Mobility and Cognition in Seniors. Report from the 2008 Institute of Aging (CIHR) Mobility and Cognition Workshop

Authors

  • Manuel Montero-Odasso University of Western Ontario
  • Louis Bherer Concordia University
  • Stephanie Studenski National Institute on Aging
  • Karen Gopaul University of Western Ontario
  • Afua Oteng-Amoako University of Western Ontario
  • Sarah Woolmore-Goodwin The University of Western Ontario
  • Paul Stoole University of Western Ontario
  • Jennie Wells The University of Western Ontario
  • Timothy Doherty University of Western Ontario
  • Aleksandra A. Zecevic University of Western Ontario
  • David Galinsky Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  • R. Jane Rylett University of Western Ontario, London, ON
  • Jeffrey Jutai University of Ottawa
  • Susan Muir–Hunter University of Western Ontario
  • Mark Speechley University of Western Ontario
  • Richard Camicioli University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.18.188

Keywords:

mobility, executive function, dual-task gait, exercises, gait variability, falls, MCI, Parkinson’s disease

Abstract

Background

The annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology was held on October 24 and 25, 2008 in London, Ontario. Prior to the annual meeting, mobility and cognition experts met on October 23, 2008 to engage in a pre-conference workshop.

Methods

Discussions during the workshop addressed novel areas of research and knowledge and research gaps pertaining to the interaction between mobility and cognition in seniors.

Results

Workshop presenters moved from the neuromuscular, biomechanics, and neurology of gait impairments, and falls through the role of cognition and mood on mobility regulation to the whole person in the environment. Research gaps were identified.

Conclusions

Despite a consensus that mobility and cognition are increasingly correlated as people age, several gaps in our understanding of mechanisms and how to assess the interaction were recognized. The gaps originally identified in 2008 are still pertinent today. Common and standardized assessments for “mobility and cognition” are still not in place in current practice. Interventions that target mobility and cognitive decline as a single entity are still lacking.

 

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Published

2015-08-04

How to Cite

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Montero-Odasso M, Bherer L, Studenski S, Gopaul K, Oteng-Amoako A, Woolmore-Goodwin S, Stoole P, Wells J, Doherty T, Zecevic AA, Galinsky D, Rylett RJ, Jutai J, Muir–Hunter S, Speechley M, Camicioli R. Mobility and Cognition in Seniors. Report from the 2008 Institute of Aging (CIHR) Mobility and Cognition Workshop. Can Geriatr J [Internet]. 2015 Aug. 4 [cited 2024 Nov. 19];18(3):159-67. Available from: https://cgjonline.ca/index.php/cgj/article/view/188

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2015)

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