在老年人进行认知和运动训练后,认知表现的个体内变异性得到改善
Nárlon C Boa Sorte Silva1,2,3, Lisanne F Ten Brinke1,2, Allison A M Bielak4
1Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS
|October 20, 2023
概括
计算机化认知训练 (CCT) 降低了老年人认知表现的变化. 将CCT与有氧运动相结合,为注意力和处理速度提供了更广泛的好处,这表明对认知健康的有效策略.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 运动科学 运动科学
背景情况:
- 认知表现的个体内变异性 (IIV) 的增加是老年人群认知衰退的关键指标.
- 计算机认知训练 (CCT) 和有氧运动通过降低IIV来缓解这种下降的有效性仍然在很大程度上未被探索.
研究的目的:
- 研究CCT与有氧运动和没有有氧运动对降低老年人IIV的影响.
- 为了确定组合干预是否会比单独使用CCT带来更大的好处.
主要方法:
- 一项为期8周的随机对照试验的二次分析,涉及65-85岁的老年人.
- 参与者被分配到单独的CCT,有氧运动的CCT或积极的对照组.
- 测量了个体内变异性,使用来自认知任务的反应时间数据,如模式比较处理速度测试 (PACPS) 和侧面抑制控制和注意力测试.
主要成果:
- 计算机化认知训练 (CCT) 单独显著降低了处理速度任务 (PACPS) 中的IIV.
- 结合CCT和有氧运动也降低了PACPS中的IIV,并进一步降低了Flanker任务的注意力相关方面的IIV.
- 与CCT相结合的有氧运动证明了对认知性能可变性有更广泛的益处.
结论:
- 计算机化认知训练 (CCT) 通过减少个体内变化,有效地促进认知健康.
- 将有氧运动与CCT相结合,可以为老年人提供增强和更广泛的认知功能的改善.
- 综合干预代表了一种有前途的方法,以保持在衰老的认知活力.
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