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The Relation of Having Experienced a Fall in the Past to Lower Cognitive Functioning in Old Age Is Mediated via Less Physical Activity Engagement as Cognitive Reserve Contributor.

Andreas Ihle, Élvio R Gouveia, Bruna R Gouveia, Adilson Marques, Priscila Marconcin, Marcelo de Maio Nascimento, Maximilian Haas, Jefferson Jurema, Maria A Tinôco, Matthias Kliegel

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Article in Biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Andreas IhleDepartment of Psychology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Élvio R GouveiaCenter for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0927-692X
Bruna R GouveiaCenter for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Adilson MarquesCentre for the Study of Human Performance (CIPER), Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, 1495-751 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9850-7771
Priscila MarconcinFaculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, 1495-751 Lisbon, Portugal.
Marcelo de Maio NascimentoDepartment of Physical Education, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, 56304-917 Petrolina, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3577-3439
Maximilian HaasDepartment of Psychology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7237-9767
Jefferson JuremaHigher School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, 69065-001 Manaus, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2369-4557
Maria A TinôcoCoordination of Physical Education and Sport, Federal Institute of Science and Technology Education of Amazonas, 69020-120 Manaus, Brazil.
Matthias KliegelDepartment of Psychology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
University of Geneva · CHUniversity of Lisbon · PTInstituto Federal do Amazonas · BRUniversidade do Estado do Amazonas · BRUniversidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco · BR

Funding

LARSyS-Portuguese national funding agency UIDB/50009/2020Swiss National Science Foundation 10001C_189407Swiss National Science Foundation 51NF40-185901
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical activity and exercise contribute to the accumulation of cognitive reserve, which is instrumental for preserving cognitive health in old age. In a large sample of 701 older adults (mean age = 70.36 years), we investigated whether the relationship between having experienced a fall in the past and lower performance in cognitive functioning was mediated via less physical activity engagement as a cognitive reserve contributor. General cognition was assessed using the mini-mental state examination (MMSE), long-term memory using a word-pair delayed recall test and working memory using a backward digit-span test. In face-to-face interviews, individuals reported information on falls during the past 12 months and their habitual physical activity engagement. Our analyses demonstrated that the relationship between having experienced a fall in the past and lower performance in the cognitive functioning measures was partly mediated (by 16.3% for general cognition, 30.6% for long-term memory, and 33.1% for working memory, respectively) via less physical activity engagement. In conclusion, we suggest as a core bio-psychological mechanism that experiencing a fall at an older age is a critical life event that hinders sufficient physical activity engagement and thereby impedes cognitive reserve build-up, resulting in lower cognitive functioning outcomes.

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cognitive abilitiescognitive performancecognitive reserveexercisefallslife eventsmental healthold agephysical activity

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PMID36552264
PMCPMC9775010
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