Title:

Effects of task-specific training on motor activity, cognitive function, and quality of life among individuals with Parkinson’s disease: a quasi-experimental pilot study

Creator:

Suganthirababu, Prathap ; Srinivasan, Vignesh ; Abathsagayam, Kumaresan ; Vishnuram, Surya ; Parthiban K.

Subject and Keywords:

cognition ; Parkinson’s disease ; dementia ; non-motor symptom ; functional mobility ; quality of life

Abstrakt:

Introduction. The second most prevalent neurological condition in adults over 50 years is Parkinson’s disease (PD). Individu-als with PD(IwPD) experience motor and non-motor symptoms during disease progression. One of the most significant vari-ables in non-motor symptoms is cognitive impairment, andthe disease may lead to dementia. Even though the cognitive impair-ment in IwPD is mild, there should be concern regarding its rehabilitation because there is no pharmacological management for cognitive impairment, and just a handful of studies on functional cognitive training for IwPD have been published. This raises the prospect of task-specific training among IwPD and functional rehabilitation of cognitive function.Methods. Thisquasi-experimental study involved 30 participants, who were assessed and selected based on inclusion and exclu-sion criteria. Pre-test and post-test values were obtained using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part III, and Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ)-39. All subjects underwent task-specific training with cognitive training for 8 weeks.Results. Statistical analysisshowed significant improvements in motor activity, cognitive function, and quality of life. The p-value of each outcome measure was < 0.0001 after analysingpre-test and post-test data.Conclusions. According to the findings ofthis study, task-specific training combined with cognitive training significantly improved motor activity, cognitive function, and quality of life among IwPD.

Publisher:

Wydawnictwo Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego im. Polskich Olimpijczyków we Wrocławiu

Place of publication:

Wrocław

Date:

2025

Resource Type:

artykuł

Language:

ang

Relation:

Physiotherapy Quarterly ; Physiotherapy Quarterly,2025,vol.33,nr2

Rights:

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Access Rights:

Dla wszystkich zgodnie z licencją

License:

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Rights Owner:

Wydawnictwo Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego im. Polskich Olimpijczyków we Wrocławiu