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ArticleJournal of aging research2026

Effects of a Rhythmic Drumming and Movement Intervention on Reaction Time in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Nonrandomized Pilot Study.

Austin S Robinson, Alaine E Reschke-Hernandez, Brittney Moshos, Peter Wright, Greg Walsh, Anne Graff, Carrie Ekins, Sarah Davey, Kiera Wilkinson, Nathan F Johnson

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Article in Journal of aging research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Austin S RobinsonSchool of Music, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, uky.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-3821
Alaine E Reschke-HernandezSchool of Music, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, uky.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1994-1850
Brittney MoshosDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, uky.edu.
Peter WrightSchool of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK, brookes.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0492-8292
Greg WalshSchool of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK, brookes.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7380-8105
Anne GraffDrums Alive, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Carrie EkinsDrums Alive, Augsburg, Germany.
Sarah DaveyCenter for Discoveries in Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK, coventry.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9165-5149
Kiera WilkinsonRe:Cognition Health, Bristol, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5441-9745
Nathan F JohnsonDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, uky.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7620-0146

Funding

University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG072946 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI LINDA J VAN ELDIK · 2021 to 2026
$23.5M
Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR000117 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI KERN, PHILIP A · 2012 to 2015
$13.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000117NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Driving is often the preferred mode of mobility for older adults in the United States, yet age-related functional declines increasingly compromise driver safety. Driver reaction time is one of the most critical factors related to accident avoidance and is particularly vulnerable to age-related decline. Maintaining a physically active, cognitively engaging lifestyle can help attenuate age-related declines in reaction time, and rhythm-based exercise programs represent one such avenue. This pilot study examined preliminary evidence on whether a 10-week Drums Alive program, a drumming-based aerobic workout program, shows sufficient promise to maintain or improve reaction time for community-dwelling older adults. Participants enrolled in the Drums Alive program were nonrandomly assigned to the intervention condition (mean age = 69.67 years, SD = 5.86). Twelve age- and sex-matched participants from a previously published study served as the stretching comparison condition (mean age = 69.35 years, SD = 5.07). Simple reaction time (releasing accelerator), movement time (moving foot to brake), and total reaction time were recorded during a simulated brake-onset task pre- and postintervention. There was a statistically significant intervention by time interaction for movement time, with Drums Alive participants showing a greater improvement (

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PMCPMC13319694

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