Journal article
Assisted Cycle Therapy (ACT) Improved Self-Efficacy and Exercise Perception in Middle-Age Adults with Down Syndrome
Brain sciences, Vol.13(12), p.1719
12/01/2023
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13121719
PMCID: PMC10741653
PMID: 38137167
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease is prevalent in persons with Down syndrome (DS) as early as their 30s and presents as decreased social interaction, coordination, and physical activity. Therefore, changing attitudes and beliefs about exercise is key to increasing motivation for physical activity especially in middle-age adults with DS. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of Assisted Cycle Therapy (ACT) on self-efficacy and exercise perception in middle-age adults with Down syndrome (DS) following an exercise intervention three times a week for 8 weeks. Twelve participants were in the ACT group in which a motor assisted their cycling to be performed at least 30% faster than voluntary cycling (VC), 10 participants were in the voluntary cycling group, and two participants were in the no cycling (NC) group. The results showed that both exercise groups (i.e., ACT and VC) improved in their self-efficacy after the 8-week intervention. In addition, exercise perception improved following ACT, but not VC or NC. Our results are discussed with respect to their future implications for exercise in the DS population. The results can be attributed to differences in effort required by each intervention group as well as the neurotrophic factors that occur when muscle contractions create synaptic connections resulting in improvement in cognition and feelings of satisfaction.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Assisted Cycle Therapy (ACT) Improved Self-Efficacy and Exercise Perception in Middle-Age Adults with Down Syndrome
- Creators
- Shannon D. R. Ringenbach - Arizona State UniversityNathaniel E. Arnold - Arizona State UniversityKori Tucker - Arizona State UniversityMiya K. Rand - Arizona State UniversityBreanna E. Studenka - Utah State UniversityStockton B. Ringenbach - Arizona State UniversityChih-Chia Chen - Mississippi State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Brain sciences, Vol.13(12), p.1719
- DOI
- 10.3390/brainsci13121719
- PMID
- 38137167
- PMCID
- PMC10741653
- NLM abbreviation
- Brain Sci
- ISSN
- 2076-3425
- eISSN
- 2076-3425
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- Civitan Foundation
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984771646602771
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