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Sensory and cognitive functions, gait ability and functionality of older adults.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:to know the relationship between the sensory function, gait ability, and cognitive function with dependency in older adults. METHOD:a descriptive cross-sectional design, 146 older adults took part. MEASUREMENTS:Snellen chart, Audiometer, Stereognosia tests, Semmes-Weinstein monofilament, basic aromas and flavors, GAITRite system, Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test, the Barthel Index, and the Lawton and Brody Index. RESULTS:sensory function, cognitive function and gait explain 25% dependence on basic activities of daily life and 21% dependence on instrumental activities of daily life. The variables that influence dependence on basic activities were taste (p=.029), gait speed (p=.009), cadence (p=.002) and step length (p=.001) and, in instrumental activities, gait speed (p=.049), cadence (p=.028) and step length (p=.010). CONCLUSION:gait speed, cadence and stride length are variables that influence both dependence on basic and instrumental activities of daily life.

SUBMITTER: Duran-Badillo T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7266634 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sensory and cognitive functions, gait ability and functionality of older adults.

Duran-Badillo Tirso T Salazar-González Bertha Cecilia BC Cruz-Quevedo Juana Edith JE Sánchez-Alejo Ernesto Javier EJ Gutierrez-Sanchez Gustavo G Hernández-Cortés Perla Lizeth PL

Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 20200601

<h4>Objective</h4>to know the relationship between the sensory function, gait ability, and cognitive function with dependency in older adults.<h4>Method</h4>a descriptive cross-sectional design, 146 older adults took part.<h4>Measurements</h4>Snellen chart, Audiometer, Stereognosia tests, Semmes-Weinstein monofilament, basic aromas and flavors, GAITRite system, Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test, the Barthel Index, and the Lawton and Brody Index.<h4>Results</h4>sensory function, cognitive functi ...[more]

PMID: 32491121

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