Practical Geriatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (8): 821-825.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2024.08.015

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Effect of motor-cognitive dual task training on cognitive frailty in the elderly

LAI Xiaoxing, CHEN Baoyu, LIU Xiaoxuan, LI Qi, ZHU Hongwei, HUO Xiaopeng   

  1. Department of Neurology(LAI Xiaoxing);Department of Health Care(LIU Xiaoxuan, LI Qi); Department of International Medical Care(ZHU Hongwei);Department of Nursing(HUO Xiaopeng), Peking Union Medical College Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China;
    Department of Neurology, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing 100191, China(CHEN Baoyu)
  • Received:2023-10-23 Online:2024-08-20 Published:2024-08-26
  • Contact: HUO Xiaopeng, Email:huoxp001@126.com

Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of motor-cognitive dual task training in the elderly patients with cognitive frailty. Methods A total of 72 elderly people with cognitive frailty meeting the inclusion criteria were enrolled and randomly divided into intervention group and control group, with 36 cases in each group. The control group was given health education about cognitive frailty, while the intervention group received motor-cognitive dual task training for 16 weeks in addition. The frailty status, cognitive and motor function before and after intervention in the two groups were assessed and compared. Results Before intervention, there were no significant differences in the general information, scores of Tilburg frailty indicator (TFI), Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA), Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA)and time up and go test(TUGT) between the two groups(P>0.05). After intervention, the score of TFI and the time of TUGT were significantly lower and the scores of MoCA and POMA were significantly higher in intervention group than those in control group (P<0.05). Conclusions Motor-cognitive dual task training can effectively improve the frailty, cognitive and physical function of the elderly with cognitive frailty, and it is suitable to popularize in the elderly with cognitive frailty.

Key words: cognitive frailty, aged, dual task training, exercise, cognition

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