Why the study?
Does a physical activity and brain exercise program improve cognitive ability in healthy Thai elders over 60 years of age?
Population
23 healthy Thai elders over 60 years of age
Design
Other
Follow-up
18 weeks
Key result
A combined physical activity and brain exercise program significantly improved cognitive ability in healthy Thai elders, increasing median MMSE scores from 26.00 at baseline to 29.00 at 18 weeks.
Authors
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May support combined training for cognition in elders; leaves open confirmation via randomized trials before practice change.
Does a physical activity and brain exercise program improve cognitive ability in healthy Thai elders over 60 years of age?
Absolute Event Rate: 29% vs 26%
p-value: p=<0.001
A combined physical activity and brain exercise program significantly improves cognitive ability in healthy older adults.
Leethong-in et al. (2017) studied Healthy aging (cognitive ability) (n=23). Physical activity and brain exercise program vs. Baseline was evaluated on Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score at 18 weeks (p=<0.001). A combined physical activity and brain exercise program significantly improved cognitive ability in healthy Thai elders, increasing median MMSE scores from 26.00 at baseline to 29.00 at 18 weeks.
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