White Matter Volume Mediates the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Mobility in Older Women.

ABSTRACT: Background/Study Context: With our aging population, understanding determinants of healthy aging is a priority. One essential component of healthy aging is mobility. Although self-efficacy can directly impact mobility in older adults, it is unknown what role brain health may play in this relationship.

Methods

The authors conducted a cross-sectional pilot analysis of community-dwelling women (N = 80, mean age = 69 years) to examine whether brain volume mediates the relationship between falls-related self-efficacy, as measured by the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale, and mobility, as measured by the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. Age, depression, education, functional comorbidities, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were included in the model as covariates.

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SUBMITTER: Nagamatsu LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5289890 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature