Effect of a self-care program on oxidative stress and cognitive function in an older Mexican urban-dwelling population

Objective To determine the effect of a self-care program on oxidative stress (OxS) and cognitive function in an older, Mexican, urban-dwelling population. Design A longitudinal and pre-experimental study was carried out in a sample of 79 older healthy, urban-dwelling individuals residing in Mexico C...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2009-11, Vol.13 (9), p.791-796
Main Authors: Sánchez-Rodríguez, M. A., Arronte-Rosales, A., Mendoza-Núñez, V. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aging
Aging - physiology
Aging - psychology
Anthropometry
Antioxidants - metabolism
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition - physiology
Depression - epidemiology
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Health Promotion
Health Status Indicators
Humans
JNHA: Clinical Neurosciences
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mexico
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Oxidative Stress - physiology
Primary Care Medicine
Quality of Life Research
Self Care
Urban Population
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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Summary:Objective To determine the effect of a self-care program on oxidative stress (OxS) and cognitive function in an older, Mexican, urban-dwelling population. Design A longitudinal and pre-experimental study was carried out in a sample of 79 older healthy, urban-dwelling individuals residing in Mexico City, (62 females and 17 males), of which 71 of them (59 women and 12 males) complied with the entire self-care program. Measurements We measured OxS, cognitive function, the Nagi Disability Scale of physical task functioning, and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) prior to and after 2 years of intervention with an active aging program. Results All older persons adopted healthy, self-care-based lifestyles according to the active aging program to which they were trained, which was associated with a statistically significant improvement of OxS and cognitive function markers on comparing pre- and post-community intervention data. Conclusions Our findings suggest that self-care-based healthy lifestyles programs can improve the oxidative stress and cognitive function in urban-dwelling elderly population.
ISSN:1279-7707
1760-4788
DOI:10.1007/s12603-009-0215-6