PERCEIVED CHANGE AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN AN EXERCISE PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS

被引:62
作者
EMERY, CF [1 ]
BLUMENTHAL, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] DUKE UNIV,MED CTR,CTR STUDY AGING & HUMAN DEV,DURHAM,NC 27710
关键词
Aerobic exercise; Cognition; Psychological well-being;
D O I
10.1093/geront/30.4.516
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Data regarding perceived change were collected as part of a study of the effects of aerobic exercise training on psychological, cognitive, and physiological functioning among 101 healthy older adults. Subjects were assigned randomly to an aerobic exercise group, a yoga control group, or a waiting list group for 16 weeks, after which all subjects participated in aerobic exercise for another 16 weeks. Exercise participants perceived positive changes in a wide range of significant life areas, and perceived improvement was more closely related to objective improvement for physiological indicators than for indicators of cognitive functioning or psychological well-being. © 1990 by The Cerontological Society of America.
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页码:516 / 521
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