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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2023

Associations Between Local Area Deprivation and Physical Activity Participation in People with Cognitive Impairment in the North East of England.

Ríona Mc Ardle, Calum Hamilton, Silvia Del Din, Andrew Kingston, Louise Robinson, Brook Galna, Alan J Thomas, Lynn Rochester

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ríona Mc ArdleTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Calum HamiltonTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Silvia Del DinTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Andrew KingstonPopulation Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Louise RobinsonPopulation Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Brook GalnaMurdoch Applied Sports Science Laboratory, School of Allied Health, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia;2 Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Alan J ThomasTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Lynn RochesterTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Newcastle University · GBMurdoch University · AU

Funding

Department of Health 301677Department of Health BH152398/PD0617Department of Health NU-004071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPromoting physical activity, such as habitual walking behaviors, in people with cognitive impairment may support their ability to remain independent with a good quality of life for longer. However, people with cognitive impairment participate in less physical activity compared to cognitively unimpaired older adults. The local area in which people live may significantly impact abilities to participate in physical activity. For example, people who live in more deprived areas may have less safe and walkable routes.

objectiveTo examine this further, this study aimed to explore associations between local area deprivation and physical activity in people with cognitive impairment and cognitively unimpaired older adults (controls).

methods87 participants with cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment or dementia) and 27 older adult controls from the North East of England were included in this analysis. Participants wore a tri-axial wearable accelerometer (AX3, Axivity) on their lower backs continuously for seven days. The primary physical activity outcome was daily step count. Individuals' neighborhoods were linked to UK government area deprivation statistics. Hierarchical Bayesian models assessed the association between local area deprivation and daily step count in people with cognitive impairment and controls.

resultsKey findings indicated that there was no association between local area deprivation and daily step count in people with cognitive impairment, but higher deprivation was associated with lower daily steps for controls.

conclusionThese findings suggest that cognitive impairment may be associated with lower participation in physical activity which supersedes the influence of local area deprivation observed in normal aging.

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Cognitive DysfunctionDementiaAgedBayes TheoremEnglandExerciseHumansQuality of LifeAlzheimer’s diseasecognitive dysfunctiondementiadigital technologyexercisehome environmentwalkingwearable electronic devices

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