Feasibility, safety, and adherence of a remote physical and cognitive exercise protocol for older women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

 Population aging and the consequences of social distancing after the COVID-19 pandemic make it relevant to investigate the feasibility of remote interventions and their potential effects on averting functional decline.

Objective

 (1) To investigate the feasibility, safety, and adherence of a remote protocol involving physical and cognitive exercises for older women with normal cognition; (2) to examine its effects on cognitive and well-being variables.

Methods

 Twenty-nine women (age ≥ 60 years old) were randomized into experimental group (EG; n = 15) and control group (CG; n = 14). The EG performed a 40-minute session of cognitive and physical exercises, and CG performed a 20-minute stretching session. Both groups performed 20 sessions via v

SUBMITTER: Peixoto C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11039073 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature