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ArticleClinical interventions in aging2016

The effects of strength training on cognitive performance in elderly women.

André de Camargo Smolarek, Luis Henrique Boiko Ferreira, Luis Paulo Gomes Mascarenhas, Steven R McAnulty, Karla Daniele Varela, Mônica C Dangui, Marcelo Paes de Barros, Alan C Utter, Tácito P Souza-Junior

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Article in Clinical interventions in aging, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Effects of Two Physical Training Programs on the Cognitive Status of a Group of Older Adults in Chile.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  12. Factors affecting executive function performance of Brazilian elderly in the Stroop test.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2022
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  15. Examination of the Educational Needs of Home Visit Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

André de Camargo SmolarekDepartment of Physical Education, Biochemistry of the Exercise Laboratory, Centro Oeste University State, Irati, Parana, Brazil; Research Group on Metabolism, Nutrition and Strength Training, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.
Luis Henrique Boiko FerreiraDepartment of Physical Education, Biochemistry of the Exercise Laboratory, Centro Oeste University State, Irati, Parana, Brazil; Research Group on Metabolism, Nutrition and Strength Training, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.
Luis Paulo Gomes MascarenhasDepartment of Physical Education, Biochemistry of the Exercise Laboratory, Centro Oeste University State, Irati, Parana, Brazil.
Steven R McAnultyDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA.
Karla Daniele VarelaPhysical Education Department, Faculty Guairaca, Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil.
Mônica C DanguiPhysical Education Department, Faculty Guairaca, Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil.
Marcelo Paes de BarrosInstitute of Physical Activity and Sports Science (ICAFE), Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, Brazil.
Alan C UtterDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA.
Tácito P Souza-JuniorResearch Group on Metabolism, Nutrition and Strength Training, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Health and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging is a degenerative process marked by recognized functional, physiological, and metabolic impairments, such as dynapenia and diminished cognitive capacity. Therefore, the search for innovative strategies to prevent/delay these physiological and cognitive disorders is essential to guarantee the independence and life quality of an elderly population. The aim of this work is to verify the effect of a 12-week resistance exercise program on the general physical aptitude and cognitive capacities of elderly and sedentary women. Twenty-nine women (65.87±5.69 years) were divided into two groups. The control group was composed of eight elderly women who met the same inclusion criteria of the study and the strength training group was composed of 29 elderly women who were subjected to a resistance exercise program defined by 12 upper and lower limb exercises combined in 3×10 repetitions with 1-minute interval between repetitions and two resting minutes between exercises (three times/week). Weight loads were fixed between 60% and 75% of the apparent 1 repetition maximum, which was estimated by the test of 10 maximum repetitions. The direct curl was performed for upper body strength evaluation with 2.3 kg dumbbells for 30 seconds, whereas the chair test was used for lower body evaluation (total sit-stand movements in 30 seconds). The cognitive capacities of subjects were evaluated by "The Montreal Cognitive Assessment" questionnaire. After 12 weeks, the elderly group showed significant increases in the average upper body strength (58%), lower body strength (68%), and cognitive capacity (19%). The present study demonstrated that regular resistance exercises could provide significant gains on the upper and lower body strength concomitant to positive improvements on cognitive capacities of elderly women, bringing enhanced life quality.

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CognitionMuscle StrengthAgedAgingBrazilFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesResistance Trainingagingcognitionlife qualityresistance training

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PMCPMC4896469

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