The effect of Pilates and square-stepping exercises on physical and cognitive functions related to falling and fear of falling in elderly women

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Mohseni Soheila; NEZAKAT ALHOSSEINI MARYAM; Safavi Homami Sheila

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Journal: Advances in Cognitive Sciences Year:2022 | Volume:23 | Issue:4 Page(s): 72-85

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The effect of Pilates and square-stepping exercises on physical and cognitive functions related to falling and fear of falling in elderly women

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Mohseni Soheila | NEZAKAT ALHOSSEINI MARYAM | Safavi Homami Sheila | Issue Writer Certificate

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Balance

Executive functions

Falling

Memory

Physical exercises

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Introduction: Falling is one of the leading causes of unwanted injuries and deaths in the elderly. Most falls occur due to the interaction between multiple physical and cognitive risk factors. Meanwhile, physical activity has been accepted as a beneficial factor in preventing falls in the elderly. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of a Pilates and Square-stepping training on cognitive and physical functions related to Falling and fear of Falling in older women. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted on a number of 20 older women with an age range of 60 to 70 years. Participants were selected through convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to Pilates (n=10) and Square-stepping (n=10) groups. Both groups did exercises for 12 weeks and participated in a pre-test and post-test. The Wisconsin Card Sorting Task, Wechsler Memory Test, Stork Test, Berg Balance Test, and the Falls Efficacy International Scale were used to measure Executive functions, Memory quotient, static Balance, dynamic Balance, and fear of Falling, respectively. Analysis of variance with repeated measures was used to analyze the collected data. Results: Results revealed the main effect of time in categories achieved, perseverative errors, Memory quotient, static Balance, dynamic Balance, and fear of Falling were significant, and the mean scores of perseverative errors and fear of Falling decreased in the post-test compared with the pre-test. In addition, the mean scores of categories achieved, Memory quotient, static Balance, and dynamic Balance, were higher in the post-test relative to the pre-test. In addition, results indicated no significant main effect of group and the interaction of group and time. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that both Pilates and Square-stepping training can be an appropriate intervention to improve cognitive functions and physical functions related to Falling and decrease fear of Falling in older women.

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Mohseni, Soheila, NEZAKAT ALHOSSEINI, MARYAM, & Safavi Homami, Sheila. (2022). The effect of Pilates and square-stepping exercises on physical and cognitive functions related to falling and fear of falling in elderly women. ADVANCES IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE, 23(4 ), 72-85. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/955344/en

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Mohseni Soheila, NEZAKAT ALHOSSEINI MARYAM, Safavi Homami Sheila. The effect of Pilates and square-stepping exercises on physical and cognitive functions related to falling and fear of falling in elderly women. ADVANCES IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE[Internet]. 2022;23(4 ):72-85. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/955344/en

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Soheila Mohseni, MARYAM NEZAKAT ALHOSSEINI, and Sheila Safavi Homami, “The effect of Pilates and square-stepping exercises on physical and cognitive functions related to falling and fear of falling in elderly women,” ADVANCES IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE, vol. 23, no. 4 , pp. 72–85, 2022, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/955344/en

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