TY - JOUR
T1 - Exercise for cognitive brain health in aging
T2 - A systematic review for an evaluation of dose
AU - Gomes-Osman, Joyce
AU - Cabral, Danylo F.
AU - Morris, Timothy P.
AU - McInerney, Katalina
AU - Cahalin, Lawrence P.
AU - Rundek, Tatjana
AU - Oliveira, Augusto
AU - Pascual-Leone, Alvaro
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - Purpose of review We systematically appraised randomized controlled trials proposing exercise to influence cognition in older adults to (1) assess the methodologic quality using Cochrane criteria; (2) describe various exercise dose measures and assess their relationship with improved cognitive performance; and (3) identify consistent patterns of reported effects on cognition. Recent findings There was overall good methodologic quality in all 98 included studies. The assessment of the relationship between improved cognition and various measures of exercise dose (session duration, weekly minutes, frequency, total weeks, and total hours) revealed a significant correlation with total hours. Improvements in global cognition, processing speed/attention, and executive function were most stable and consistent. Summary We found that exercising for at least 52 hours is associated with improved cognitive performance in older adults with and without cognitive impairment. Exercise modes supported by evidence are aerobic, resistance (strength) training, mind-body exercises, or combinations of these interventions.
AB - Purpose of review We systematically appraised randomized controlled trials proposing exercise to influence cognition in older adults to (1) assess the methodologic quality using Cochrane criteria; (2) describe various exercise dose measures and assess their relationship with improved cognitive performance; and (3) identify consistent patterns of reported effects on cognition. Recent findings There was overall good methodologic quality in all 98 included studies. The assessment of the relationship between improved cognition and various measures of exercise dose (session duration, weekly minutes, frequency, total weeks, and total hours) revealed a significant correlation with total hours. Improvements in global cognition, processing speed/attention, and executive function were most stable and consistent. Summary We found that exercising for at least 52 hours is associated with improved cognitive performance in older adults with and without cognitive impairment. Exercise modes supported by evidence are aerobic, resistance (strength) training, mind-body exercises, or combinations of these interventions.
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U2 - 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000460
DO - 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000460
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85054030705
VL - 8
SP - 257
EP - 265
JO - Neurology: Clinical Practice
JF - Neurology: Clinical Practice
SN - 2163-0402
IS - 3
ER -