Tanaka Kátia, Quadros Antonio Carlos de, Santos Ruth Ferreira, Stella Florindo, Gobbi Lilian Teresa Bucken, Gobbi Sebastião
UNESP, São Paulo State University at Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
Brain Cogn. 2009 Mar;69(2):435-41. doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.09.008. Epub 2008 Nov 8.
The benefits of physical exercise on cognitive functioning have been reported in the literature, but the potential benefits to slow the eventual decline in executive functioning (EF) caused by neurodegeneration from Parkinson's Disease (PD) have rarely been studied. Thus the objective of this study was to analyze the effects of a multimodal physical exercise program on EF in older people with Parkinson's disease. The EF of the older people was evaluated by neuropsychological testing, and for confounding variables such as attention, depressive symptoms and anxiety, before and after intervention. The 20 participants were assigned into Control (CG) and Trained (TG) Groups. The TG participated in generalized physical training for 6 months. The ANOVA showed a significant interaction (p<.05) that indicated a beneficial contribution of training on EF. No significant interactions were found in the results for confounding variables between groups and pre- and post-intervention, which supports the beneficial findings of physical exercise training on EF.
体育锻炼对认知功能的益处已在文献中有所报道，但对于减缓帕金森病（PD）神经退行性变导致的执行功能（EF）最终衰退的潜在益处却鲜有研究。因此，本研究的目的是分析多模式体育锻炼计划对老年帕金森病患者执行功能的影响。通过神经心理学测试对老年人的执行功能进行评估，并在干预前后对注意力、抑郁症状和焦虑等混杂变量进行评估。20名参与者被分为对照组（CG）和训练组（TG）。训练组参加了为期6个月的综合体育训练。方差分析显示存在显著交互作用（p<.05），表明训练对执行功能有有益作用。在组间以及干预前后的混杂变量结果中未发现显著交互作用，这支持了体育锻炼训练对执行功能的有益发现。
