Effects of combined cognitive and exercise interventions on cognition in older adults with and without cognitive impairment: A systematic review

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-75

  Law, Lawla L F ^a   Barnett, Fiona ^a   Yau, Matthew K ^a   Gray, Marion A ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Combined intervention; Dual task exercise; Healthy older adults; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COGNITIVE TRAINING; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER BASED MEMORY TRAINING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOGGING; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WALKING; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; KINESIOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 84897938962     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2014.02.008     Document Type: Review

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