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EDUMECENTRO
On-line version ISSN 2077-2874
Abstract
LEON MARTINEZ, Carlos Alberto; ALBA PEREZ, Lucía del Carmen; TROYA GUTIERREZ, Alejandro German and MUNIZ CASAS, Isabel Cristina. Educational program on physical activity: impact on the neurocognitive state of early retirement. EDUMECENTRO [online]. 2022, vol.14 Epub Jan 01, 2022. ISSN 2077-2874.
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.
Keywords : quality of life; programs; mental status and dementia tests; education, medical.