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| Title |
Physical activity to improve cognition in older adults: can physical activity programs enriched with cognitive challenges enhance the effects? A systematic review and meta-analysis
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| Published in |
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, July 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12966-018-0697-x |
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| Authors |
Freja Gheysen, Louise Poppe, Ann DeSmet, Stephan Swinnen, Greet Cardon, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Sebastien Chastin, Wim Fias, Gheysen, Freja, Poppe, Louise, DeSmet, Ann, Swinnen, Stefan, Cardon, Greet, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, Chastin, Sebastien, Fias, Wim |
| Abstract |
Aging-related cognitive decline and cognitive impairment greatly impacts older adults' daily life. The worldwide ageing of the population and associated wave of dementia urgently calls for prevention strategies to reduce the risk of cognitive decline. Physical activity (PA) is known to improve cognitive function at older age through processes of neuroplasticity. Yet, emerging studies suggest that larger cognitive gains may be induced when PA interventions are combined with cognitive activity (CA). This meta-analysis evaluates these potential synergistic effects by comparing cognitive effects following combined PA + CA interventions to PA interventions (PA only), CA interventions (CA only) and control groups. Pubmed, Embase, PsycInfo, CINAHL and Sportdiscus were searched for English peer-reviewed papers until April 2018. Data were extracted on cognition and factors potentially influencing the cognitive effects: mode of PA + CA combination (sequential or simultaneous), session frequency and duration, intervention length and study quality. Differences between older adults with and without mild cognitive impairments were also explored. Forty-one studies were included. Relative to the control group, combined PA + CA intervention showed significantly larger gains in cognition (g = 0.316; 95% CI 0.188-0.443; p < .001). Studies that compared combined PA + CA with PA only, showed small but significantly greater cognitive improvement in favor of combined interventions (g = 0.160; 95% CI 0.041-0.279; p = .008). No significant difference was found between combined PA + CA and CA only interventions. Furthermore, cognitive effects tended to be more pronounced for studies using simultaneous designs (g = 0.385; 95%CI 0.214-0.555; p < .001) versus sequential designs (g = 0.114; 95%CI -0.102- 0.331, p = .301). Effects were not moderated by session frequency, session duration, intervention length or study quality. Also, no differences in effects were found between older adults with and without mild cognitive impairments. Findings of the current meta-analysis suggest that PA programs for older adults could integrate challenging cognitive exercises to improve cognitive health. Combined PA + CA programs should be promoted as a modality for preventing as well as treating cognitive decline in older adults. Sufficient cognitive challenge seems more important to obtain cognitive effects than high doses of intervention sessions. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 49 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 | 16% |
| United States | 7 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 10% |
| Japan | 2 | 4% |
| Belgium | 2 | 4% |
| Finland | 2 | 4% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2% |
| Greece | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Unknown | 15 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 23 | 47% |
| Scientists | 16 | 33% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 503 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 503 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 67 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 61 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 9% |
| Researcher | 40 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 35 | 7% |
| Other | 80 | 16% |
| Unknown | 175 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 67 | 13% |
| Psychology | 54 | 11% |
| Sports and Recreations | 49 | 10% |
| Neuroscience | 42 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 7% |
| Other | 55 | 11% |
| Unknown | 200 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 72. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 February 2024.
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