TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Functional living in older adults with type 2 diabetes: executive functioning, dual task performance, and the impact on postural stability and motor control
JO  - Journal of aging and health
A1  - Smith, Michael A.
A1  - Else, Jane E.
A1  - Paul, Lorna
A1  - Foster, Jonathan K.
A1  - Walker, Mark
A1  - Wesnes, Keith A.
A1  - Riby, Leigh M.
SP  - 841
EP  - 859
VL  - 26
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) experience accelerated age-related decline in some domains of cognition. The present study sought to investigate executive functioning and dual tasking capacities in this group. <br><br>METHOD: Older adults with DM2 and age-matched controls completed self-report measures assessing everyday activities, a comprehensive cognitive battery and more specific tasks assessing executive functioning, dual tasking, postural stability, and motor control. <br><br>RESULTS: Executive abilities were particularly compromised in the participants with DM2. Furthermore, the DM2 group exhibited reduced postural stability under dual task conditions. <br><br>DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that deficits in more complex cognitive activities underlie the decline in everyday function in DM2.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0898-2643
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264314534896
ID  - ref1
ER  -