@article{ref1,
title="Effects of exergaming-based tai chi on cognitive function and dual-task gait performance in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized control trial",
journal="Frontiers in aging neuroscience",
year="2022",
author="Liu, Chien-Liang and Cheng, Fang-Yu and Wei, Min-Ju and Liao, Ying-Yi",
volume="14",
number="",
pages="e761053-e761053",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Declined cognitive function interferes with dual-task walking ability and may result in falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The mind-body exercise, Tai Chi (TC), improves cognition and dual-task ability. Exergaming is low-cost, safe, highly scalable, and feasible. Whether the effects of exergaming-based TC is beneficial than traditional TC has not been investigated yet. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate effects of exergaming-based TC on cognitive function and dual-task walking among older adults with MCI. <br><br>METHODS: Fifty patients with MCI were randomly assigned to an exergaming-based TC (EXER-TC) group, a traditional TC (TC) group, or a control group. The EXER-TC and TC groups received 36 training sessions (three, 50-min sessions per week) during a 12-week period. The control group received no intervention and were instructed to maintain their usual daily physical activities. The outcome variables measured included those related to cognitive function, dual-task cost (DTC), and gait performance. <br><br>RESULTS: The EXER-TC and TC groups performed better than the control group on the Chinese version of the Stroop Color and Word Test, the Trail Making Test Parts A and B, the one-back test, gait speed, and DTC of gait speed in cognitive dual-task conditions after training. However, there were no significant differences between the EXER-TC and TC groups. Compared with the control group, only the EXER-TC group experienced beneficial effects for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. <br><br>CONCLUSION: EXER-TC was comparable to traditional TC for enhancement of dual-task gait performance and executive function. These results suggested that the EXER-TC approach has potential therapeutic use in older adults with MCI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1663-4365",
doi="10.3389/fnagi.2022.761053",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2022.761053"
}