通过轻度认知障碍的水运动提高全球认知和执行功能:一项随机对照试验
Sutaya Meekum1, Kornanong Yuenyongchaiwat1,2, Nongnuch Luangpon3
1Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
Life (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 27, 2025
概括
基于水的运动与认知训练显著改善了老年轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 的认知能力. 这种结合的方法显示了比单独的运动对认知灵活性和转移能力更大的益处.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 康复医学 康复医学 康复医学
背景情况:
- 轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 存在痴呆症的风险,需要进行干预以保持认知功能.
- 虽然陆地运动有助于认知,但将身体和认知训练相结合可能会产生更好的结果.
- 基于水的运动提供了一个低影响的,关节友好的身体活动替代品.
研究的目的:
- 评估基于水的运动,有或没有认知训练,对被诊断患有MCI的老年人的认知功能的影响.
- 为了比较孤立的水基运动与水基运动和认知训练计划的有效性.
主要方法:
- 37名患有MCI的参与者 (65岁以上) 被随机分为两组:水运动 (W) 或水运动加认知训练 (W-COG).
- 两组参与了60分钟的水基有氧运动,每周三次,持续12周.
- 在干预前和后进行认知评估.
主要成果:
- 两组人都在全球认知和视觉空间能力方面取得了显著的改善.
- 与W组 (77.77%) 相比,W-COG组表现出更高的认知改善百分比 (89%).
- 认知灵活性和转移能力仅在W-COG组中显著改善.
结论:
- 仅仅以水为基础的运动可以提高MCI患者的认知功能.
- 将水运动与认知训练相结合,提供了更实质性的认知益处,特别是在诸如灵活性和转移等执行功能方面.
- 这种综合方法有望缓解MCI老年人的认知衰退.
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