Physical functioning is associated with processing speed and executive functions in community-dwelling older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 837-844

  Desjardins Creau, Laurence ^a,b   Berryman, Nicolas ^b,c   Minh Vu, Thien Tuong ^b   Villalpando, Juan Manuel ^b   Kergoat, Marie Jeanne ^b,c   Li, Karen Z ^d   Bosquet, Laurent ^c,e   Bherer, Louis ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Cognition; Executive functions; Physical functioning; Processing speed

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84911413950     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu036     Document Type: Article

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