Rhythmic Physical Activity and Global Cognition in Older Adults with and without Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review

Gloria Cecilia Vega-Ávila, Diego Fernando Afanador-Restrepo, Yulieth Rivas-Campo, Patricia Alexandra García-Garro, Fidel Hita-Contreras (), María del Carmen Carcelén-Fraile, Yolanda Castellote-Caballero and Agustín Aibar-Almazán
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Gloria Cecilia Vega-Ávila: Faculty of Distance and Virtual Education, Antonio José Camacho University Institution, Santiago de Cali 760016, Colombia
Diego Fernando Afanador-Restrepo: Faculty of Distance and Virtual Education, Antonio José Camacho University Institution, Santiago de Cali 760016, Colombia
Yulieth Rivas-Campo: Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of San Buenaventura—Cali, Santiago de Cali 760016, Colombia
Patricia Alexandra García-Garro: Faculty of Distance and Virtual Education, Antonio José Camacho University Institution, Santiago de Cali 760016, Colombia
Fidel Hita-Contreras: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
María del Carmen Carcelén-Fraile: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Yolanda Castellote-Caballero: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Agustín Aibar-Almazán: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-16

Abstract: Growing evidence suggests that rhythmic physical activity (PA) improves cognitive function in both persons with normal brain aging and with cognitive impairment. This study aims to conduct a systematic review of randomized controlled trials assessing the effects of rhythmic PA over global cognition in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment. Different keywords related to the topic and Boolean operators were used in the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus databases. A total of 11 articles that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed; all of them assessed global cognition using either the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) or the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS). Five studies showed beneficial effects over global cognition. All studies had at least one experimental group with rhythmic training, and the interventions evidenced a great diversity of rhythmic stimuli, as well as a varied frequency, duration and type of activities. The heterogeneity of the protocols could be the reason for the mixed findings. Future studies with more precise exercise prescriptions are needed to establish whether rhythmic PA has beneficial effects on global cognition.

Keywords: physical exercise; rhythmic; dance; elderly; cognition; randomized controlled trials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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