Associations between local area deprivation and physical activity in cognitively impaired people: an accelerometry study

Empowering people with cognitive impairment (PwCI) to maintain physical activity (PA) supports functional independence. PwCI participate in less PA than recommended; disease‐specific factors (e.g. cognitive changes) do not sufficiently explain this. In older adults, most habitual PA takes place in the home or local neighbourhoods. Targeting PA in both the home and local community may be more impactful than creating external opportunities (e.g. exercise classes).