Effects of Wearable Sensor-based Interactive Cognitive-motor Training in Older Adults.

Effects of Cognitive-motor Training Using a Wearable Sensor-based Interactive System on Cognitive and Motor Performance in Older Adults.

• Based on research showing that cognitive-motor training programs help improve cognition in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, this program uses an interactive system to combine cognitive training with exercise.
• The interactive system consists of wearable sensors and has the advantage of cognitive training without space constraints, and the cognitive training program consists of a total of five developed cognitive training games.
• The program is expected to improve the cognitive abilities of the elderly and improve their physical abilities.

The proposed study will conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of a cognitive-motor training program using a wearable sensor-based interactive system on the cognitive and physical abilities of older adults in the community. Study participants will be randomly assigned to receive one of two interventions: (a) motor-cognitive training (b) cognitive training. All interventions will last 50 minutes and will be delivered twice a week for 6 weeks. To determine the effectiveness of the interventions, the primary outcome will assess PFC activity and cognition, and the secondary outcome will assess aerobic capacity, balance, upper extremity muscle strength, lower extremity muscle strength, and instrumental activities of daily living tasks. All assessments will be administered one week before and one week after the intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Community-dwelling seniors age 65 and older
• MMSE-K 18 or less

Exclusion Criteria:

• People of Hospitalized or institutionalized
• People diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
• People diagnosed with vascular dementia
• People with musculoskeletal conditions that make physical activity difficult
• People with dizziness that makes physical activity difficult
• People with a wound or bleeding in the head