Tools to identify older adults who may benefit
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The gap
There is a need for tools to identify older adults who may benefit from confirmatory evaluation for cognitive impairment. Many studies focus on individual-level predictors, but few integrate data from diverse domains such as physical activi
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Sourced from the stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2006 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 493 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Accelerometry and dual-scale neighborhood indicators for screening of MoCA-defined cognitive impairment: an interpretable machine-learning study (2026) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi
There is a need for tools to identify older adults who may benefit from confirmatory evaluation for cognitive impairment. Many studies focus on individual-level predictors, but few integrate data from diverse domains such as physical activity, body composition, and the built environment.
generalstated research gapKeywords: there need tools identify older adults benefit confirmatory - Mental Exercise and Mental Aging (2006) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · cited 493× · doi
Although many training studies, and comparisons involving experts, people in specific occupations, and people whose mental activity levels are determined by their self-reports, have found a positive relation between level of activity and level of cognitive functioning, very few studies have found an interactive effect of age and mental activity on measures of cognitive functioning.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: activity people mental found level cognitive functioning training comparisons involving experts specific occupations whose levels - Motor and functional correlates of cognitive performance in older adults (2026) · Romanian Journal of Neurology · doi
There is a need to understand the relationships between cognitive function and functional status in older adults. Prior research has not fully explored the associations between MMSE scores and various functional and nutritional parameters. The study aims to address this gap by examining the relationships between cognitive function and functional status in older adults.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: there need understand relationships between cognitive function functional
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