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ation between middle age physical activity fizioterapevtske in kineziološke priložnosti ... | opportunities in physiotherapy and kinesiology ...
and risk of dementia
Monika Zadnikar2, Danielle Jagodic1
1 Dom starejših Škofljica, Ob potoku 11, 1291 Škofljica, Slovenia
2 Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia
Introduction: Dementia is a set of symptoms or disabilities that is a disorder of
several higher cortical, cognitive and intellectual functions. It is a progressive,
irreversible and terminal condition that affects not only the individual but also
his family and indirectly the whole society. The development of dementia is as-
sociated with a lifestyle in middle age. Physical activity is considered an impor-
tant protective factor of lifestyle for health. The aim of the study was to deter-
mine the association of physical activity in middle age with the risk of dementia
and the incidence of dementia and cognitive health in old age.
Method: Performed was a systematic review. With the Key words: „physical ac-
tivity“, „exercise“, „cardiovascular fitness“, midlife „,“ midle age „,“ dementia
risk „,“ dementia incidence „,“ cognitive impairment „and“ cognitive decline „,
we searched in bibliographic PubMed Central, Google Scholar, ProQuest and
Wiley. The search took place in the period from 2015 to 2020.
Results: Out of 39 articles, 15 were included in the final analysis according to
the inclusion criteria: accessibility, scientificity, content relevance, full text, IM-
RAD structure and topicality. cohort research, 2 meta-analyzes and 1 system-
atic review of the literature. The research has limitations in the different meth-
ods and time intervals of data collection in the included studies, which does not
provide comparable research results.
Discussion and conclusion: The research showed that the authors do not agree
on the association of physical activity in middle life with the risk of develop-
ing dementia and cognitive health in later life. They also have divided opinions
about the association of middle-aged physical activity with the incidence of dif-
ferent types of dementia. Further research is needed to make recommenda-
tions regarding physical activity in middle life to maintain cognitive performance
and prevent dementia, using standard methods to determine the impact of
physical activity on protection against dementia.
Key words: physical activity, middle life, cognitive decline, dementia
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and risk of dementia
Monika Zadnikar2, Danielle Jagodic1
1 Dom starejših Škofljica, Ob potoku 11, 1291 Škofljica, Slovenia
2 Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia
Introduction: Dementia is a set of symptoms or disabilities that is a disorder of
several higher cortical, cognitive and intellectual functions. It is a progressive,
irreversible and terminal condition that affects not only the individual but also
his family and indirectly the whole society. The development of dementia is as-
sociated with a lifestyle in middle age. Physical activity is considered an impor-
tant protective factor of lifestyle for health. The aim of the study was to deter-
mine the association of physical activity in middle age with the risk of dementia
and the incidence of dementia and cognitive health in old age.
Method: Performed was a systematic review. With the Key words: „physical ac-
tivity“, „exercise“, „cardiovascular fitness“, midlife „,“ midle age „,“ dementia
risk „,“ dementia incidence „,“ cognitive impairment „and“ cognitive decline „,
we searched in bibliographic PubMed Central, Google Scholar, ProQuest and
Wiley. The search took place in the period from 2015 to 2020.
Results: Out of 39 articles, 15 were included in the final analysis according to
the inclusion criteria: accessibility, scientificity, content relevance, full text, IM-
RAD structure and topicality. cohort research, 2 meta-analyzes and 1 system-
atic review of the literature. The research has limitations in the different meth-
ods and time intervals of data collection in the included studies, which does not
provide comparable research results.
Discussion and conclusion: The research showed that the authors do not agree
on the association of physical activity in middle life with the risk of develop-
ing dementia and cognitive health in later life. They also have divided opinions
about the association of middle-aged physical activity with the incidence of dif-
ferent types of dementia. Further research is needed to make recommenda-
tions regarding physical activity in middle life to maintain cognitive performance
and prevent dementia, using standard methods to determine the impact of
physical activity on protection against dementia.
Key words: physical activity, middle life, cognitive decline, dementia
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