Effects of Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training on Quality of Life in Elderly Adults

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

EXERCISE TRAINING WITH OR WITHOUT MEDICATION: The program includes 75-minute training sessions twice a week, for a total of 24 training sessions over 12 weeks. Each training session will be divided into a warm-up, training phase and cool-down, and will include aerobic exercises, resistance training, balance exercises, mobility exercises and stretching.

EXERCISE TRAINING WITH OR WITHOUT MEDICATION: In addition to the exercise program, Participants will be given a series of cognitive exercises aimed at improving prospective memory through the performance of certain oral tasks, administered by a member of the research team. All cognitive exercises will be adapted to the cognitive abilities of the participants.

EXERCISE TRAINING WITH OR WITHOUT MEDICATION: In addition to the exercise training, people will receive a short video lasting less than 10 minutes on their smartphone or tablet before the exercise session (or at home). At the end of the video, they will be asked to complete a 10-question questionnaire (also delivered via smartphone or tablet) with True or False answer options.

Study summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of three different types of intervention, based on physical exercise and/or cognitive stimulation or training, on quality of life, cognition and mobility, on a population of older adults, who are most at risk of functional and cognitive decline

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Quality of Life assessed by the short-form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire — Baseline; end of the program (3-month); Follow-up (6-month)
  This is a generic questionnaire that contains 36 questions referring to 8 specific domains related to patient health over the previous 4 weeks. For each specific domain, the score ranges from 0 (lowest quality of life) to 100 (highest quality of life).

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