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Exercise and Parkinson’s: benefits for cognition and quality of life
Author(s) -
Cruise K. E.,
Bucks R. S.,
Loftus A. M.,
Newton R. U.,
Pegoraro R.,
Thomas M. G.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01338.x
Subject(s) - cognition , quality of life (healthcare) , parkinson's disease , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gerontology , cognitive psychology , medicine , neuroscience , psychotherapist , disease , pathology
Cruise KE, Bucks RS, Loftus AM, Newton RU, Pegoraro R, Thomas MG. Exercise and Parkinson’s: benefits for cognition and quality of life.
Acta Neurol Scand: 2011: 123: 13–19.
© 2010 The Authors Journal compilation © 2010 Blackwell Munksgaard. Objectives – The benefits of physical exercise for psychological aspects of quality of life (QoL) are well established in normally ageing adults, yet potential benefits for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have received limited attention. This study evaluated the benefits of exercise for cognitive functioning, mood and disease‐specific QoL for people with PD. Methods – Twenty‐eight individuals with PD were allocated to an exercise intervention program (EIP, n = 15) or control group ( n = 13). The EIP group undertook a programme of progressive anabolic and aerobic exercise twice weekly for 12 weeks. The control group maintained their usual lifestyle. Results – Exercise was shown to have selective benefits for cognitive functioning by improving frontal lobe based executive function. No significant effects were demonstrated for mood or disease‐specific QoL. Conclusions – These results are consistent with previous research demonstrating selective benefits of exercise for executive function among normal ageing adults and PD.