Functional living in older adults with type 2 diabetes: executive functioning, dual task performance, and the impact on postural stability and motor control

Michael A. Smith; Jane E. Else; Lorna Paul; Jonathan K. Foster; Mark Walker; Keith A. Wesnes; Leigh M. Riby

doi:10.1177/0898264314534896

Functional living in older adults with type 2 diabetes: executive functioning, dual task performance, and the impact on postural stability and motor control

Michael A. Smith, Jane E. Else, Lorna Paul, Jonathan K. Foster, Mark Walker, Keith A. Wesnes, Leigh M. Riby

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Abstract

Objective: Older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) experience accelerated age-related decline in some domains of cognition. The present study sought to investigate executive functioning and dual tasking capacities in this group.
Method: Older adults with DM2 and age-matched controls completed self-report measures assessing everyday activities, a comprehensive cognitive battery and more specific tasks assessing executive functioning, dual tasking, postural stability, and motor control.
Results: Executive abilities were particularly compromised in the participants with DM2. Furthermore, the DM2 group exhibited reduced postural stability under dual task conditions.
Discussion: These findings suggest that deficits in more complex cognitive activities underlie the decline in everyday function in DM2.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	841-859
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Aging and Health
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264314534896
Publication status	Published - Aug 2014

Keywords

type 2 diabetes
dual tasking
postural stability
functional living
executive functioning

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