Background:

civilized societies have proposed strategies to strengthen the quality of life, validity and independence of early retirement or with extended active employment relationship.

Objective:

to determine modifications in the coping with life events and in the neurocognitive state in people in pre-retirement stage when applying an educational program based on physical activity.

Methods:

an intervention study with a quasi-experimental design was carried out at the “Marta Abreu” University Polyclinic, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba, from April 2017 to May 2019. Theoretical, empirical, statistical-mathematical methods and a battery of neuropsychological examination based on Luria's postulates, which allowed the diagnosis of thought disorders. Then the educational program based on physical activity was applied in the study group; and finally the results were compared in a before and after in the study group, and between this and the control group.

Results:

greater quantification of efficient intellectual processes, improvement in logical-verbal, practical-constructive and ruminative thinking was observed in the study group; while in the control group these changes were not reflected.

Conclusions:

positive modifications were determined in the study group, evidenced in neurocognitive progress in early retirement, which demonstrated the effectiveness of the educational program based on physical activity, once applied.

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