Physical activity and its impact on cognitive behaviour among the elderly population of central Lucknow Sonkar Manisha, Kiran U. V., Rawat Neha Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (UP) Online published on 27 October, 2023. Abstract Physical activities and exercises are promising nonpharmaceutical interventions for older adults in preventing age-related cognitive decline. The present study aimed at exploring the level of Physical Activity and its association with various determinants of cognitive difficulties such as depression, memory difficulties, and disruption among randomly selected 120 elderly (60 males and 60 females) of central Lucknow.International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and the Revised Memory & Behaviour Checklist (RMBC) were administered to see the relationship between physical activity and cognitive difficulties. The analysis of data indicated that the elderly population with more physical activity was found to have lesser cognitive difficulties as compared to those with less physical activity. Out of 120 respondents, 49.16 percent were found to be engaging in high levels of physical activity. Out of all the parameters checked under the Revised Memory and Behavioral Checklist, females were found to have fewer memory difficulties and less disruption than males. For depression, the difference between the mean scores across genders was not found to be statistically significant. The two variables were found to be negatively correlated, with a correlation coefficient value of -.238. The correlation between the parameters namely memory difficulties, depression, and disruption tested through RMBC and level of physical activity was also computed and found to be -0.425, - 0.121, and - 0.221 respectively The correlation between the level of physical activity & memory and the correlation between memory of physical activity and disruption was found to be significant at the 0.05 level. The findings of this study will help policymakers create a comprehensive policy framework targeted at reducing the risk of developing cognitive impairment among the elderly. Top Keywords Physical activity, Memory, Disruption, Depression, Elderly. Top |