{"title":"Associations between Driving Status, Frequency of Transport use after Driving Cessation, and Social Frailty among Middle-Aged and Older Adults.","authors":"Tatsuya Fukuei, Shoma Akaida, Yoshiaki Taniguchi, Daijo Shiratsuchi, Yuto Kiuchi, Mana Tateishi, Yukari Aishita, Ryota Kuratsu, Hyuma Makizako","doi":"10.4235/agmr.24.0071","DOIUrl":"10.4235/agmr.24.0071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The use of transport other than cars is a modifiable factor in the association between driving cessation and social frailty. Clarifying this relationship may serve as a new preventive measure against social frailty among current non-drivers. This study examined the potential association of driving status and transport use with social frailty, as well as between the frequency of transport use and social frailty, among current non-drivers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included 977 middle-aged and older adults (average age, 65.3±4.8 years). The participants were classified as transport users (more than a few times a week) and transport non-users (less than a few times a month). Based on driving status and transport use, the groups were further classified into current driver, current non-driver/transport user, and current non-driver/transport non-user groups. The relationships between driving status, transport use, and social frailty were examined using multiple logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The current non-driver group and the transport non-user group were significant association with a higher social frailty. The current non-driver/transport user group showed no association with social frailty compared with the current driver group. The odds ratio for the social frailty rate for The current non-driver/transport non-user group was 2.14 (95% confidence interval, 1.25-3.73).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Participants who neither drive nor take transport showed significant associations with increased social frailty. Compared with current driver/transport use, current non-driver/transport non-use was associated with social frailty.</p>","PeriodicalId":44729,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research","volume":" ","pages":"437-444"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695765/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141581091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of Combined Low Physical Activity and Low Dietary Diversity with Mild Cognitive Impairment among Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults.","authors":"Yuto Kiuchi, Hyuma Makizako, Mika Kimura, Yuki Nakai, Yoshiaki Taniguchi, Shoma Akaida, Mana Tateishi, Takuro Kubozono, Toshihiro Takenaka, Hiroyuki Shimada, Mitsuru Ohishi","doi":"10.4235/agmr.24.0080","DOIUrl":"10.4235/agmr.24.0080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the potential association between the combination of low physical activity and low dietary diversity with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older Japanese adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from 600 older adults (mean age, 74.1±6.4 years; women, 62.0%) were analyzed. We evaluated dietary variety based on the Food Frequency Score (FFS; maximum 30 points) by assessing the 1-week consumption frequencies of ten foods. An FFS of ≤16 indicated low dietary diversity. We assessed MCI using the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Functional Assessment Tool. Physical activity levels was determined based on participant responses to two questions: \"Do you engage in moderate levels of physical exercise or sports aimed at health?\" and \"Do you engage in low levels of physical exercise aimed at health?\" Participants who responded \"No\" to both questions were classified as having low physical activity levels. We classified the participants into robust, low-dietary diversity, low-physical activity, and coexistence groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall prevalence of MCI was 20.7%, with rates in the robust, low dietary diversity, low physical activity, and coexistence groups of 17.7%, 24.7%, 25.0%, and 41.9%, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that low dietary diversity and physical activity were associated with MCI in older adults (odds ratio=2.80, 95% confidence interval 1.22-6.28).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of the present study demonstrated the association of the co-occurrence of low dietary diversity and low physical activity with MCI. Older adults with both risk factors may require early detection, as well as physical activity and dietary interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":44729,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research","volume":" ","pages":"453-459"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695757/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141634916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Follow-Up of Cardiopulmonary Responses Using Submaximal Exercise Test in Older Adults with Post-COVID-19.","authors":"Patchareeya Amput, Sirima Wongphon","doi":"10.4235/agmr.24.0093","DOIUrl":"10.4235/agmr.24.0093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Data on cardiopulmonary fitness in older adults in the longer term after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are of interest as the time required for the full recovery of physical fitness after COVID-19 remains unclear. Some studies have reported that patients do not recover physical fitness for up to 6 or 12 months after COVID-19, whereas other studies have observed full recovery after 12-months. Therefore, this study evaluated and compared the cardiopulmonary responses induced by the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and 1-minute sit-to-stand-test (1-min-STST) results at 3, 6, and 12 months in older adults with and without COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included 59 older adults aged ≥60 with and without a history of COVID-19. The cardiopulmonary response parameters including heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse oxygen saturation (O2 sat), rate of perceived exertion (RPE), and leg fatigue were evaluated in the participants after 6MWT and 1-min-STST assessments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Post-COVID-19, older adults showed statistically significant differences in HR, SBP, DBP, O2 sat, RPE, leg fatigue, 6MWT time, and 1-min-STST step numbers at 3, 6, and 12 months (p<0.001). Moreover, older adults showed statistically significant differences in HR, SBP, DBP, RPE, leg fatigue, O2 sat, and 6MWT distance at 3 months post-COVID-19 compared with those in older adults without COVID-19 (p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>While older adults showed recovery of cardiopulmonary response parameters according to 6MWT and 1-min-STST findings at the 12-month follow-up post-COVID-19, these results of these measurements did not return to the values observed in older adults without COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":44729,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research","volume":" ","pages":"476-483"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695753/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141581092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonghee Han, Su Young Yoon, Junepill Seok, Jin Young Lee, Jin Suk Lee, Jin Bong Ye, Younghoon Sul, Se Heon Kim, Hong Rye Kim
{"title":"Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score for Predicting Mortality among Older Korean Adults with Trauma: Is It Applicable in All Cases?","authors":"Jonghee Han, Su Young Yoon, Junepill Seok, Jin Young Lee, Jin Suk Lee, Jin Bong Ye, Younghoon Sul, Se Heon Kim, Hong Rye Kim","doi":"10.4235/agmr.24.0095","DOIUrl":"10.4235/agmr.24.0095","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to validate the Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score (GTOS) for predicting mortality associated with trauma in older Korean adults and compare the GTOS with the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included patients aged ≥65 years who visited the Chungbuk National University Hospital Regional Trauma Center between January 2016 and December 2022. We used receiver operating characteristic curves and calibration plots to assess the discrimination and calibration of the scoring systems.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 3,053 patients, the median age was 77 years, and the mortality rate was 5.2%. The overall GTOS-predicted mortality and 1-TRISS were 5.4% (interquartile range [IQR], 3.7-9.5) and 4.7% (IQR, 4.7-4.7), respectively. The areas under the curves (AUCs) of 1-TRISS and GTOS for the total population were 0.763 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.719-0.806) and 0.794 (95% CI, 0.755-0.833), respectively. In the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤12 group, the in-hospital mortality rate was 27.5% (79 deaths). The GTOS-predicted mortality and 1-TRISS in this group were 18.6% (IQR, 7.5-34.7) and 26.9% (IQR, 11.9-73.1), respectively. The AUCs of 1-TRISS and GTOS for the total population were 0.800 (95% CI, 0.776-0.854) and 0.744 (95% CI, 0.685-0.804), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The GTOS and TRISS demonstrated comparable accuracy in predicting mortality, while the GTOS offered the advantage of simpler calculations. However, the GTOS tended to underestimate mortality in patients with GCS ≤12; thus, its application requires care in such cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":44729,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research","volume":" ","pages":"484-490"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695760/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142082160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Predictive Ability of the 2-Minute Step Test for Functional Fitness in Older Individuals with Hypertension.","authors":"Puttipong Poncumhak, Patchareeya Amput, Noppharath Sangkarit, Tichanon Promsrisuk, Arunrat Srithawong","doi":"10.4235/agmr.23.0070.e1","DOIUrl":"10.4235/agmr.23.0070.e1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44729,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research","volume":"28 4","pages":"491"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695752/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142923681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Toileting Behavior on Daytime Non-sedentary Behavior in Nursing Home Residents.","authors":"Yuri Nakano, Satoshi Kubota, Takuya Furudate","doi":"10.4235/agmr.24.0085","DOIUrl":"10.4235/agmr.24.0085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nursing home residents engage in lower levels of physical activity, primarily remaining seated or lying down, except for routine activities of daily living (ADLs). Since ADLs, particularly toileting, require effort. This study investigated the relationship between physical activity and toileting activity during the daytime among older nursing home residents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study involved 30 participants, including a group of healthy community-dwelling older individuals and two groups of nursing home residents with independent and non-independent toileting behavior, respectively. The physical activity of participants was measured with an accelerometer, and estimated metabolic equivalents, duration, and amount of physical activity were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The amount of physical activity associated with toileting was significantly higher in the independent and non-independent groups than in the community group. Moreover, the amount of non-sedentary physical activity associated with toileting positively affected the amount of non-sedentary physical activity during the daytime. These findings suggest that toileting activity can contribute significantly to the physical activity of older nursing home residents.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Interventions focusing on improving toileting behavior among nursing home residents may positively impact overall physical activity and functional abilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":44729,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research","volume":"28 4","pages":"460-468"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695763/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142923700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yunhwan Lee, Eunsaem Kim, Jihye Yun, Jaewon Choi, Jinhee Kim, Chang Won Won, Miji Kim, Soongnang Jang, Kyungwon Oh, Jihee Kim
{"title":"The Life Functioning Scale: A Measurement Tool Developed to Assess the Physical Functioning Abilities of Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 50 Years or Older.","authors":"Yunhwan Lee, Eunsaem Kim, Jihye Yun, Jaewon Choi, Jinhee Kim, Chang Won Won, Miji Kim, Soongnang Jang, Kyungwon Oh, Jihee Kim","doi":"10.4235/agmr.24.0087","DOIUrl":"10.4235/agmr.24.0087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to develop an instrument for assessing physical functioning among adults aged 50 years or older living in the community.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Based on a review of various national health surveys and cohort studies, a 144-item bank was constructed for assessing physical functioning. Focus group interviews were conducted among adults aged 50 years or older to investigate their level of understanding of 60 selected items, followed by a pretest of the items on a nationally representative sample (n=508). The final 25-item questionnaire was tested on an independent sample (n=259) for validity and reliability based on classical test and item response theories. Predictive validity at the 6-month follow-up was tested in a separate sample (n=263).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The newly developed Life Functioning (LF) scale assessed the dimensions of functional limitations, disabilities, and social activities. The scale satisfied a one-dimensionality assumption with good item fit and demonstrated criterion validity, construct validity, high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.93), and test-retest reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient=0.84; 95% confidence interval, 0.76-0.89). The LF scale comprised 25 items with a total score ranging from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicated higher levels of functioning. The LF score was significantly associated with the Physical Functioning score at 6 months.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The LF scale was developed to assess the physical functioning of people in their late midlife or older. Future studies should test the instrument on a national sample and evaluate its application in diverse population subgroups.</p>","PeriodicalId":44729,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research","volume":" ","pages":"410-418"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695756/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141477597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Sarcopenia on Changes in the Prevalence of Patients with Depressive Mood during Inpatient Geriatric Rehabilitation.","authors":"Akio Shimizu, Keisuke Maeda, Junko Ueshima, Yuria Ishida, Tatsuro Inoue, Kenta Murotani, Ayano Nagano, Naoharu Mori, Tomohisa Ohno, Ichiro Fujisima","doi":"10.4235/agmr.24.0088","DOIUrl":"10.4235/agmr.24.0088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The effect of sarcopenia on depressive mood during geriatric rehabilitation remains unclear. This study investigated the potential influence of sarcopenia on depressive mood among geriatric patients in a rehabilitation setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This observational cohort study enrolled 204 patients aged ≥65 years (mean age, 78.8±7.6 years; women, 45.1%) admitted to a rehabilitation unit between April 2020 and July 2021. Sarcopenia was diagnosed based on the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment criteria, which include low handgrip strength and muscle mass. Depressive mood was defined as a 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale score of ≥6 points. We applied logistic regression models to examine the influence of sarcopenia on depressive mood at discharge.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We observed sarcopenia in 58.3% of patients. The logistic regression model showed that sarcopenia negatively influenced depressive mood at discharge (odds ratio=5.460; 95% confidence interval, 2.344-13.415). Of the 68 patients without depressive mood at admission, those with sarcopenia (n=31) had a significantly higher incidence of depressive mood at discharge compared with patients without sarcopenia (n=37) (41.9% vs. 16.2%, p=0.037).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Sarcopenia at admission negatively affected depressive mood at discharge from geriatric rehabilitation. Thus, early and routine assessment of sarcopenia is vital for patients undergoing geriatric rehabilitation.</p>","PeriodicalId":44729,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research","volume":" ","pages":"469-475"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695767/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141749221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Functional Dependency as a Marker for Positive SARC-F Screen among Older Persons at the Emergency Department.","authors":"Edward Chong, Eileen Fabia Goh, Wee Shiong Lim","doi":"10.4235/agmr.24.0091","DOIUrl":"10.4235/agmr.24.0091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Functional dependency may serve as a marker for positive SARC-F screen (Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs and Falls) among older adults at the Emergency Department (ED). We compared functional dependency between SARC-F- (<4) and SARC-F+ (≥4) groups at the ED.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A secondary analysis of cohorts from two quasi-experimental studies among patients aged ≥65 years old presenting to the ED of a 1,700-bed tertiary hospital. We compared both groups for baseline characteristics using univariate analyses, and performed multiple linear regression to examine the association between Modified Barthel Index (MBI) and Lawton's instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) against SARC-F, and binary logistic regression to examine the associations between individual ADL domains and SARC-F+. We compared the area under receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC) to detect SARC-F+ for MBI, IADL, frailty, age, cognition and comorbidity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>SARC-F+ patients were older (86.4±7.6 years), predominantly female (71.5%) and frail (73.9%), more dependent on walking aids (77.2%), and had lower premorbid MBI (median 90.0 [interquartile range 71.0-98.0]) and IADL (4.0 [2.0-5.0]) (both p<0.001). MBI (β=-0.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.086 to -0.055) and IADL (β=-0.533, 95% CI -0.684 to -0.381) were significantly associated with SARC-F. Dependency in finances (odds ratio [OR]=14.7, 95% CI 3.57-60.2, p<0.001), feeding (OR=12.4, 95% CI 1.45-106, p=0.022), and stair-climbing (OR=10.49, 95% CI 4.96-22.2, p<0.001) were the top three functional items associated with SARC-F. MBI (AUC=0.82, 95% CI 0.77-0.84) and IADL (AUC=0.78, 95% CI 0.72-0.84) showed superior discrimination for SARC-F+ compared to other measures (AUC=0.58-0.70).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Functional dependency is strongly associated with positive SARC-F screen among older adults at the ED. This highlights the need for increased vigilance, especially in the presence of dependency in relevant domains such as managing finances, feeding, and stair-climbing.</p>","PeriodicalId":44729,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research","volume":" ","pages":"401-409"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695766/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141477593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hamin Lee, Sangmi Park, Seungho Han, Hyeon Dong Lee, Ickpyo Hong, Hae Yean Park
{"title":"Effects of Information and Communication Technology Use on the Executive Function of Older Adults without Dementia: A Longitudinal Fixed-Effect Analysis.","authors":"Hamin Lee, Sangmi Park, Seungho Han, Hyeon Dong Lee, Ickpyo Hong, Hae Yean Park","doi":"10.4235/agmr.24.0073","DOIUrl":"10.4235/agmr.24.0073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Impaired executive function is common in older adults. This study examined the causal relationship between the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and executive function in older adults over time.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study performed a secondary analysis of data from four waves (2016-2019) of the National Health and Aging Trends Study. A fixed-effect analysis was conducted to examine the effects of ICT on the executive function of older adults without dementia aged ≥65 years. This study analyzed data from 3,334 respondents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We observed significant positive effects of ICT use on executive function over time (standardized β=0.043-0.045; 95% confidence interval, 0.001-0.043; p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The current findings support the use of ICT as a protective approach to prevent decline in executive function in community-dwelling older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":44729,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research","volume":" ","pages":"445-452"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11695761/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142356053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}