A new study has discovered that physical activity and cognitive training can improve levels of life satisfaction and mood for adults with Down's syndrome.
Jun 13 2024Anglia Ruskin University A new study has discovered that physical activity and cognitive training can improve levels of life satisfaction and mood for adults with Down's syndrome.
The study was led by Dr Dan Gordon and Viviane Merzbach of Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England, and involved volunteers - from countries across five continents - being assigned to one of four groups for an eight-week period. Profile of Mood States scores were assessed using a five-point scale across 65 categories and there were significant improvements across the whole group over the eight-week period. Participants felt significantly less tense from pre- to post-study and reported a significant reduction in anger scores. Fatigue scores were also significantly reduced, while confusion scores improved.
This is the first study of its kind and we found that a period of prescribed training involving cognitive and physical exercises has the potential to improve the quality of life and mood amongst an adult community with Down's syndrome.
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