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Associations between local area deprivation and physical activity participation in people with cognitive impairment in the North East of England
Journal of Alzheimer's disease, Vol.95(1), pp.265-273
2023
PMID: 37483003
Abstract
Background: Promoting 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. Objective: To 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). Methods: 87 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. Results: Key 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. Conclusion: These 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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- Title
- Associations between local area deprivation and physical activity participation in people with cognitive impairment in the North East of England
- Authors/Creators
- Ríona Mc Ardle - Newcastle UniversityCalum Hamilton - Newcastle UniversitySilvia Del Din - Newcastle UniversityAndrew Kingston - Newcastle UniversityLouise Robinson - Newcastle UniversityBrook Galna - Murdoch University, Centre for Healthy AgeingAlan J. Thomas - Newcastle UniversityLynn Rochester - Newcastle University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Alzheimer's disease, Vol.95(1), pp.265-273
- Publisher
- IOS Press
- Identifiers
- 991005602262707891
- Copyright
- © 2023 – The authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Healthy Ageing
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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