CL,Katarynych LA,Khan KM

doi

10.1186/1471-2318-10-25

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-05-19 00:00:00

pages

25

issn

1471-2318

pii

1471-2318-10-25

journal_volume

10

pub_type

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