Mentally stimulating activities associate with better cognitive performance in Parkinson disease

Bohnen, Jeffrey L. B.; Müller, Martijn; Haugen, Jacob; Bohnen, Nicolaas I.

doi:10.1007/s00702-017-1761-4

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“…Regarding work activity, Bohnen et al 25 and Silveira and Portuguez 26 , corroborate the findings of the present study by indicating that involvement in mentally stimulating activities is associated with a better cognitive status among the elderly, including those with PD. The results of the present study indicated that there was an inverse correlation between work activity and SCOPA-COG score, or in other words the higher the category of the profession G(3), the lower the test score.…”

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Demographic and clinical variables as differentiating predictors of cognitive disorders in Parkinson’s disease

Martins

Asano

Lins

et al. 2019

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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Objective: to analyze demographic and clinical variables as predictors of cognitive disorders in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at the Pro-Parkinson Program of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Pernambuco. The instruments used were the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson’s disease - Cognition (SCOPA-COG), the Hoehn & Yahr Staging Scale (HY), the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale part 3 (UPDRS-III), and the 15-item Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). A multiple linear regression model was used for the predictive outcome and the Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the elderly and the non-elderly groups. Results: the sociodemographic data of 85 people were collected and the participants underwent a cognitive profile evaluation (MMSE and SCOPA-COG) and clinical evaluation (HY, UPDRS-III, GDS-15). Multiple regression analysis found significant results for age, work activity, and tremor index, explaining 59% of the variability of SCOPA-COG. There was an inverse correlation with age and work activity and a direct correlation with tremors. The SCOPA-COG and MEEM scores were significantly lower in elderly patients, with an emphasis on executive functions. Conclusion: the predictors of cognitive impairment were age, work activity, and tremors. Cognitive impairment was greater in elderly patients with PD, especially for executive functions.

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Demographic and clinical variables as differentiating predictors of cognitive disorders in Parkinson’s disease

Martins

Asano

Lins

et al. 2019

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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“…A recent UK study funded by the Wellcome Trust addressing the effect of dance therapy (ballet) in PD will however aim to include patients with late stage PD in the program (clinicaltrials.gov, NCT04719468). Mentally stimulating activities, such as volunteering, visiting friends, computer use, crafts, attending church or reading, have shown to be associated with better cognitive performance, independently of education, severity of motor disease, nigrostriatal dopaminergic, and cortical cholinergic degeneration [28]. Moreover, social engagement, which has already been associated with decreased risk to develop dementia in the aging population, seems to contribute to individual`s cognitive reserve [29].…”

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Non-motor complications in late stage Parkinson’s disease: recognition, management and unmet needs

Rukavina

Batzu

Boogers

et al. 2021

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

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Introduction:The burden of non-motor symptoms (NMS) is a major determinant of health-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease (PD), particularly at its late stage. Areas covered: The late stage is usually defined as the period from unstable advanced to the palliative stage, characterized by a combination of emerging treatment-resistant axial motor symptoms (freezing of gait, postural instability, falls and dysphagia), as well as both non-dopaminergic and dopaminergic NMS: cognitive decline, neuropsychiatric symptoms, aspects of dysautonomia, pain and sleep disturbances (insomnia and excessive day-time sleepiness). Here, the authors summarize the current knowledge on NMS dominating the late stage of PD and propose a pragmatic and clinically focused approach for their recognition and treatment. Expert opinion: The NMS progression pattern is complex and remains under-researched. While dopamine-dependent NMS may improve with dopamine replacement therapy, non-dopamine dependent NMS worsen progressively and culminate at the late stages of PD. Furthermore, some PD specific features could interact negatively with other comorbidities, multiple medication use and frailty -the evaluation of these aspects is important in the creation of personalized management plans in the late stage of PD.

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“…Future research with larger sample sizes is needed to investigate the relationship between engagement in different types of activity and hearing loss severity. Previous research has indicated that increased time spent on mental activities is associated with improved cognitive functioning [6][7][8]21 and therefore the potential relationship between hearing loss and mental activity engagement warrants further research. In the present study, 6-month post-baseline, the mean number of hours spent on mental activities increased by 1.3 hours for the hearing intervention group and decreased by 1.1 hours for the successful aging group, but the small sample of this pilot study limits any conclusions that can be drawn on the possible benefits of hearing intervention on activity engagement.…”

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Association of Hearing Loss with Physical, Social, and Mental Activity Engagement

Goman¹,

Gao

Betz³

et al. 2021

Semin Hear

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This article aims to evaluate a hearing loss intervention versus an aging education intervention on activity engagement in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders pilot (ACHIEVE-P). Forty adults (70–84 years) with hearing loss recruited from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study and de novo participated. Participants were randomized 1:1 to a best practices hearing intervention or a successful aging intervention. Hearing was measured with pure-tone audiometry. The Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors questionnaire measured self-reported time engaging in activities at baseline and 6-month follow-up. At baseline, greater hearing loss was associated with reduced time per week on mental activities (−3.0 hours per 10 dB of hearing loss, 95% confidence interval: −5.8, −0.2). Mental activity engagement increased (mean: +1.3 hours, SD = 6.6) for the hearing intervention group but decreased (mean: −1.1 hours, SD = 4.8) for the aging education group (Cohen's d: 0.41). Hearing loss may be associated with reduced engagement in mental activities. Whether hearing loss treatment impacts activity will be studied in the full-scale ACHIEVE trial.

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Mentally stimulating activities associate with better cognitive performance in Parkinson disease

Cited by 6 publications

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Demographic and clinical variables as differentiating predictors of cognitive disorders in Parkinson’s disease

Demographic and clinical variables as differentiating predictors of cognitive disorders in Parkinson’s disease

Non-motor complications in late stage Parkinson’s disease: recognition, management and unmet needs

Association of Hearing Loss with Physical, Social, and Mental Activity Engagement

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