Twelve-Week Exercise Influences Memory Complaint but not Memory Performance in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Study

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different types of exercise on memory performance and memory complaint after a 12-week intervention. Eighty community-dwelling volunteers, aged 66.96 ± 11.73 years, were randomly divided into four groups: resistance, cardiovascular, postural, and control g...

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Published in:Journal of aging and physical activity 2017-10, Vol.25 (4), p.612-620
Main Authors: Iuliano, Enzo, Fiorilli, Giovanni, Aquino, Giovanna, Di Costanzo, Alfonso, Calcagno, Giuseppe, di Cagno, Alessandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Cognitive functioning
Community volunteers
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Exercise - psychology
Exercise Therapy - methods
Female
Geriatric Assessment - methods
Humans
Independent Living - statistics & numerical data
Intervention
Male
Memory
Memory - physiology
Memory tests
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Older people
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Prose
Prose memory
Questionnaires
Resistance
Statistical analysis
Task Performance and Analysis
Volunteers
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Summary:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different types of exercise on memory performance and memory complaint after a 12-week intervention. Eighty community-dwelling volunteers, aged 66.96 ± 11.73 years, were randomly divided into four groups: resistance, cardiovascular, postural, and control groups (20 participants for each group). All participants were tested for their cognitive functions before and after their respective 12-week intervention using Rey memory words test, Prose memory test, and Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q). Statistical analysis showed that the three experimental groups significantly improved MAC-Q scores in comparison with the control group (p 
ISSN:1063-8652
1543-267X
DOI:10.1123/japa.2016-0249