Effect of a self-care program on oxidative stress and cognitive function in an older Mexican urban-dwelling population.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effect of a self-care program on oxidative stress (OxS) and cognitive function in an older, Mexican, urban-dwelling population.


METHODS
A longitudinal and pre-experimental study was carried out in a sample of 79 older healthy, urban-dwelling individuals residing in Mexico City, (62 females and 17 males), of which 71 of them (59 women and 12 males) complied with the entire self-care program.


METHODS
We measured OxS, cognitive function, the Nagi Disability Scale of physical task functioning, and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) prior to and after 2 years of intervention with an active aging program.


RESULTS
All older persons adopted healthy, self-care-based lifestyles according to the active aging program to which they were trained, which was associated with a statistically significant improvement of OxS and cognitive function markers on comparing pre- and post-community intervention data.


CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest that self-care-based healthy lifestyles programs can improve the oxidative stress and cognitive function in urban-dwelling elderly population.
Sánchez-Rodríguez
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Unidad de Investigación en Gerontología, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., México.
Arronte-Rosales
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Mendoza-Núñez
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000886:Anthropometry; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D012648:Self Care; D014505:Urban Population
D000975:Antioxidants