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Objectives: Most falls in the elderly occur as a result of the interaction between physical and cognitive risk factors, so the purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two types of mind-body exercises on memory, balance, and fear of falling in elderly women.
Methods and Materials: A quasi-experimental study was conducted on 20 elderly women with an age range of 60 to 70 years. Participants were selected through purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to yoga and Square-Stepping groups. Both groups did exercise for 12 weeks and participated in a pre-test and post-test. The Wechsler Memory test, Stork test, Berg Balance test, and International Falls Efficacy Scale were used to measure memory quotient, static balance, dynamic balance, and fear of falling, respectively. Analysis of variance with repeated measures was conducted to analyze the data.
Results: Results showed that the mean scores of memory quotient in the two groups were significantly (F(1,18) = 32.692, P < .001, η2 = .645) higher after practice than before, and also the mean static balance time of older women in the yoga group was significantly (F(1,18) = 60.755, P < .001, η2 = 0.771) higher than the square stepping group. Furthermore, the mean dynamic balance score of older women in the square stepping group was significantly (F(1,18) = 7.714, P < .012, η2 = .300) higher than the yoga group. In addition, the mean square of fear of falling of older women was significantly (F(1,18) = 11.777, P < .003, η2 = .396) lower in the square stepping group than yoga group.
Conclusions: Therefore, it seems that square stepping exercises can also be used as a simple and applicable exercise method by the individual to improve physical and cognitive functions in the elderly.
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مرضیه اسکندری | Marzieh Eskandari
Department of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Iran.
گروه رفتار حرکتی، دانشکده علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه اصفهان، ایران.
مریم نزاکت الحسینی | Maraym Nezakat Alhosseini
Department of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Iran.
گروه رفتار حرکتی، دانشکده علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه اصفهان، ایران.
شیلا صفوی همامی | Shila Safavi Hamami
Department of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Iran.
گروه رفتار حرکتی، دانشکده علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه اصفهان، ایران.
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