Healthy elderly Elderly, Imagery, Stress, Balance, and Cognition
Conditions
Interventions
The group practised motor imagery three times per week, for 30 minutes each time, for four weeks, with the instructor once a week and training themselves through training videos twice a week. The trai
Experimental Other,No Intervention No treatment
Sponsors
Research Administration Divsion, Mae Fah Luang University Research and Innovation Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria included age 60 to 75, ability to walk more than 10 m independently, no sign of cognitive impairment tested by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and no sign of severe depression tested by the TDGS.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria included resting HR> 120 bpm, BP > 180/100 mmHg, neurological diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke), orthopaedic injuries that could influence balance, and problems with vision functions.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Balance at before, after 4 weeks and after 8 week of training Timed Up and Go Test,Cognition at before, after 4 weeks and after 8 week of training Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA),Stress at before, after 4 weeks and after 8 week of training Salivary cortisol | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Imagery ability at before, after 4 weeks and after 8 week of training Thai version of Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire : KVIQ | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSasima Pakulanon
Mae Fah Luang University
Outcome results
None listed