The effects of a physical and cognitive training intervention vs. physical training alone on older adults’ physical activity: A randomized controlled trial with extended follow-up during COVID-19

Executive functions underlie self-regulation and are thus important for physical activity and adaptation to new situations. The aim was to investigate, if yearlong physical and cognitive training (PTCT) had greater effects on physical activity among older adults than physical training (PT) alone, an...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-10, Vol.16 (10), p.e0258559
Main Authors: Savikangas, Tiina, Törmäkangas, Timo, Tirkkonen, Anna, Alen, Markku, Fielding, Roger A., Kivipelto, Miia, Rantalainen, Timo, Stigsdotter Neely, Anna, Sipilä, Sarianna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adults
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Balance
Behavior
Biology and Life Sciences
Clinical trials
Cognitive ability
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - virology
Executive Function
Exercise
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gerontology
Health sciences
Humans
Intervention
Laboratories
Logistic Models
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Men
Nutrition research
Older people
Pandemics
People and Places
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Physical training
Psychology
Psykologi
SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification
Single-Blind Method
Social Sciences
Supervision
Trail Making Test
Treatment Outcome
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