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Effects of Exercise on Neurobehavioral Function in Community‐Dwelling Older People More Than 75 Years of Age
Author(s) -
Okumiya Kiyohito,
Matsubayashi Kozo,
Wada Tomoko,
Kimura Shigeaki,
Doi Yoshinori,
Ozawa Toshio
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01444.x
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , test (biology) , dementia , repeated measures design , gerontology , analysis of variance , randomized controlled trial , population , regimen , body mass index , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , disease , environmental health , biology
OBJECTIVE : We evaluated the effects of exercise on neurobehavioral function in healthy older people more than 75 years of age. DESIGN : A randomized controlled trial with 6‐month follow‐up was conducted. SETTING : The study was performed in the rural town of Kahoku, Japan, the population of which is considered representative of the older popuration of Japan. PARTICIPANTS : We studied 42 healthy volunteers (18 men and 24 women; mean age, 79 years (range, 75 to 87 years)) who were randomly assigned to one of two groups, exercise or control. INTERVENTION : Subjects assigned to the exercise group were instructed to exercise for 60 minutes twice a week for 6 months. Subjects in the control group were not instructed to engage in any specific exercise regimen. MEASUREMENTS : The following measurements were recorded for both groups at baseline and at 6‐month follow‐up: (1)Neurobehavioral function as determined by the following tests: Mini‐Mental State Exam (MMSE), Hasegawa Dementia. Scale Revised (HDSR), Visuospatial Cognitive Performance Test (VCP‐test), Button score, Up & Go test, and Functional Reach; and (2)Body mass index and blood pressure. RESULTS : The effects of exercise were shown in the Up & Go test and Functional Reach (ANOVA with repeated measures). CONCLUSION : This study demonstrates the acceptability and effectiveness of exercise on neurobehavioral function, even in older people more than 75 years of age.