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Age was similar between groups (p = 0.07). MCI had slower accelerations per minute and gyroscope degrees per minute at the head (p <0.001, d=0.51; p <0.001, d=0.69) and lumbar spine (p = 0.003, d=0.0.60; p <0.001, d=0.66) compared to CU. Regression models using the Flanker test explained the greatest amount of variance, explaining 26% and 37% at the head (p's <0.001) and 21% and 22% and at the lumbar spine (p <0.001) of acceleration and degrees of movement, respectively. Objective measurements of movement using wearable technology during real-world activities, such as grocery shopping, may be a digital biomarker of cognitive and physical function. As cognition declines, in particular executive functioning, the overall accelerations and speed of rotational movements particularly at the head may reflect more significant changes in cognition. Future studies are needed in community grocery stores to assess free-living IADLs to determine if such activities can be used as a digital biomarker of cognitive, motoric, and functional decline.

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Cole, K. R., Gifford, K. A., & Davidson, L. (2025). Relationship of cognition and structured grocery shopping in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment. Alzheimer s & Dementia. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70856_107505

Vancouver

Cole KR, Gifford KA, Davidson L. Relationship of cognition and structured grocery shopping in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 2025. doi:10.1002/alz70856_107505. PMID: 41511892.

BibTeX

@article{cole2025-41511892,
  author  = {Cole, Keith R. and Gifford, Katherine A. and Davidson, Leslie},
  title   = {{Relationship of cognition and structured grocery shopping in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment}},
  journal = {Alzheimer s \& Dementia},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1002/alz70856_107505},
  pmid    = {41511892},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70856_107505}
}

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Key findings

Age was similar between groups (p = 0.07).
MCI had slower accelerations per minute and gyroscope degrees per minute at the head (p <0.001, d=0.51; p <0.001, d=0.69) and lumbar spine (p = 0.003, d=0.0.60; p <0.001, d=0.66) compared to CU.
Regression models using the Flanker test explained the greatest amount of variance, explaining 26% and 37% at the head (p's <0.001) and 21% and 22% and at the lumbar spine (p <0.001) of acceleration and degrees of movement, respectively.
Objective measurements of movement using wearable technology during real-world activities, such as grocery shopping, may be a digital biomarker of cognitive and physical function.
As cognition declines, in particular executive functioning, the overall accelerations and speed of rotational movements particularly at the head may reflect more significant changes in cognition.

Why it matters

This study found that older adults with mild cognitive impairment moved more slowly during a grocery shopping task than those without it, and that executive function explained much of this difference. It suggests wearable movement measures during real-world activities might serve as a marker, but it does not test a treatment or cure for Alzheimer's disease.

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Study details

Participants15
Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 35/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Alzheimer s & Dementia)
Journal's citation record	2 / 4	Alzheimer s & Dementia: journal h-index 228 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	1 / 4	15 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomized / blinded	0 / 2	No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	0 / 7	Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	0 / 6	Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	1 / 4	Last-listed author Leslie Davidson: h-index 8 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	Boston University: institution h-index 1,456 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 41511892)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	35 / 100	—

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