Participant characteristics associated with the effects of a physical and cognitive training program on executive functions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical and cognitive interventions have been shown to induce positive effects on older adults' executive functioning. However, since participants with different background characteristics may respond differently to such interventions, we investigated whether training effects on executive functions were associated with sex, training compliance, and age. We also investigated if change in global cognition was associated with physical and cognitive training intervention-induced changes in executive functions.

Methods

Exploratory data from a randomized controlled trial were analyzed. Participants were 70-85-year-old men and women who received a 12-month physical (PT) or physical and cognitive training (PTCT) intervention. Measurements of executive functions related t

SUBMITTER: Tirkkonen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9640753 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature