Effect of a self-care program on oxidative stress and cognitive function in an older mexican urban-dwelling population. The journal of nutrition, health & aging [J Nutr Health Aging] Journal article | | Title | Effect of a self-care program on oxidative stress and cognitive function in an older mexican urban-dwelling population. | | Author(s) | Sanchez-Rodriguez MA, Arronte-Rosales A, Mendoza-Nunez VM | | Institution | V.M. Mendoza-Nunez, Guelatao # 66, Col. Ejercito de Oriente, 09230 Mexico, DF, Mexico. Phone: (+52)(55) 5623-0721; Fax: (+52)(55) 5773-6330. E-mail address: mendovic@servidor.unam.mx. | | Source | J Nutr Health Aging 2009 Nov; 13(9):791-6. | | Abstract | Objective: To determine the effect of a self-care program on oxidative stress (OxS) and cognitive function in an older, Mexican, urban-dwelling population.
Design: A longitudinal and pre-experimental study was carried out in a sample of 79 older healthy, urban-dwelling individuals residing in Mexico City, (62 females and 17 males), of which 71 of them (59 women and 12 males) complied with the entire self-care program. Measurements: We measured OxS, cognitive function, the Nagi Disability Scale of physical task functioning, and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) prior to and after 2 years of intervention with an active aging program.
Results: All older persons adopted healthy, self-care-based lifestyles according to the active aging program to which they were trained, which was associated with a statistically significant improvement of OxS and cognitive function markers on comparing pre- and post-community intervention data.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that self-care-based healthy lifestyles programs can improve the oxidative stress and cognitive function in urban-dwelling elderly population. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19812869 |
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