title: Self-reported Exhaustion is Associated with Small Life Space in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment.
abstract: [Purpose] Older adults experience exhaustion-induced health problems, such as poor physical function and low physical activity levels. The associations between self-reported exhaustion and physical function and activity are not clear in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between self-reported exhaustion and physical function and activity in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. [Subjects] A total of 356 older adults with mild cognitive impairment (mean age = 71.6 ± 0.3 years, 50.8% women) were included in this study. [Methods] Self-reported exhaustion was identified by one item from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures index. Gait speed, gait endurance, and life space were also assessed. [Results] Sixty-two participants reported having exhaustion, giving a 17.4% prevalence of self-reported exhaustion among these individuals. Logistic regression analysis showed that the Life-Space Assessment score was the only parameter significantly independently associated with exhaustion status (adjusted odds ratio 0.97, 95% confidence interval 0.95-0.99). [Conclusion] These results suggest that self-reported exhaustion is associated with life space. Future research is needed to identify ways for older people with MCI to improve their exhaustion status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Japan ; Department of Functioning Activation, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan.
authors.forename: Kota
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsutsumimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Functioning Activation, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan.
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.affiliation: Department of Functioning Activation, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.affiliation: Department of Functioning Activation, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan.
authors.forename: Hyuma
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makizako
authors.affiliation: Department of Functioning Activation, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.affiliation: Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan.
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
keywords: Life space; Mild cognitive impairment; Self-reported exhaustion