Complex Mental and Physical Activity in Older Women and Cognitive Performance: A 6-month Randomized Controlled Trial

Klusmann, Verena; Evers, Andrea; Schwarzer, Ralf; Schlattmann, Peter; Reischies, Friedel M.; Heuser, Isabella; Dimeo, Fernando

doi:10.1093/gerona/glq053

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“…Health benefits of physical activity for older adults are well documented in terms of reduced mortality (Chakravarty et al 2008), better functional, physical, and psychosocial health (Taylor et al 2004;Hughes et al 2004), more positive affect (Netz et al 2007), reduced risk of falling (Carter et al 2001), better health-related quality of life (Rejeski and Mihalko 2001;Motl and McAuley 2009), and less cognitive decline (Klusmann et al 2010). However, despite this evidence, many older adults are not sufficiently active to enjoy these health benefits (Newsom et al 2004).…”

Section: Physical Activity and Health In Old Agementioning

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Physical activity intervention in older adults: does a participating partner make a difference?

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Social integration and social support are expected to facilitate the adoption and maintenance of physical activity. In the context of a physical activity intervention, we distinguished three partner status groups, serving as an indicator of social integration. It was hypothesized that individuals whose partner also participated in the intervention, as opposed to individuals whose partners did not participate, or individuals without an intimate partner, would benefit more in terms of their physical activity. In a second step, a differential prediction pattern of social support on physical activity for each of the three partner status groups was investigated. The study involved 302 men and women (aged 60-95 years) and included two measurement points in time: A baseline assessment with a leaflet intervention to foster physical activity, and a 4-week

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“…Young and, mainly, older adults with a high educational status (HES) had better dual-task performances on lower limb alternation from the ground to a step and simultaneous visual discrimination of two targets on a screen 23,24 . The educational status has also been associated with ability on some tasks involving balance and gait in older adults 25,26 . We hypothesized that cognitive-motor tasks involving lower limb function could minimize the influence of education.…”

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“…The participation of older adults in new stimulating activities, e.g. a computer course or an exercise program, might delay cognitive decline 25,26,27 . The knowledge of how age and education interact in cognitive-motor learning might complement the theories of brain and cognitive reserves.…”

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Educational status influences cognitive-motor learning in older adults: going to university provides greater protection against aging than going to high school

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ARTICLEEducational status influences cognitive-motor learning in older adults: going to university provides greater protection against aging than going to high school Impacto da escolaridade na aprendizagem de uma tarefa cognitivo-motora em idosos: cursar a faculdade fornece maior efeito protetor contra o envelhecimento do que cursar o ensino médio were subdivided into average (6-11years of education) and higher education (12-17 years). They received two training sessions (session 1: eight repetitions, session 2: four repetitions), with a one week-interval between them. The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test was performed before and after the training. Results: Volunteers with an average education showed longer times on the WEFT than those with a higher education. Older adults showed lower retention than middle-aged adults (p < 0.001). The TUG was faster after the WEFT training (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The impact of education was observed when locomotion was associated with cognitive tasks. Average education resulted in poorer performance and learning than higher education, mainly in older adults. Gait speed increased after training.Keywords: cognition; aging; evaluation; executive function; locomotion; visual perception. RESUMO

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“…This suggests an interaction between environment and the brain as a consequence of adaptation. The most consistent improvements of fluid cognition in older age were found in studies investigating effects of physical aerobe exercise across several months (Colcombe and Kramer 2003;Colcombe et al 2004;Erickson et al 2011;Klusmann et al 2010;Kramer et al 1999Kramer et al , 2006Kramer and Erickson 2007;VoelckerRehage et al 2010VoelckerRehage et al , 2011; see also Hillman et al 2008 for review). Colcombe et al (2004) found particular improvements of so-called executive functions and working memory, i.e.…”

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Neurocognition of aging in working environments

Gajewski

Falkenstein

2011

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Aging is accompanied by changes in sensory, motor and cognitive functions. Particularly, a high status of socalled fluid cognitive functions is crucial for the employability at an older age. This status, which can be assessed by psychometric and neuroimaging methods, depends on a number of factors like physical constitution, nutrition, education and work demands. This paper systematically analyses factors affecting cognitive functions in aging and reviews current neuroscientific findings regarding training induced neuronal plasticity and compensation of cognitive declines in aging. In the second part the relationship between cognitive functions and the type of work will be discussed and the project PFIFF presented as an example for transfer of neuroscientific basic research to an applied context that aimed at ameliorating and evaluating age-and job-related cognitive deficits. The results of the first project period showed that cognitive decline, as revealed in behavior and brain wave data, may be accelerated by long-lasting unchallenging work and, hence, may occur already in middle age. In the second part of PFIFF a 3-month program consisting of a supervised cognitive training was implemented in a group of 120 assembly-line employees. Before and after the training

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Complex Mental and Physical Activity in Older Women and Cognitive Performance: A 6-month Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract: In healthy older women, participation in new stimulating activities contributes to cognitive fitness and might delay cognitive decline. Exercise and computer classes seem to generate equivalent beneficial effects.

Cited by 179 publications

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Physical activity intervention in older adults: does a participating partner make a difference?

Physical activity intervention in older adults: does a participating partner make a difference?

Educational status influences cognitive-motor learning in older adults: going to university provides greater protection against aging than going to high school

Neurocognition of aging in working environments

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