Cognitive Domain Impairments Related to Walking Difficulty: A Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol Study

GSA 2025 Abstract

Abstract

Community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment are at risk of disability. This study aimed to identify if adding specific cognitive domain impairments increase the odds of walking difficulty beyond single domain impairments. We analyzed data from 3,374 community-dwelling older adults (mean[SD] age: 74.1[7.6] yrs, 55.

The paper

Matthew Miller, Pamela Ygrubay, Irena Stijacic Cenzer,

Deborah E. Barnes, Katherine L. Possin,

Kenneth E. Covinsky

University of California, San Francisco

GSA 2025 Abstract · 31 Dec 2025 · CC BY

Presented at GSA 2025

doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.785

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