Influence of Karate-Do training in the cognition of old people with Mild Cognitive Impairments: Open study

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i8.17100

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Aging; Martial Arts; Karate; Cognition; Clinical trial.

Abstract

Martial arts are considered complete forms of exercise and can contribute to stimulating motor and cognitive skills. The aim of this study was to verify the effectiveness of Wado-ryu Karate-Do training on the cognition of old people diagnosed with mild neurocognitive impairment. Therefore, a clinical trial was carried out with eight people, who responded to a battery of cognitive tests. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. It was found that in the post-intervention period, the group scored significantly higher on the Digits tasks – forward (p = 0.023), RAVLT A1 to A5 (p = 0.018) and Recognition (p = 0.011), WCST - Conceptual Level Responses (p = 0.020) and Complete Categories (p = .034), Rey's Complex Figure – delayed recall (p = 0.027) and Spatial Spam forward (p = 0.017) and backward (p = 0.033). In the pre-intervention stage, the group had a longer time to perform the TMT-B task, with a significant reduction (p = 0.012) in their time after the intervention, indicating an improvement in the alternating attention skill. The results suggest that the three-month practice of Wado-ryu Karate-Do is related to a significant improvement in cognition tasks of visual memory, attention, alternate attention, working memory, episodic verbal memory and executive functions.

Author Biographies

Brandel José Pacheco Lopes Filho, Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais

Professor in Physical Education courses at the State University of Minas Gerais (UEMG). Coordinator of the Structuring Teaching Nucleus of the Physical Education course (Bachelor's Degree) at UEMG. Doctor in Biomedical Gerontology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Master in Biomedical Gerontology at PUCRS. Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education from the School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (ESEFID/UFRGS). Wado-ryu style Karate-Do teacher. Coordinator of the Research Group on Physical Activity, Health and Aging (GPASE).

Camila Rosa de Oliveira, Faculdade Meridional IMED

Psicóloga pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Mestre em Psicologia (ênfase em cognição humana) pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Doutora em Gerontologia Biomédica pela PUCRS e Pós-Doutora em Psicologia pela PUCRS. Dentre os meses de Dezembro de 2014 e Março de 2015 realizou estágio de doutorado sanduíche pelo Programa de Doutorado Sanduíche no Exterior da CAPES, na Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal. É professora do curso de Psicologia e coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Psicologia (PPGP) da Faculdade Meridional IMED. Coordenadora do grupo de pesquisa Núcleo de Investigação em Cognição, Emoção e Tecnologias em Neuropsicologia e Saúde (NICOGTEC). É membro do Grupo de Trabalho "Pesquisa em Avaliação Psicológica" da ANPEPP e afiliada ao Instituto Brasileiro de Avaliação Psicológica (IBAP). É parecerista ad hoc do Sistema de Avaliação Psicológica (SATEPSI) do Conselho Federal do Psicologia. Atua nas áreas de avaliação psicológica e neuropsicológica, reabilitação neuropsicológica e realidade virtual, com enfoque em diferentes grupos clínicos e etapas do desenvolvimento. Possui cooperação de pesquisa com investigadores internacionais (Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir e Universidade de Coimbra) e nacionais (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul e Universidade Federal de Santa Maria).

Maria Gabriela Valle Gottlieb, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS (1999). Mestrado em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde pela PUCRS (2004). Doutorado pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde pela PUCRS (2009). Consultora da UNESCO pelo Projeto RS Amigo do Idoso na Escola de Saúde Pública, RS (2009-2010).

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LOPES FILHO, B. J. P.; OLIVEIRA, C. R. de; GOTTLIEB, M. G. V. Influence of Karate-Do training in the cognition of old people with Mild Cognitive Impairments: Open study. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 8, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i8.17100. Disponível em: https://www.rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/17100. Acesso em: 18 apr. 2024.

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