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Functional parameters indicative of mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review using instrumented kinematic assessment

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posted on 2023-07-26, 15:18 authored by Iván J. Fuentes-Abolafio, Brendon Stubbs, Luis M. Pérez-Belmonte, María R. Bernal-López, Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas, Antonio Cuesta-Vargas
Background: Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) experience alterations of functional parameters, such as an impaired balance or gait. The current systematic review set out to investigate whether functional objective performance may predict a future risk of MCI; to compare functional objective parameters in patients with MCI and a control group; and to assess changes in these parameters after different physical activity interventions. Methods: Electronic databases, including PubMed, AMED, CINAHL, EMBASE, PEDro and Web of Science as well as grey literature databases, were searched from inception to February 2020. Cohort studies and Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) were included. The risk of bias of the included studies was assessed independently by reviewers using quality assessment checklists. The level of evidence per outcome was assessed using the GRADE criteria. Results: Seventeen studies met inclusion criteria including patients with MCI. Results from RCTs suggested that gait speed, gait variability and balance may be improved by different physical activity interventions. Cohort studies showed that slower gait speed, above all, under Dual Task (DT) conditions, was the main impaired parameter in patients with MCI in comparison with a Control Gorup. Furthermore, cohort studies suggested that gait variability could predict an incident MCI. Although most of included cohort studies reported low risk of bias, RCTs showed an unclear risk of bias. Conclusions: Studies suggest that gait variability may predict an incident MCI. Moreover, different gait parameters, above all under DT conditions, could be impaired in patients with MCI. These parameters could be improved by some physical activity interventions. Although cohort studies reported low risk of bias, RCTs showed an unclear risk of bias and GRADE criteria showed a low level of evidence per outcome, so further studies are required to refute our findings.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

20

Issue number

1

Page range

282

Publication title

BMC Geriatrics

ISSN

1471-2318

Publisher

BioMed Central

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  • Published version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2021-03-19

Legacy creation date

2021-03-19

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care

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