![]() ![]() ![]() Simple physical performance assessment tools such as TUG, gait speed and 4-minute walk tests have been used among older adults with MCI. However, this test is not viable for large scale community screenings due to its cost, duration and training that may prove to be costly. These gait parameters are sensitive and accurate measures to detect alterations in gait among older adults with MCI. Evidence regarding association between gait and MCI indicated that older adults with MCI had poorer performance in their gait assessment which was measured using gait parameters such as velocity, stride length and coefficient of variation. In older adults with MCI, motor control as in gait can be further affected by impairments of primary motor cortex. ![]() Changes in gait among older adults are due to reduction in muscle mass and muscle strength, deterioration of postural stability and vestibular function. Limited functional mobility is a major concern in older adults with MCI. Approximately, 15 to 30% older adults globally and in 22% in Malaysia are reported to have MCI. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been identified as a transition phase between normal cognitive ageing and early dementia. ĭisabilities among older adults are mainly precipitated by cognitive impairments. In 2050, the eighty-and-older population is projected to be quadrupled. Similar trends are seen in Malaysia and it will be categorised as an ageing nation by the year 2035 as this group of population is expected to occupy 15% of the total population. Majority of these older adults (62.3%) are projected to be living in Asia by the year 2050. The number of older adults in the world is estimated to double from year 20 to 22%. ![]()
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