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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2025

Cognitive performance, sleep quality and physical activity as predictors of functional mobility in older adults.

Daniela Smirni, Garden Tabacchi, Roberta Cottone, Giovanni Angelo Navarra, Giulio Muscarnera, Vincenzo Di Noto, Antonino Scardina, Marianna Bellafiore

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Daniela SmirniDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Garden TabacchiDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Roberta CottoneDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giovanni Angelo NavarraDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giulio MuscarneraDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Vincenzo Di NotoAzienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Antonino ScardinaDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Marianna BellafioreDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

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Abstract

Objective: This study investigated the relationships between functional mobility and cognitive performance, sleep quality and physical activity in older adults according to age, sex, weight status and education, and whether these variables could be predictors of functional mobility and fall risk. Method: Eighty-five physically independent older adults (72.3 ± 5.67 years; 83.5% female), without significant cognitive impairments, were involved in this cross-sectional study. Functional mobility, cognitive functions as phonemic fluency, attention, memory, processing speed, and manual dexterity were, respectively, assessed with Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, phonemic fluency test, Grooved Pegboard Test, (GPT) and Symbol Digit Modalities Test, Stroop Color-Word Test. Sleep quality and physical activity were evaluated with self-reported questionnaires. Correlational and multiple regression analyses were performed. Results: Poorer TUG performance was significantly associated with older age ( Conclusion: Older age and reduced manual dexterity were linked to greater fall risk. These findings suggest that early interventions targeting fine motor skills may help preserve mobility and prevent falls in aging populations.

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