Víctor Serrano

Educación Física & Entrenamiento Deportivo

A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol to Test the Efficacy of a Dual-Task Multicomponent Exercise Program vs. a Simple Program on Cognitive and Fitness Performance in Elderly People


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J. Párraga-Montilla, A. Aibar-Almazán, J. C. Cabrera-Linares, Emilio Lozano-Aguilera, Victor Serrano Huete, María Dolores Escarabajal Arrieta, P. Latorre‐Román
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021

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Párraga-Montilla, J., Aibar-Almazán, A., Cabrera-Linares, J. C., Lozano-Aguilera, E., Huete, V. S., Arrieta, M. D. E., & Latorre‐Román, P. (2021). A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol to Test the Efficacy of a Dual-Task Multicomponent Exercise Program vs. a Simple Program on Cognitive and Fitness Performance in Elderly People. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.


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Párraga-Montilla, J., A. Aibar-Almazán, J. C. Cabrera-Linares, Emilio Lozano-Aguilera, Victor Serrano Huete, María Dolores Escarabajal Arrieta, and P. Latorre‐Román. “A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol to Test the Efficacy of a Dual-Task Multicomponent Exercise Program vs. a Simple Program on Cognitive and Fitness Performance in Elderly People.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021).


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Párraga-Montilla, J., et al. “A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol to Test the Efficacy of a Dual-Task Multicomponent Exercise Program vs. a Simple Program on Cognitive and Fitness Performance in Elderly People.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021.


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@article{j2021a,
  title = {A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol to Test the Efficacy of a Dual-Task Multicomponent Exercise Program vs. a Simple Program on Cognitive and Fitness Performance in Elderly People},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
  author = {Párraga-Montilla, J. and Aibar-Almazán, A. and Cabrera-Linares, J. C. and Lozano-Aguilera, Emilio and Huete, Victor Serrano and Arrieta, María Dolores Escarabajal and Latorre‐Román, P.}
}

Abstract

Background: The necessity of improve the life quality in elderly people is well-known. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of physical and cognitive training programs, as well as their combination on the cognitive functions and physical capacities in women over 80 years old. Methods: Forty-three women took part in this study (80.86 ± 5.03 years). They were divided into four groups (three experimental groups and one control group). Experimental group 1 performed cognitive training. Experimental group 2 did physical–cognitive training, and Experimental Group 3 accomplished physical training. All of training programs had duration of eight weeks (five sessions of 60 min per week). We measured cognitive variables with the Stroop test, D2 test, and Trail Making test. Physical variables were measured with handgrip strength, Minute Step Test, and visual–acoustic reaction time. Results. Control group reduces his physical and cognitive capacities, while the three experimental groups increase these capacities. We found a strong correlation between the increase of physical and cognitive capacities. Conclusion: Eight weeks of training physical, cognitive or mixed, increased physical and cognitive functions of elderly people which may reduce the negative effects of the aging process.