Open AccessNIH Toolbox Cognition Battery in Young and Older Adults: Reliability and Relationship to Adiposity and Physical Activity
Author(s) -
Keith R. Cole,
Chu-Ling Yen,
Shauna Dudley-Javoroski,
Richard K. Shields
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of geriatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.185
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2152-0895
pISSN - 1539-8412
DOI - 10.1519/jpt.0000000000000244
Subject(s) - cognition , intraclass correlation , psychology , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , body mass index , wisconsin card sorting test , executive functions , cognitive decline , gerontology , medicine , physical therapy , clinical psychology , psychometrics , dementia , psychiatry , disease , neuropsychology
Executive function in normal aging may be modulated by body habitus and adiposity, both factors modified by physical therapist prescriptions. This study measured between-day reliability of executive function metrics in young and older individuals and examined associations between cognition, adiposity, and physical activity.