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- Physical activity is connected to cognitive function and mental health in older adults, but there's inconsistency in how subjective and objective measures of activity relate to each other.
- A pilot study with 30 older adults found that those who misreported their physical activity tended to have poorer executive functioning skills.
- The findings suggest that older adults with lower executive functioning might struggle to accurately track their physical activity, indicating a need for more research with larger groups to confirm these results.
Article Abstract
Physical activity (PA) has been linked to cognitive functioning and mental health in older adulthood. Multiple subjective (i.e., self-report) and objective measures (e.g., pedometer) have been used to assess PA, however their agreement varies across studies. This pilot study examined cognitive predictors of the agreement between subjective and objectively measured PA. A total of 30 community-dwelling older adults completed a neuropsychological battery, as well as a measure of subjective PA and wore a wristwatch-based pedometer for 30 days to assess objective PA. Greater discrepancy between subjective and objective PA was correlated with poorer executive functioning (r = -.44, p = .02), and this remained true in regression models after controlling for age and education (b = .-54, p = .01). Older adults with lower executive functioning may be more likely to inaccurately report time spent engaging in PA. Future studies should explore whether this relationship holds in larger samples.
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