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| Title |
A bidirectional relationship between physical activity and executive function in older adults
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2014.01044 |
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| Authors |
Michael Daly, David McMinn, Julia L. Allan |
| Abstract |
Physically active lifestyles contribute to better executive function. However, it is unclear whether high levels of executive function lead people to be more active. This study uses a large sample and multi-wave data to identify whether a reciprocal association exists between physical activity and executive function. Participants were 4555 older adults tracked across four waves of the English Longitudinal Study of Aging. In each wave executive function was assessed using a verbal fluency test and a letter cancelation task and participants reported their physical activity levels. Fixed effects regressions showed that changes in executive function corresponded with changes in physical activity. In longitudinal multilevel models low levels of physical activity led to subsequent declines in executive function. Importantly, poor executive function predicted reductions in physical activity over time. This association was found to be over 50% larger in magnitude than the contribution of physical activity to changes in executive function. This is the first study to identify evidence for a robust bidirectional link between executive function and physical activity in a large sample of older adults tracked over time. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 39 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 8 | 21% |
| United States | 4 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 5% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| Turkey | 1 | 3% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 12 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 28 | 72% |
| Scientists | 9 | 23% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 208 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Taiwan | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 203 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 40 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 12% |
| Researcher | 22 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 9% |
| Other | 34 | 16% |
| Unknown | 49 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 48 | 23% |
| Sports and Recreations | 18 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 31 | 15% |
| Unknown | 66 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 26. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 January 2023.
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