scholarly journals Evaluating the Feasibility and Effects of a Short-Term Task Specific Power Training With and Without Cognitive Training Among Older Adults With Slow Gait Speed: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 100118
Author(s):  
Elisa F. Ogawa ◽  
Rebekah Harris ◽  
Joseph M. DeGutis ◽  
Rachel E. Ward ◽  
Jennifer S. Brach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Gait Speed ◽  
Specific Power ◽  
Power Training ◽  
Short Term

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF A 6-WEEK TASK SPECIFIC POWER TRAINING WITH AND WITHOUT COGNITIVE TRAINING AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH SLOW GAIT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S875-S875
Author(s):  
Elisa F Ogawa ◽  
Rebekah Harris ◽  
Joseph DeGutis ◽  
Rachel Ward ◽  
Jennifer Brach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Gait Speed ◽  
Step Length ◽  
Specific Power ◽  
Power Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Mobility Performance ◽  
Gait Characteristics ◽  
Stance Time

Abstract Task-specific power training (InVEST) targets leg power and mobility skills that are beneficial for treating slow gait speed for older adults. This study investigated the efficacy of a short-term InVEST training on leg power, mobility performance, and gait characteristics and further examine whether the addition of cognitive training would augment the impact on the outcomes. Mobility limited community-dwelling older Veterans age ≥65 years were recruited. Participants were randomly assigned to either InVEST training (n=10) or InVEST+cognitive training (n=11). Training occurred 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Sessions were either 70 minutes (InVest+cognitive training) or 40 minutes (InVEST) in duration. Leg power, mobility performance (Short Physical Performance Battery), and gait characteristics (gait speed, stance time, step width, swing time, step length and their variabilities under single-task, simple and complex dual-task walking conditions) were evaluated. Twenty-one men with mean age 76±7 years completed the study and 86% were of white race. Among all participants, clinically relevant and statistically significant improvements in leg power, mobility performance, and gait characteristics (gait speed, step length, stance time under all three gait conditions) were observed. There were no statistically significant or clinically relevant group differences among any of the outcomes based on cognitive training status. Short-term InVEST training led to clinically meaningful improvements in leg power, mobility performance, and gait characteristics. These findings add to the body of evidence supporting the benefits of InVEST training on mobility and do not support the contention that mixed modes of training (cognitive and physical) may augment mobility outcomes.

EFFECTS OF COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE TRAINING ON GAIT SPEED IN COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS, A PILOT STUDY

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
J. Blackwood ◽  
T. Houston
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Gait Speed ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Computerized Cognitive Training ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Improved Function ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Background: In older adults declines in gait speed have been identified as predictors of functional decline and have been found in those with cognitive dysfunction. Cognitive training interventions that emphasize addressing executive function (EF) have resulted in a transfer effect from training cognitive processes into improved function. However research examining the effects of an EF specific computerized cognitive training (CCT) program on gait speed (GS) is limited. Objectives: To compare the effects of a six week EF specific CCT program on GS in community dwelling older adults using a pretest/posttest experimental design with subgroup comparisons based on a cutoff GS of 1.0m/s. Setting: Home based Participants: Forty independent living older adults (>65 years) without diagnosed cognitive impairment participated in either the intervention or control groups. Intervention: A six week long progressively challenging EF focused CCT program was performed at home. Measurements: Demographic variables, cognitive function (Trail-Making Test Part B) and GS were measured at baseline at week 7. Between group comparisons were completed for the whole sample initially with subgroup comparisons performed based on participants’ initial GS (Slow walkers: GS<1.0m/s; Fast Walkers: GS>1.0m/s). Results: No differences in GS were found for the whole population, but subgroup analyses restricted to slow walkers demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in GS after 6 weeks of CCT (µ =0.33 m/s, p = 0.03). Other outcomes measures were not statistically different at posttest. Conclusions: Older adults who walk at speeds <1.0m/s may benefit from a progressively challenging CCT program when self-administered in the home.

scholarly journals Evidence for Narrow Transfer after Short-Term Cognitive Training in Older Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dustin J. Souders ◽  
Walter R. Boot ◽  
Kenneth Blocker ◽  
Thomas Vitale ◽  
Nelson A. Roque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Short Term
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