ArticleAging & mental health2021
Examining the effects of light versus moderate to vigorous physical activity on cognitive function in African American adults.
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- An Intense Bout of Acute Aerobic Exercise, but Not a Carbohydrate Supplement, Improves Cognitive Task Performance in a Sample of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Student Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Association Between Objectively-Measured Physical Activity and Cognitive Functioning in Middle-Aged and Older People Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Effect of aerobic exercise training on EEG: event-related potential and neuropsychological functions in depressed elderly with mild cognitive impairment.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2023Article
- Effects of Lifestyle Factors on Cognition in Minority Population of Older Adults: A Review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
- Association between intensity or accumulating pattern of physical activity and executive function in community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study with compositional data analysis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in African American Older Adults Living With HIV.Journal of gerontological nursing · 2021Article
- Feasibility of home-based, low-intensity exergame on cognitive function of older adults with mild cognitive impairment.Digital healthArticle
- Association between Accelerometer-Measured Light-Intensity Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Older Adults.The journal of nutrition, health & agingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity (PA) recommendations for older adults often endorse participation in moderate to vigorous intensity (MVPA). However, health disparities are evident such that African Americans engage in lower levels of MVPA, have a higher prevalence of chronic health and cognitive impairments. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the role of light PA in addition to MVPA and their associations with measures of executive function among African American older adults.
methodsOne hundred and ten participants (mean age = 64.78 ± 5.7, males = 14) completed measures of cognitive functioning, including the Trail making, Flanker and the N-back tasks. Additionally, participants completed a 6-minute walk test to estimate their cardiovascular fitness and were given an Actigraph accelerometer for 7-days to objectively assess their light and MVPA.
resultsRegression analyses controlling for age, fitness and education showed that higher levels of light PA but not MVPA predicted better cognitive performance on the incongruent flanker reaction time (β=-.24), trails B (β=-.24) and 1-back accuracy (β=.28). Both light PA and MVPA predicted faster reaction times on the 1-back and 2-back conditions of the n-back (light PA: β's=-.22-.23; MVPA: β's=-.28).
conclusionsLight PA demonstrated similar or better associations than MVPA with cognitive functions which are known to decline with age. Designing and promoting light PA interventions in African American older adults maybe more feasible given the prevalence of disability and functional health disparities. Intervention studies testing the efficacy and effectiveness of light PA are needed and could have a significant public health impact among aging African Americans.
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