TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of exercise-cognitive combined dual-task program on cognitive function and depression in elderly with mild cognitive impairment
AU - Kim, Kyoungah
AU - Kim, Oksoo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Korean Society of Adult Nursing.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Purpose: This study was to develop and verify the effects of the exercise-cognitive combined dual-task training program on cognitive function and depression of the elderly with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The participants were assigned into two groups: an experimental group receiving an exercise-cognitive combined dual-task (n=20) and a control group receiving a simple-task (n=18). After 8 weeks of intervention (2 days per week), the change in depression and cognitive functions were compared between the groups. Results: General cognitive function (t=-2.81, p=.011), frontal cognitive function (Z=-3.50, p <.001), attention/working memory function (U=-2.91, p=.004), depression (t=4.96, p <.001) of the experimental group were significantly increased than those of the control group. Conclusion: The findings of the study showed that an exercise-cognitive combined dual-task program for MCI was effective in improving general cognitive function, frontal and executive function, attention/working memory function, and reducing depression.
AB - Purpose: This study was to develop and verify the effects of the exercise-cognitive combined dual-task training program on cognitive function and depression of the elderly with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The participants were assigned into two groups: an experimental group receiving an exercise-cognitive combined dual-task (n=20) and a control group receiving a simple-task (n=18). After 8 weeks of intervention (2 days per week), the change in depression and cognitive functions were compared between the groups. Results: General cognitive function (t=-2.81, p=.011), frontal cognitive function (Z=-3.50, p <.001), attention/working memory function (U=-2.91, p=.004), depression (t=4.96, p <.001) of the experimental group were significantly increased than those of the control group. Conclusion: The findings of the study showed that an exercise-cognitive combined dual-task program for MCI was effective in improving general cognitive function, frontal and executive function, attention/working memory function, and reducing depression.
KW - Cognitive function
KW - Depression
KW - Dual-task program
KW - Mild cognitive impairment
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U2 - 10.7475/kjan.2015.27.6.707
DO - 10.7475/kjan.2015.27.6.707
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84957613998
VL - 27
SP - 707
EP - 717
JO - Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
JF - Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
SN - 1225-4886
IS - 6
ER -