Physical Activity and Neuropsychological Functioning in Older Adults.

IF 2.1 Q3 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Pub Date : 2024-06-20 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1177/23337214241262924
Anna S Ord, Adrienne H Eldridge, David R Netz, Shannon G Kuschel, Jamie Holland, Theresa Long, Candace Dumas, Crista Glover, Morgan Schools, Rachel Stephens, Anna T Magnante, Scott W Sautter
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Research has identified a positive relationship between physical activity and neuropsychological functioning across the lifespan. The present study further examined the relationship between physical activity, depression, anxiety, and cognitive functioning in community-dwelling older adults (ages 65-96) who completed an outpatient neuropsychological evaluation (N = 526). Psychometrically sound and validated measures were used to assess depression, anxiety, and cognitive functioning. Analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) were conducted to examine differences between individuals who reported regularly engaging in physical activity and those who did not, after adjusting for demographic variables (age, education, and gender). Results indicated that physical activity was associated with better scores on measures of depression, anxiety, and cognitive functioning. Effect sizes for total scores on all measures were large, but there was a sizeable range of effect sizes (from small to large) for various cognitive domains. Smallest effect sizes were observed for subtests measuring language skills and visuospatial abilities, whereas largest effect sizes were seen in processing speed and memory. Results suggest that engaging in physical activity may be a beneficial non-pharmacological intervention for older adults. These findings underscore the importance of integrating physical activity programs in community and healthcare settings to foster mental and cognitive health in older populations.

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老年人的体育活动和神经心理功能。
研究发现,在人的一生中,体育锻炼与神经心理功能之间存在着积极的关系。本研究进一步考察了完成门诊神经心理学评估的社区老年人(65-96 岁)(526 人)的体育锻炼、抑郁、焦虑和认知功能之间的关系。评估抑郁、焦虑和认知功能时使用了符合心理测量学原理且经过验证的方法。在对人口统计学变量(年龄、教育程度和性别)进行调整后,进行了协方差分析(ANCOVA),以检验定期参加体育锻炼的人与不参加体育锻炼的人之间的差异。结果表明,体育锻炼与抑郁、焦虑和认知功能等指标的得分相关。所有测量指标总分的效应大小都很大,但不同认知领域的效应大小有相当大的范围(从小到大)。在测量语言技能和视觉空间能力的子测试中观察到的效应大小最小,而在处理速度和记忆力方面观察到的效应大小最大。研究结果表明,参加体育锻炼可能是对老年人有益的非药物干预措施。这些发现强调了在社区和医疗保健环境中整合体育活动项目以促进老年人群心理和认知健康的重要性。
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Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Medicine-Geriatrics and Gerontology
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2.90
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3.70%
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119
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (GGM) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed open access journal where scholars from a variety of disciplines present their work focusing on the psychological, behavioral, social, and biological aspects of aging, and public health services and research related to aging. The journal addresses a wide variety of topics related to health services research in gerontology and geriatrics. GGM seeks to be one of the world’s premier Open Access outlets for gerontological academic research. As such, GGM does not limit content due to page budgets or thematic significance. Papers will be subjected to rigorous peer review but will be selected solely on the basis of whether the research is sound and deserves publication. By virtue of not restricting papers to a narrow discipline, GGM facilitates the discovery of the connections between papers.
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