Relationship between performance on the Digital Trail Making Peg test and cognitive function in older adults

  • Inoue Taiki
    Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Mejiro University Doctoral Program in Human Care Science, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  • Nagata Koki
    Doctoral Program in Public Health, Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  • Tateoka Korin
    Doctoral Program in Health and Sports Sciences, Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  • Seol Jaehoon
    Faculty of Health and Sport Science, University of Tsukuba Japan Society for the Promotion of Science International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba
  • Yoon Jieun
    Open Innovation Laboratory for Food and Medicinal Resource Engineering R& D Center for Tailor-Made QOL, University of Tsukuba
  • Tsuji Taishi
    Faculty of Health and Sport Science, University of Tsukuba
  • Okura Tomohiro
    Faculty of Health and Sport Science, University of Tsukuba International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba R& D Center for Tailor-Made QOL, University of Tsukuba

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  • 高齢者におけるDigital Trail Making Peg testのパフォーマンスと認知機能との関連性
  • コウレイシャ ニ オケル Digital Trail Making Peg test ノ パフォーマンス ト ニンチ キノウ ト ノ カンレンセイ

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<p>Aim: To determine the relationship between performance on the Digital Trail Making Peg test (DTMP) and cognitive function in older adults.</p><p>Methods: A total of 203 community-dwelling older adults (mean age: 76.4±5.1 years old) participated in this study. The five-cog test was used to assess the cognitive function. The DTMP measured completion time, number of errors and intra-individual variability for performance variability (coefficient of variation, CV; inter-elemental variability, IEV). Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (ρ) was calculated to examine the association between each variable. In addition, a multiple regression analysis was performed with the cognitive function score as the dependent variable and the DTMP completion time, number of errors, CV, and IEV as the independent variables, with adjusting for the sex, age, years of education, body mass index, medical history, depression, and physical function.</p><p>Results: The rank correlation coefficients with cognitive function scores were as follows: completion time, ρ = -0.479 (P < 0.01), number of errors, ρ = -0.068 (P = 0.332), CV, ρ = 0.085 (P = 0.225), IEV, ρ = -0.316 (P < 0.01). The results of the multiple regression analysis showed that completion time (β = -0.566), CV (β = 0.164), IEV (β = 2.736) were significantly associated with cognitive function scores.</p><p>Conclusions: The shorter the DTMP completion time, the better the overall cognitive function. However, the intra-individual variability of CV and IEV did not show consistent results, with smaller values indicating less intra-individual variability.</p>

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