Impaired sleep, depressive symptoms, and pain as determinants of physical activity and exercise intervention adherence: an exploratory analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity (PA) and exercise interventions offer health benefits can reduce dementia risk. However, there might be barriers to engage in PA, such as sleep problems, depressive symptoms and pain, which are common complaints with older adults. We investigated sleep duration, sleep quality, depressive symptoms, and pain at baseline as potential determinants of: (i) adherence to the exercise intervention component of a 2-year multidomain lifestyle intervention; (ii) intervention's effect on PA after 2 years; and (iii) overall PA after 2 years (exploratory analyses).

Methods

The FINGER trial included 1259 individuals at risk for dementia, aged 60-77 years who were randomized (1:1) to a multidomain lifestyle intervention (exercise, diet, cognitive training, vascu

SUBMITTER: Kekkonen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11954347 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature