TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Subjective physical and cognitive age among community-dwelling older people aged 75 years and older: differences with chronological age and its associated factors
JO  - Aging and mental health
A1  - Ihira, Hikaru
A1  - Furuna, Taketo
A1  - Mizumoto, Atsushi
A1  - Makino, Keitaro
A1  - Saitoh, Shigeyuki
A1  - Ohnishi, Hirofumi
A1  - Shimada, Hiroyuki
A1  - Makizako, Hyuma
SP  - 756
EP  - 761
VL  - 19
IS  - 8
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the associations between self-reported subjective physical and cognitive age, and actual physical and cognitive functions among community-dwelling older people aged 75 years and older. <br><br>METHOD: The sample comprised 275 older adults aged 75-91 years. Two questions were asked regarding subjective age: 'How old do you feel physically?' and 'How old do you feel cognitively?' To assess physical functions, we measured handgrip strength, knee extension strength, standing balance and walking speed. Tests of attention, executive function, processing speed and memory were performed to assess actual cognitive function. <br><br>RESULTS: Subjective physical and cognitive age was associated with performance on all of the physical and cognitive tests, respectively (p < 0.01). We also found that older adults who reported themselves as feeling older than their chronological age had a slower walking speed and lower scores for word-list memory recall than those who did not report themselves as feeling older than their actual age. <br><br>CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that promoting a fast walking speed and good memory function may help to maintain a younger subjective physical and cognitive age in older adults aged 75 years and older.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1360-7863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2014.967169
ID  - ref1
ER  -