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Trial reportThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2018

Effects of Resistance Exercise Training on Cognitive Function and Physical Performance in Cognitive Frailty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

D H Yoon, J-Y Lee, W Song

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Trial report in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 111 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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111citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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111 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 215 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

D H YoonJun-Young Lee, M.D., Ph.D, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine. SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, 5-20, Boramae-Ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 07061, Korea, E-mail: benji@snu.ac.kr, Phone: 82-2-870-2462.
J-Y Lee
W Song
Institute on Aging · USKorea National Sport University · KRNew Generation University College · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCognitive frailty is defined as the presence of both physical frailty and cognitive impairment (clinical dementia rating score = 0.5), in the absence of dementia. It is characterized by concurrent physical frailty and potentially reversible cognitive impairment. In this study, we sought to elucidate the effects of high-speed resistance exercise training on cognitive function and physical performance in older adults with cognitive frailty.

methodsWe conducted a parallel-group, randomized controlled trial involving community-living older adults with cognitive frailty. The participants' mean age was 73.9 (± 4.3 SD) years, and 69.8% (n=30) were female. Two different 4-month interventions included high-speed resistance exercise training group (n=22) and a control group (balance and band stretching, n=23). Frailty score, cognitive function (memory, processing speed, cognitive flexibility, working memory, executive function), physical function (SPPB, TUG, gait speed), and muscle strength (grip strength, knee extension strength) were assessed at baseline, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks.

resultsStatistical analysis showed that exercise improved performance significantly in the tests for cognitive function (processing speed and executive function, both p < 0.05), physical function (SPPB, TUG, gait speed, both p < 0.05), and muscle strength (grip strength, knee extension strength, both p < 0.05). However, no significant changes in frailty score were observed between intervention and either control group (p < 0.05).

conclusionIn conclusion, our findings indicate that high-speed resistance exercise training approaches are effective in improving cognitive function and physical performance in older adults with cognitive frailty. This study shows that it is feasible to identify older adults with cognitive frailty in the community and primary care setting for effective intervention to reduce their level of frailty and cognitive impairment.

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Exercise TherapyResistance TrainingAgedAged, 80 and overCognitionCognitive DysfunctionDementiaExecutive FunctionFemaleFrailtyHumansMaleMemoryMuscle StrengthPhysical Functional PerformanceCognitive frailtymild cognitive impairmentphysical frailtyrandomized clinical trialsresistance training

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PMID30272098
PMCPMC12876275
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