The relation of physical activity, cognition and psychological well-being in older oldest people over 80 years.

Autor/inn/en	Veldema, Jitka; Jansen, Petra
Titel	The relation of physical activity, cognition and psychological well-being in older oldest people over 80 years. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Der Zusammenhang zwischen körperlicher Aktivität, Kognition und psychischem Wohlbefinden bei älteren Menschen über 80 Jahren.
Quelle	In: Experimental aging research, 45 (2019) 5, S. 400-409 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-073X; 1096-4657
DOI	10.1080/0361073X.2019.1664459
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Visuelle Vorstellung; Empirische Untersuchung; Korrelation; Kognition; Kognitive Leistung; Kognitiver Prozess; Lernfähigkeit; Motorik; Motorische Leistungsfähigkeit; Räumliche Wahrnehmung; Test; Kognitives Lernen; Geschlechtsdifferenzierung; Gleichgewichtssinn; Rotation; Balance; Bewegung (Motorische); Bewegungsaktivität; Gleichgewicht; Altersgruppe; Alter Mensch; Erwachsener
Abstract	Objectives: It is the main goal of this study to investigate the relationships between physical abilities, cognitive abilities and the aspects of psychological well-being in people aged 80 or older. In contrast to other studies, we focus on the executive functions and mental rotation while investigating cognitive performance; this is because it is well known in the literature investigating younger participants that these functions relate to some kind of motor or physical activity. Methods: 41 independently living persons over 80 years were enrolled. Physical activities (German Physical Activity Questionnaire 50+), balance (One leg stand), psychological well-being (Resilience, General depressions scale), cognitive abilities (Flanker task, Mental rotation, Number connection test) as well as the influence of gender and education status were analyzed. Results: Higher physical activity correlates with higher resilience. Persons with higher education and men show better values on the depression scale. Better mental rotation ability could be detected in persons with higher education. Discussion: This first experimental study with people only over 80 years demonstrates the importance of education and physical activity for different aspects of psychological well-being. Due to the aim of investigating participants only over 80 years living independently the sample size is small so the study should be further enlarged. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2022/3