Departamento de Desporto E Saúde, Escola de Saúde E Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.
BMC Public Health. 2022 Mar 29;21(Suppl 2):2334. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12978-4.
Multimodal forms of exercise can influence several physical and mental factors important for successful aging. In the present study, we introduce a new type of multimodal intervention, combining movement (creative dance) with traditional singing. This study aims to compare physical fitness, functional physical independence, depressive symptoms, general cognitive status, and daytime sleepiness among older adults participating in multimodal exercise, those participating in traditional physical exercise, and those not actively engaged in physical exercise.
This cross-sectional study included 112 people aged ≥ 65 years (75.3 ± 0.7 years) living independently in the community, divided into 3 groups: multimodal exercise (n = 34), traditional exercise (n = 41), and no physical exercise (n = 37).
The multimodal exercise group showed greater flexibility of the lower limbs and upper limbs/shoulders and better general cognitive status than the traditional exercise group (p < 0.05). The traditional exercise group had better agility and dynamic balance, aerobic endurance, and strength of the lower and upper limbs than the no-exercise group (p < 0.05).
The results suggest that the two types of programs studied may have different impacts on some of the variables investigated and support the design of future experimental studies that include interventions based on the combination of creative dance and traditional Portuguese singing.
多种形式的运动可以影响到成功老龄化的几个重要的身体和心理因素。在本研究中，我们引入了一种新的多模态干预方式，将运动（创意舞蹈）与传统歌唱相结合。本研究旨在比较参与多模态运动、传统体育锻炼和不积极参与体育锻炼的老年人的身体素质、功能身体独立性、抑郁症状、一般认知状态和日间嗜睡情况。
这是一项横断面研究，共纳入 112 名年龄在 65 岁及以上（75.3±0.7 岁）、独立生活在社区的老年人，分为三组：多模态运动组（n=34）、传统运动组（n=41）和不运动组（n=37）。
多模态运动组的下肢和上肢/肩部灵活性以及整体认知状态优于传统运动组（p<0.05）。传统运动组的敏捷性和动态平衡、有氧运动耐力以及下肢和上肢力量均优于不运动组（p<0.05）。
研究结果表明，这两种类型的方案可能对一些研究变量有不同的影响，支持未来设计基于创意舞蹈和传统葡萄牙歌唱相结合的干预措施的实验研究。
