The impact of imagery on the performance and cognitive ability in the elderly

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作者
Dana, Amir [1 ]
Salehian, Mir Hamid [2 ]
Asadi, Tayebeh Bani [3 ]
Ghanati, Parinaz [4 ]
机构
[1] Islamic Azad Univ, Dept Phys Educ, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
[2] Islamic Azad Univ, Tabriz Branch, Dept Phys Educ, Tabriz, Iran
[3] Indiana Univ, Dept Kinesiol, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
[4] Univ Tehran, Dept Motor Behav, Tehran, Iran
来源
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES | 2021年 / 15卷 / 06期
关键词
Imagery; Performance; Cognitive Ability; Aging;
D O I
10.53350/pjmhs211561654
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Background: In the future, aging becomes one of the problems of society and the problems of the country's health care system and brings many costs in the health care sector. Purpose: This study examines the effect of imagery on performance and cognitive ability in the elderly. The research method is quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design. 40 older adults were selected and divided into experimental and control groups. The subjects in the experimental group performed imagery for four weeks following the pretest. Methods: Data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance. Results: Findings showed that imagery improves the performance and cognitive ability in the elderly. Conclusion: In general, imagery may improve performance and cognitive abilities in the elderly.
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页码:1654 / 1657
页数:4
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