Healthy aging (60-69 years) elderly, exercise, dual-task performance, cognitive, walking meditation
Conditions
Interventions
Walking meditation in 45 minutes with interval section, Wamp-up, and Cool-down.,Walking exercise with refer speed in 45 minutes with interval section, Wamp-up, and Cool-down.
Experimental Behavioral,Active Comparator Behavioral
Walking meditation group,Control group
Sponsors
Vejjarak Lumpang Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 69 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 60-69 years with a low to moderate level of physical activity. The evaluated score by MoCA Test > 24 points (Normal). Never practiced walking meditation before. Able to walk without gait aid independently. Sign an informed consent to attend the study by themselves.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Body Mass Index (BMI) is greater than 30 or less than 18.5. There is chronic pain in the back or legs while standing or walking with a pain intensity level of more than 6 points as assessed by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Neurological and/or cardiovascular problems that are still uncontrollable, such as after recent surgery or neurological treatment, acute myocardial infarction, acute cardiac arrhythmias, untreated phlebitis, thromboembolism, and untreated neurological/cardiovascular diseases, etc. Some diseases evaluated by a doctor or physical therapist are contraindications to exercise, such as severe and acute kidney disease, uncontrolled asthma and acute exacerbation of COPD, etc. Unable to do backward counting of number by 3, or number subtraction by 3, correctly for three counts in five consecutive counts.Drinking alcoholic beverages every day as behavior or within one day before attending the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dual-Task performance at 6 weeks after end of the intervention Time up and go Test with Subtract backward number | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognition at 6 weeks after end of the intervention Stroop test,Quality of life at 6 weeks after end of the intervention Older people's Quality of life questionare(OPQOL-brief) Thai version | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPichitchai Shuwuttanakul
Vejjarak lampang hospital
Outcome results
None listed