Yiwei Huang, Tingting Ruan, Qiaoyun Yi, Tingting Wang, Zhihua Guo
The health literacy questionnaire among the aged in Changsha, China: confirmatory factor analysis
BMC public health
effectiveness isolated resistance training rt cognitive function among older adults schizophrenia insufficiently investigated study investigated effectiveness 12weeks power rehabilitation novel rt regimen cognitive function among older patients schizophrenia frailty thirtytwo older adults schizophrenia frailty enrolled randomized receive either 12week twice weekly power rehabilitation without addon training cognitive functioning assessed using minimental state examination mmse digit symbol substitution test color trail task ctt digit span task dst physical performance assessed walking speed hand grip strength generalized estimating equations used compare pre posttraining outcome measure groups betweengroup analysis revealed significant improvement ctt1 hand grip strength intervention group compared controls subgroup analyses showed ctt1 performance significantly improved 12 weeks power rehabilitation intervention group time p 001 independent age educational level global cognition depressive symptoms psychotropic medication use increased hand grip strength significantly associated improved performance mmse ctt1 dst forward study endpoint 12week power rehabilitation older patients schizophrenia frailty safe feasible may benefit physical domains cognitive functioning