Title
Feasibility and effectiveness of a walking program for community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment
Author
van Uffelen, J.G.Z.
Chinapaw, M.J.M.
Hopman-Rock, M.
van Mechelen, W.
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven
Publication year
2009
Abstract
This study examined the feasibility and effect on aerobic fitness of a 1-yr, twice-weekly, group-based moderate-intensity walking program (MI-WP, n = 77) compared with a low-intensity activity program (LI-AP, n = 75) for community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Thirty participants did not start a program; median attendance in the other 122 participants was 71%. Small but significant associations were observed between attendance and memory in the MI-WP and general cognition in the LI-AP. Associations were no longer significant when both groups were analyzed together. Intensity, assessed using percentage of heart-rate reserve and the Borg scale, equaled intended intensity for both programs. Aerobic fitness improved significantly in participants in the MI-WP. In conclusion, cognition was not clearly associated with attendance in the 62 participants starting the MI-WP, and average attendance was good. The intensity was feasible for participants who continued the MI-WP. The findings support the proposal that regular moderate-intensity walking improves aerobic fitness in adults with MCI. © 2009 Human Kinetics, Inc.
Subject
Healthy for Life
Health
Healthy Living
Leefomgeving en gezondheid
Aerobic fitness
Cognition
Exercise
Randomized controlled trial
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TNO identifier
241961
ISSN
1063-8652
Source
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 17 (4), 398-415
Document type
article