Sensory and cognitive functions, gait ability and functionality of older adults.
| Autor: | Duran-Badillo T; Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico., Salazar-González BC; Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico., Cruz-Quevedo JE; Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico., Sánchez-Alejo EJ; Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Léón, Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico., Gutierrez-Sanchez G; Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico., Hernández-Cortés PL; Facultad de Organización Deportiva, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico. |
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| Jazyk: | Portuguese; Spanish; Castilian; English |
| Zdroj: | Revista latino-americana de enfermagem [Rev Lat Am Enfermagem] 2020; Vol. 28, pp. e3282. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 01. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1518-8345.3499.3282 |
| Abstrakt: | 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. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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