a Federal University of Viçosa , Viçosa , Minas Gerais , Brazil.
b Technical University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain.
World J Biol Psychiatry. 2019 Mar;20(3):209-218. doi: 10.1080/15622975.2017.1337222. Epub 2017 Jun 28.
Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are important risk factors for developing cognitive impairment. General life-style changes including physical training are known to reduce elevated blood pressure and sugar levels, as well as improve mental health. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether supervised physical exercise enhances the cognitive status of patients with chronic diseases.
Volunteers with SAH, DM or SAH + DM participated in either aerobic or resistance training during a period of 12 weeks. Several domains of cognitive functions were evaluated using the mental test and training system before and after the 3 months.
Participants with either of these chronic diseases demonstrated significantly improved attention and concentration, but not reaction time, following the supervised exercise.
Structured physical training promotes several aspects of cognitive functions in diabetic and hypertensive patients.
全身性动脉高血压(SAH)和糖尿病(DM)是导致认知障碍的重要危险因素。众所周知,一般的生活方式改变,包括体育锻炼,可以降低血压和血糖水平,同时改善心理健康。本研究的目的是评估监督下的体育锻炼是否可以改善患有慢性病患者的认知状态。
患有 SAH、DM 或 SAH+DM 的志愿者在 12 周期间参加有氧运动或阻力训练。使用心理测试和训练系统在 3 个月前后评估认知功能的几个领域。
患有这些慢性病的参与者在监督下进行运动后,注意力和专注力显著提高,但反应时间没有改善。
有组织的体育锻炼可促进糖尿病和高血压患者认知功能的多个方面。