An economic evaluation of resistance training and aerobic training versus balance and toning exercises in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) represents a critical window to intervene against dementia. Exercise training is a promising intervention strategy, but the efficiency (i.e., relationship of costs and consequences) of such types of training remains unknown. Thus, we estimated the incremental cost-effectiveness of resistance training or aerobic training compared with balance and tone exercises in terms of changes in executive cognitive function among senior women with probable MCI.

Methods

Economic evaluation conducted concurrently with a six-month three arm randomized controlled trial including eighty-six community dwelling women aged 70 to 80 years living in Vancouver, Canada. Participants received twice-weekly resistance training (n = 28), twice weekly aerobic tr

SUBMITTER: Davis JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3653911 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature