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Tools to identify older adults who may benefit

Research gap analysis derived from 3 psychology papers in our local library.

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

Evidence profile

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.

Research trend

Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.

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 gap
    Keywords: 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 5/5
    Keywords: 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 5/5
    Keywords: there need understand relationships between cognitive function functional

Questions about this 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… This is supported by 3 representative gap statements extracted from 3 papers, rated weak evidence.

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