Why the study?
Adults with type 2 diabetes experience cognitive decline, which affects daily activities involving motor components, but working memory and sensorimotor deficits in this population needed evaluation.
Population
10 community-dwelling persons with T2D and 10 age- and sex-matched healthy controls
Comparison
Adults with T2D vs healthy controls
Authors
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May indicate cognitive-motor screening needs in T2D; leaves open whether deficits affect daily function or warrant intervention.
Adults with type 2 diabetes exhibit systemic deficits in working memory, tactile, and motor function that impact manual tasks.
Gorniak et al. (2019) studied this question.
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