title: Twelve-Week Exercise Influences Memory Complaint but not Memory Performance in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Study.
abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different types of exercise on memory performance and memory complaint after a 12-week intervention. Eighty community-dwelling volunteers, aged 66.96 ± 11.73 years, were randomly divided into four groups: resistance, cardiovascular, postural, and control groups (20 participants for each group). All participants were tested for their cognitive functions before and after their respective 12-week intervention using Rey memory words test, Prose memory test, and Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q). Statistical analysis showed that the three experimental groups significantly improved MAC-Q scores in comparison with the control group (p < .05). The variation of MAC-Q scores and the variations of Rey and Prose memory tests scores were not correlated. These results indicate that the 12-week interventions exclusively influenced memory complaint but not memory performance. Further investigations are needed to understand the relation between memory complaint and memory performance, and the factors that can influence this relationship.
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iuliano
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiorilli
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aquino
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Costanzo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calcagno
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: di Cagno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis
keywords: aging; cognitive function; episodic memory; memory complaint; physical activity