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Watts AS, Vidoni ED, Loskutova N, et al. Measuring Physical Activity in Older Adults with and without Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease. Clin Gerontol. 2013;36(4):356-374doi: 10.1080/07317115.2013.788116.
Watts, A. S., Vidoni, E. D., Loskutova, N., Johnson, D. K., & Burns, J. M. (2013). Measuring Physical Activity in Older Adults with and without Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease. Clinical gerontologist, 36(4), 356-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2013.788116
Watts, Amber S, et al. "Measuring Physical Activity in Older Adults with and without Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease." Clinical gerontologist vol. 36,4 (2013): 356-374. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2013.788116
Watts AS, Vidoni ED, Loskutova N, Johnson DK, Burns JM. Measuring Physical Activity in Older Adults with and without Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease. Clin Gerontol. 2013 Jul;36(4):356-374. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2013.788116. PMID: 24062599; PMCID: PMC3778925.
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Clin Gerontol. 2013 Jul;36(4):356-374. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2013.788116.

Measuring Physical Activity in Older Adults with and without Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease.

Clinical gerontologist

Amber S Watts, Eric D Vidoni, Natalia Loskutova, David K Johnson, Jeffrey M Burns

Affiliations

  1. Lifespan Institute, Gerontology Center, University of Kansas ; Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis, University of Kansas ; Department of Psychology, University of Kansas.

PMID: 24062599 PMCID: PMC3778925 DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2013.788116

Abstract

We compared subjective reports of physical activity with objective measures of physical fitness including cardiorespiratory capacity, body composition, and physical performance in 146 older adults with and without early stage Alzheimer's disease (ESAD). Respondents reported primarily unstructured and low-intensity activities, including walking and housework. Individuals with ESAD participated in fewer and lower intensity physical activities than those without ESAD. In those without ESAD, housework was related to lower body mass index, leisure walking was related to faster speed on a timed walking test, and participation in sports was related to higher peak oxygen intake. In individuals with ESAD, reported physical activities did not predict any of the physical fitness, body composition, or physical performance measures. We conclude that measures of physical activity require expansion of unstructured and low intensity activities to improve sensitivity in sedentary populations, especially in older adults with ESAD.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; measurement sensitivity; older adults; physical activity

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