作者: Lindsay S. Nagamatsu , Chun Liang Hsu , Jennifer C. Davis , John R. Best , Teresa Liu-Ambrose
DOI: 10.1080/0361073X.2016.1224657
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摘要: Background/Study Context: With our aging population, understanding determinants of healthy is a priority. One essential component mobility. Although self-efficacy can directly impact mobility in older adults, it unknown what role brain health may play this relationship.Methods: The authors conducted cross-sectional pilot analysis community-dwelling women (N = 80, mean age = 69 years) to examine whether volume mediates the relationship between falls-related self-efficacy, as measured by Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale, and mobility, Timed Up Go (TUG) test. Age, depression, education, functional comorbidities, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were included model covariates.Results: report that total white matter volume, specifically, significantly where higher was associated with greater (r = .28...