Exercise training and recreational activities to promote executive functions in chronic stroke: a proof-of-concept study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke survivors represent a target population in need of intervention strategies to promote cognitive function and prevent dementia. Both exercise and recreational activities are promising strategies. We assessed the effect of a 6-month exercise and recreation program on executive functions in adults with chronic stroke.

Methods

A 6-month ancillary study within a multicentre randomized trial. Twenty-eight chronic stroke survivors (ie, ≥ 12 months since an index stroke) were randomized to 1 of 2 experimental groups: intervention (INT; n = 12) or delayed intervention (D-INT; n = 16). Participants of the INT group received a 6-month community-based structured program that included 2 sessions of exercise training and 1 session of recreation and leisure activities per

SUBMITTER: Liu-Ambrose T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4486380 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature