Project

Cognitively enriched walking interventions for older adults to promote cognitive plasticity

Code
DOCT/008606
Duration
17 March 2022 → 21 September 2025 (Ongoing)
Doctoral researcher
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Public health sciences not elsewhere classified
Keywords
physical activity healthy aging cognition
 
Project description

Simultaneously combining cognitive and physical activity (PA) is a promising strategy to prevent cognitive decline in older adults. Most studies examining this have however been conducted in laboratory settings. We however cocreated a cgnitively enriched walking program.  This project studies the feasibility and acceptability of the cognitively enriched walking program. Making use of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) the effectiveness of the real-life co-created cognitively enriched walking program is examined on cognitive functioning and PA levels in community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years.