Exercising regularly has many health benefits, but did you know that aerobic exercise can also benefit older adults living with Alzheimer’s dementia? According to a new study, aerobic exercise may help slow memory loss for older adults living with Alzheimer’s dementia.
The findings of the study were explained in a recently published article, `Cognitive Effects of Aerobic Exercise in Alzheimer`s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial`, in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. ASU Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Dr. Fang Yu led a randomized controlled trial that included 96 older adults living with Alzheimer’s depression.
Participants were randomly assigned to cycle (stationery bike) or stretch for six months. Using the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Cognition Scale (ADAS-Cog) to assess psychiatry, the results of the test were substantial.
The six-month change in ADAS-Cog was 1.0 + -4.6 (cycling) and 0.1 + -4.1 (stretching), both of which were significantly lower than the 3.2 + -6.3-point increase. natural expectancy with disease progression. “Our primary finding is that six-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly reduced mental decline compared to the natural course of changes for Alzheimer’s depression,” Yu said.
Yu said, “However, we did not find a better effect of aerobic exercise to stretching, which is likely due to the pilot nature of our test. We do not have statistical power to detect differences between groups, there were many effects social interaction in the extended group, and many extended participants did aerobic exercise on their own. “
Yu noted that their findings are encouraging and support the clinical relevance of promoting aerobic exercise in individuals with Alzheimer’s dementia to maintain experience. “
Aerobic exercise has a low profile of adverse events in older adults with Alzheimer’s depression as confirmed by our experiment, “said Yu. Yu concluded,” Whatever its effect on psychologically, the current general evidence on its benefits supports the use of aerobic exercise as an additional treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. “(ANI)