title: Effectiveness of coordination exercise in improving cognitive function in older adults: a prospective study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Studies on the effect of a low intensity coordination exercise on the elderly with limited mobility are sparse. This prospective study attempted to compare the effectiveness of a customized coordination exercise and a strength exercise in improving the cognitive functioning and physical mobility on the elderly.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants from two centers for the elderly were allocated to practice either an 8-week coordination training (CT) program or an 8-week towel exercise (TE) program. The Chinese Mini-Mental State Examination and Chinese Dementia Rating Scale (CDRS) were used to measure cognitive functioning of participants, and Timed Up-and-Go test for physical mobility. These assessments were administered before and after the program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Paired t-tests showed that the CDRS scores of the CT group improved significantly from 114.8 at pre-test to 119.3 after training (P = 0.045). The CDRS scores of the TE group also improved from 114.9 at pre-test to 116.9 after training.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings from this prospective study demonstrated that low-intensity level mind-body exercise could be beneficial to the cognitive functioning of older adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. tkwok@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Timothy C Y
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: Kenneth S L
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.forename: Elite W K
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Jessie C Y
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Florence K Y
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001259:Ataxia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013997:Time Factors
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