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Functional Decline in Cognitive Impairment – The Relationship between Physical and Cognitive Function

Author(s) -

Tung Wai Auyeung,

Timothy Kwok,

Jenny Lee,

PingChung Leung,

Jason Leung,

Jean Woo

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

neuroepidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1423-0208

pISSN - 0251-5350

DOI - 10.1159/000154929

Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , cognition , dementia , grip strength , physical therapy , physical fitness , preferred walking speed , gerontology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , disease

Physical function decline is associated with dementia, which might either be mediated by the coexisting sarcopenia or directly related to the impaired cognition. Our objectives are to examine the relationship between cognitive function and performance-based physical function and to test the hypothesis that cognitive function is related to poor physical function independent of muscle mass.

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