Effects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults

Julia Rahe,1 Annette Petrelli,1 Stephanie Kaesberg,2 Gereon R Fink,3 Josef Kessler,3 Elke Kalbe1 1Psychological Gerontology and Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Interventions, Institute of Gerontology, University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany; 2Cognitive Neurology Section, Institu...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Rahe J, Petrelli A, Kaesberg S, Fink GR, Kessler J, Kalbe E
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2015
Materias:	cognitive training physical activity combined intervention healthy older adults cognitive aging Geriatrics RC952-954.6
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/e247362c31be4f3cabd1c8d31f23c69e
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:e247362c31be4f3cabd1c8d31f23c69e
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e247362c31be4f3cabd1c8d31f23c69e2021-12-02T01:42:48ZEffects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/e247362c31be4f3cabd1c8d31f23c69e2015-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/effects-of-cognitive-training-with-additional-physical-activity-compar-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Julia Rahe,1 Annette Petrelli,1 Stephanie Kaesberg,2 Gereon R Fink,3 Josef Kessler,3 Elke Kalbe1 1Psychological Gerontology and Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Interventions, Institute of Gerontology, University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany; 2Cognitive Neurology Section, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany; 3Department of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany Introduction: Cognitive training (CT) has been reported to improve cognition in older adults. Its combination with protective factors such as physical activity (CPT) has rarely been studied, but it has been suggested that CPT might show stronger effects than pure CT.Materials and methods: Healthy older adults (aged 50–85 years) were trained with CPT (n=15) or CT (n=15). Interventions were conducted in 90-minute sessions twice weekly for 6.5 weeks. Cognitive functions were assessed before and immediately after the interventions, and at 1-year follow-up.Results: The main finding was an interaction effect on attention, with comparable gains from CPT and CT from pre- to post-test, but stronger effects of CPT to follow-up (P=0.02). Significant effects were found in subjects in terms of cognitive state (P=0.02), letter verbal fluency (P=0.00), and immediate (P=0.00) and delayed (P=0.01) verbal memory. Post hoc analyses indicated that these latter domains were affected differentially by CPT and CT. No significant between-subject effects were found.Conclusion: Our results suggest that CPT might lead to stronger long-term effects on attention. However, as the difference between CT and CPT was only evident at follow-up, these effects cannot be interpreted as a direct consequence of CPT; they may have been related to sustained physical activity after the training. Other domains were improved by both interventions, but no typical pattern could be identified. Possible underlying mechanisms are discussed, and directions for future research are suggested. Keywords: combined intervention, cognitive aging, exerciseRahe JPetrelli AKaesberg SFink GRKessler JKalbe EDove Medical Pressarticlecognitive trainingphysical activitycombined interventionhealthy older adultscognitive agingGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 10, Pp 297-310 (2015)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	cognitive training physical activity combined intervention healthy older adults cognitive aging Geriatrics RC952-954.6
spellingShingle	cognitive training physical activity combined intervention healthy older adults cognitive aging Geriatrics RC952-954.6 Rahe J Petrelli A Kaesberg S Fink GR Kessler J Kalbe E Effects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults
description	Julia Rahe,1 Annette Petrelli,1 Stephanie Kaesberg,2 Gereon R Fink,3 Josef Kessler,3 Elke Kalbe1 1Psychological Gerontology and Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Interventions, Institute of Gerontology, University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany; 2Cognitive Neurology Section, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany; 3Department of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany Introduction: Cognitive training (CT) has been reported to improve cognition in older adults. Its combination with protective factors such as physical activity (CPT) has rarely been studied, but it has been suggested that CPT might show stronger effects than pure CT.Materials and methods: Healthy older adults (aged 50–85 years) were trained with CPT (n=15) or CT (n=15). Interventions were conducted in 90-minute sessions twice weekly for 6.5 weeks. Cognitive functions were assessed before and immediately after the interventions, and at 1-year follow-up.Results: The main finding was an interaction effect on attention, with comparable gains from CPT and CT from pre- to post-test, but stronger effects of CPT to follow-up (P=0.02). Significant effects were found in subjects in terms of cognitive state (P=0.02), letter verbal fluency (P=0.00), and immediate (P=0.00) and delayed (P=0.01) verbal memory. Post hoc analyses indicated that these latter domains were affected differentially by CPT and CT. No significant between-subject effects were found.Conclusion: Our results suggest that CPT might lead to stronger long-term effects on attention. However, as the difference between CT and CPT was only evident at follow-up, these effects cannot be interpreted as a direct consequence of CPT; they may have been related to sustained physical activity after the training. Other domains were improved by both interventions, but no typical pattern could be identified. Possible underlying mechanisms are discussed, and directions for future research are suggested. Keywords: combined intervention, cognitive aging, exercise
format	article
author	Rahe J Petrelli A Kaesberg S Fink GR Kessler J Kalbe E
author_facet	Rahe J Petrelli A Kaesberg S Fink GR Kessler J Kalbe E
author_sort	Rahe J
title	Effects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults
title_short	Effects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults
title_full	Effects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults
title_fullStr	Effects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults
title_sort	effects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2015
url	https://doaj.org/article/e247362c31be4f3cabd1c8d31f23c69e
work_keys_str_mv	AT rahej effectsofcognitivetrainingwithadditionalphysicalactivitycomparedtopurecognitivetraininginhealthyolderadults AT petrellia effectsofcognitivetrainingwithadditionalphysicalactivitycomparedtopurecognitivetraininginhealthyolderadults AT kaesbergs effectsofcognitivetrainingwithadditionalphysicalactivitycomparedtopurecognitivetraininginhealthyolderadults AT finkgr effectsofcognitivetrainingwithadditionalphysicalactivitycomparedtopurecognitivetraininginhealthyolderadults AT kesslerj effectsofcognitivetrainingwithadditionalphysicalactivitycomparedtopurecognitivetraininginhealthyolderadults AT kalbee effectsofcognitivetrainingwithadditionalphysicalactivitycomparedtopurecognitivetraininginhealthyolderadults
_version_	1718402929867620352

Effects of cognitive training with additional physical activity compared to pure cognitive training in healthy older adults

Ejemplares similares