Do combined cognitive and physical interventions improve functioning in older adults with mild cognitive impairment?
Combined cognitive and physical interventions show preliminary positive effects on cognitive-motor abilities in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, but stronger longitudinal evidence is needed.
There is preliminary evidence to support the positive effects of multicomponent interventions to improve cognitive-motor abilities in older adults at risk of developing dementia. The strength of this research evidence is, however, limited. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine whether these effects are maintained over time. The optimal intervention intensity and length also need to be established.
Yang et al. (Tue,) studied this question.