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八週水中運動對老年人認知注意力之影響

研究目的：本研究目的旨在探討水中運動介入對老年人認知注意力之影響，比較實驗介入之運動組與控制組在認知注意力之差異。研究方法：本研究招募50位年齡介於55到70歲老年人為研究對象，並隨機分配為運動組25名與控制組25名。運動介入方式為8週水中運動、每週2次、每次60分鐘，運動強度介於RPE自覺量表4-6分之間。研究工具為維也納認知測驗系統，並於運動介入前一週進行前測，在運動介入結束後隔天進行後測。研究結果：運動組與控制組認知測驗前測各項參數之差異均未達顯著水準；在8週水中運動介入後，兩組認知測驗後測之各項參數，亦未達顯著水準。運動組後測認知測驗之正確拒絕時間顯著低於前測。結論：本研究結果顯示老年人在8週水中運動介入後，運動組與控制組之認知注意力並無顯著差異。

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of an 8-week aquatic exercise program among older adults by comparing the difference of attention between exercise and control groups. Methods: The participants were fifty older adults aged 55-70 and randomly assigned to an exercise (n=25) group or a control (n=25) group. The exercise intervention was a 60-min lesson of 8-week aquatic exercise program, twice a week, and the intensity was set at 4-6 of the Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE). The Vienna Test System (VTS) was used to measure six domains of attention. The pre-test was conducted one week before the exercise intervention and the post-test was performed one day after the exercise intervention. Results: There was no difference of demongraphic variables and all attention domains between exercise and control groups in pre-test. After an 8-week aquatic exercise program, there was also no difference of each attention domain between both groups in post-test. However, there was a significanty decrease on Correct Rejections of attention test in exercise groups. Conclusion: This study found no significant difference between exercise and control groups of older adults on attention after an 8-week aquatic exercise program with moderate intensity.