A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies examining the relationship between mobility and cognition in healthy older adults

Highlights • Twenty-six studies were identified as eligible for this systematic review. • Mobility was positively associated with cognitive measures in healthy older adults. • The cognition-mobility relationship spans across cognitive domains. • Meta-analyses on extracted data revealed significant,...

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Published in:Gait & posture 2016-10, Vol.50, p.164-174
Main Authors: Demnitz, Naiara, MSc, Esser, Patrick, PhD, Dawes, Helen, PhD, Valkanova, Vyara, MD, Johansen-Berg, Heidi, DPhil, Ebmeier, Klaus P., MD, FRCPsych, Sexton, Claire, DPhil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Balance
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive Aging - physiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Executive function
Executive Function - physiology
Gait
Gait - physiology
Healthy ageing
Humans
Lower Extremity
Memory
Memory - physiology
Mobility Limitation
Orthopedics
Postural Balance - physiology
Processing speed
Review
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Summary:Highlights • Twenty-six studies were identified as eligible for this systematic review. • Mobility was positively associated with cognitive measures in healthy older adults. • The cognition-mobility relationship spans across cognitive domains. • Meta-analyses on extracted data revealed significant, albeit small, effect sizes.
ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.08.028