Associations Between Anemia and Physical Function in Georgia Centenarians

Assessing Physical Performance in Centenarians: Norms and an Extended Scale from the Georgia Centenarian Study

Centenarians display a broad variation in physical abilities, from independence to bed-bound immobility. This range of abilities makes it difficult to evaluate functioning using a single instrument. Using data from a population-based sample of 244 centenarians (M(Age) = 100.57 years, 84.8% women, 62.7% institutionalized, and 21.3% African American) and 80 octogenarians (M(Age) = 84.32 years, 66...

Personality Structure Among Centenarians: The Georgia Centenarian Study.

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND/STUDY CONTEXT: We demonstrate that observer-rated factor structure of personality in centenarians is congruent with the normative structure. Prevalence of cognitive impairment, which has previously been linked to changes in personality in younger samples, is high in this age group, requiring observer ratings to obtain valid data in a population-based context. Likewise, the...

Associations between Level and Change in Physical Function and Brain Volumes

BACKGROUND Higher levels of fitness or physical function are positively associated with cognitive outcomes but the potential underlying mechanisms via brain structure are still to be elucidated in detail. We examined associations between brain structure and physical function (contemporaneous and change over the previous three years) in community-dwelling older adults. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FI...

Associations between physical function and depression in nursing home residents with mild and moderate

Objectives The primary aim of this study is to describe depression and physical function in nursing home residents with dementia, as well as to examine the associations between depression and balance function, lower limb muscle strength, mobility and activities of daily living. The secondary aim is to examine the differences in physical function between the groups classified as depressed and no...

Associations between drug burden index and physical function in older people in residential aged care facilities.