The feasibility and efficacy of the home-based exercise programs in patients with cognitive impairment: A pilot study

Alexa, let's train now! — A systematic review and classification approach to digital and home-based physical training interventions aiming to support healthy cognitive aging

“…One study used both a digital database and online classes to deliver the physical intervention. 75 The reviewed studies investigated the effects of digital and home-based physical training interventions on cognitive performance in younger adults, 76 , 85 , 198 adults with multiple sclerosis, 204 , 207 adults with Parkinson's disease, 205 , 208 , 209 , 212 adults with cardiovascular diseases, 210 adults suffering from stroke, 213 healthy older adults, 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 211 older adults with mild cognitive impairment, 75 , 191 , 199 older adults with mild Alzheimer's disease, 206 and older adults with dementia. 214 A more detailed overview of the general characteristics of the participants is provided in Supplementary Table 1 .…”

“…All studies except for 1 study 198 were conducted in a parallel-group design and had either a passive control group, 76 , 85 , 191 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204 , 209 , 211 an active control group, 75 , 195 , 196 , 197 , 199 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 212 , 213 , 214 or both. 193 , 210 Furthermore, the majority of studies provided general supervision, meaning that physical exercise sessions were unsupervised but participants were regularly contacted by the healthcare professionals (i.e., the research team) and/or could contact the healthcare professional when they needed assistance.…”

“… 85 , 191 , 192 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204 , 205 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 All physical exercise sessions were directly supervised by a healthcare professional in 3 studies, 76 , 198 , 199 whereas the caregiver was asked to supervise physical exercise sessions in 1 study, 206 and participants’ movements were tracked by a motion sensor in another study. 214 In the other studies, (a) regular in-person group meetings were conducted in which a physical exercise session 214 or a physical exercise session combined with a discussion of health education topics were performed; 193 (b) besides unsupervised home-based exercise sessions, regular online classes were conducted; 75 and (c) a 5-week-long supervised at-facility training was followed by 5 weeks of unsupervised home-based training. 85 In addition, only 4 out of the 27 studies were conducted as a group-based intervention, 76 , 85 , 198 , 199 whereas in the remaining studies participants either trained on their own, 191 , 192 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204 , 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , ...…”

“…2 , 8258 studies were identified from the databases and 17 were retrieved from other sources. Eleven studies were retrieved from websites (e.g., platforms such as ResearchGate), 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 and 6 more were retrieved via a search for further publications by specific authors. 51 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90

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Effects of Mind-Body Qigong Exercise on Overall Health, Fatigue/Sleep, and Cognition in Older Chinese Immigrants in the US: An Intervention Study with Control

“…Longitudinal randomized controlled trials should be conducted to further test the efficacy of the Baduanjin exercise. Additionally, the in-person group exercise could be extended to home-based formats [ 65 ], which would make the exercise more accessible. Furthermore, individuals from different ethnic groups could be included in the exercise intervention to test if Baduanjin could improve health for a diverse population.…”