The Unique Relation of Physical Activity to Executive Function in Older Men and Women

Bixby, Walter R.; Spalding, Thomas W.; Haufler, Amy J.; Deeny, Sean P.; Mahlow, Pamela T; Zimmerman, Jo B.; Hatfield, Bradley D.

doi:10.1249/mss.0b013e31806ad708

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“…Ageing is associated with functional declines in abilities such as cognitive skills, physical skills and visual attention which negatively impact on driving of older adults (e.g., decline in information processing speed, cognitive inflexibility, decline in executive functions and motor skills) (Anstey et al, 2012;Bixby et al, 2007). However, the literature (Etnier et al, 1997;Hawkins et al, 1992;Shay and Roth, 1992) reveals that exercises or training appears to be positively correlated with improving perception, cognitive, physical and visual abilities.…”

Section: Australasian Journal Of Information Systems Vichitvanichphonmentioning

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Good Old Gamers, Good Drivers: Results from a correlational experiment among older drivers

Vichitvanichphong

Talaei-Khoei

Kerr

et al. 2016

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In many situations, driving is essential for senior citizens to maintain their independent lifestyle. A systematic literature review was conducted that summarized the age-related physical, visual and cognitive functional declines and their associated risk to driving. Based on these findings, we explored whether the skills required in playing Xbox Kinect video games were correlated with measures of driving performance among older drivers. Fifty-two participants, 65 years of age or older (Mean = 72; SD = 3.84; range 65 -85 years; 29 males) who have access to a car and drive frequently were invited to play Just dance, Table Tennis (ping pong), Bowling, and Dr Kawashima's Brain Training Exercises on an Xbox Kinect 360. Participants also completed a 25-minute on-road driving task along a predetermined route to assess and identify critical driving errors using a similar instrument as that used by a driving license examiner. Bivariate correlation examined the relationship between game scores and these objective driving skills. There was a significant correlation between the Xbox Kinect video games and on-road driving scores (r = 0.861, p < 0.001), indicating that 'good gamers are good drivers'. This correlation was significant for the males (r = 0.864, p < 0.001) as well as for the females (r = 0.878, p < 0.001). We suggest that performance on Xbox games may be a suitable, cost-effective and less-risky indicator of on-road driving skills for older drivers, particularly in jurisdictions in which mandatory testing of older citizens has been introduced or is being considered as a requirement in the driver licensing process.

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Section: Australasian Journal Of Information Systems Vichitvanichphonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Good Old Gamers, Good Drivers: Results from a correlational experiment among older drivers

Vichitvanichphong

Talaei-Khoei

Kerr

et al. 2016

AJIS

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“…Consistent findings showed that cardiovascular fitness deriving from chronic aerobic training contributes to healthy mental aging, exerting largest protective effects on those cognitive and attentional functions, the executive, which are most strongly impaired by aging due to the accelerated age-related decline experienced by the brain regions mediating them [12][13][14][15] . In contrast, research on the impact of acute bouts of exercise on cognitive performance of older individuals is limited [16][17][18][19][20] .…”

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Acute and Chronic Exercise Effects on Attentional Control in Older Road Cyclists

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Background: Research on visual attention control of older road cyclists, who represent a subgroup of traffic participants, is still scarce and studies on their attentional performance while cycling are completely lacking. Objective: The present study assessed whether attention control performance of older individuals with a history of participation in road cycling is affected by concomitant cycling exercise. Acute exercise effects were also analyzed in co-aged aerobically trained and sedentary noncyclists to assess whether the acute exercise-cognition relationship is moderated by individual differences induced by chronic sport practice versus sedentary lifestyle. Methods: Sixteen 60- to 80-year-old cyclists and 32 age-matched noncyclists (16 endurance athletes and 16 sedentary individuals) performed a go/no-go reaction time task in which visual attention was cued by means of spatial cues of different sizes followed by compound stimuli with local and global target features. Results: Older cyclists showed commonalities with and differences from other aerobically trained athletes. Both trained groups, when compared to sedentary individuals, showed shorter reaction time (RT) during physical exercise and a smaller RT disadvantage for unexpected local targets at short stimulus-onset asynchrony (SOA). This expectancy-driven RT effect was stable across SOAs only in the case of cyclists. Conclusions: Results suggest that chronic long-term aerobic training may lead to favorable conditions for the occurrence of a facilitation effect during acute exercise and for a more efficient use of available resources on attentional tasks involving executive control. These results highlight the importance of considering the effects of aerobic exercise for supporting safe on-road behavior.

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“…But these generally do not fit into a clear relationship with the five fitness levels listed in Table 2 or can not be estimated monetarily as easily as ACM or HCC. Studies on exercise, fitness, and mental functionality exist and could be very useful, but the relationships do not seem very large in the current studies [53,54] and remain difficult to estimate in monetary terms. For an extensive summary of the documented health benefits of exercise see [55].…”

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A Framework and Model for Estimating the Individual Benefits and Costs of Exercise for Long Run Health

Everett¹,

Ramsey²

2009

TOSMJ

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This paper develops a computer spreadsheet framework and model for estimating the individual benefits and costs of exercise for long run health. The biological costs and benefits rest on solid production functions between exercise intensity levels, fitness levels, and two key indices of long run health outputs-probability of all cause mortality and an index of health care costs. The less certain monetary estimates of those costs and benefits come from reviews of the key literature. The resulting model of individual exercise costs and benefits provides a basis for individual long run health planning plus cost effective and cost benefit analysis of different exercise strategies. The latter, which uses the implicit value of life, may provide insights to the lack of consistent exercise and strategies to increase it.

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The Unique Relation of Physical Activity to Executive Function in Older Men and Women

Cited by 89 publications

References 26 publications

Good Old Gamers, Good Drivers: Results from a correlational experiment among older drivers

Good Old Gamers, Good Drivers: Results from a correlational experiment among older drivers

Acute and Chronic Exercise Effects on Attentional Control in Older Road Cyclists

A Framework and Model for Estimating the Individual Benefits and Costs of Exercise for Long Run Health

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