Development of a New Cognitive-Motor Outpatient Index in Older People

Abstract

Aim:

To design an index that categorizes older people according to motor and cognitive functions.

Materials and methods:

An analytical cross-sectional study assessing 38 older people (over 65 years) was performed to design a cognitive-motor outpatient index using the Mini-Mental State Examination, the motor memory test (MMT) and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test by principal component analysis.

Results:

Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin values indicated that the sample was adequate. The index resulted in one factor accounting for 100% of the variance. The correlation between index values was −0.829 with the TUG test and 0.815 with the MMT. Cutoff points of the scores obtained from the regression method were: 20% (−0.745), 40% (−0.136), 60% (0.428) and 80% (0.949).

Conclusions:

The cognitive-motor outpatient index could be used to categorize older people based on motor function and cognitive function; moreover, the index facilitates the evaluation and follow-up of this population by clinicians and researchers.

Acknowledgement

The authors would like to thank all participants and collaborating staff who took part in the research of Health center “Tiro Pichón”, María del Mar Rodriguez, Juan José Bedoya and members of Clinimetría research group.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author (MGSA).

Funding

The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.