ArticleRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)
Poor physical fitness is associated with impaired memory, executive function, and depression in institutionalized older adults: a cross-sectional study.
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- Aerobic physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and non-communicable diseases risk in older adults: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Physical and Motor Fitness Tests for Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Handgrip strength predicts incident depression in Chinese older adults: a national prospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Physical capacity is associated with attention but not with general executive function in middle aged adults.PloS one · 2025Article
- The effect of different exercise on physical fitness, cognition, and mental health in healthy older adults.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Research on the effect of different aerobic activity on physical fitness and executive function in primary school students.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effects of square dance exercise on cognitive function in elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment: the mediating role of balance ability and executive function.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Associations Between Physical Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Depression in Nursing Homes Residents Between 60-100 Years of Age in South-Western Poland.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Association between frailty index and cognitive dysfunction in older adults: insights from the 2011-2014 NHANES data.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Exploring the Associations between Functional Capacity, Cognitive Function and Well-Being in Older Adults.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Effects of Exergames on Brain and Cognition in Older Adults: A Review Based on a New Categorization of Combined Training Intervention.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyze the association between physical fitness, cognitive function, and depressive symptoms among older adults in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
methodsSeventy-six institutionalized male and female elderly individuals (65 years and older) living in LTCFs participated of this study. Physical fitness (aerobic capacity and strength), cognitive functions (global cognition, short-term and working and semantic memories, and executive function), and depressive symptoms were assessed. Linear regression and contingency analyses were performed. Significance was accepted at p-values ≤ 0.05.
resultsAerobic capacity predicted 32% of variance in global cognition (p < 0.01) and 25% of variance in semantic fluency/executive function (p < 0.01). Low levels of upper limb strength, lower limb strength, and aerobic capacity were associated with semantic fluency/executive function (OR = 1.38, p = 0.01, OR = 1.26, p = 0.03, and OR = 1.07, p = 0.01, respectively) and depressive symptoms (OR = 1.06, p < 0.01).
conclusionPoor physical fitness is associated with cognition and depressive symptoms in institutionalized older adults. Low levels of strength and aerobic fitness increase the odds of presenting with impaired semantic fluency and executive function, possibly denoting an increased risk of developing dementia.
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