A critical review of the literature on social and leisure activity and wellbeing in later life

KB Adams, S Leibbrandt, H Moon - Ageing & Society, 2011 - cambridge.org
An engaged lifestyle is seen as an important component of successful ageing. Many older
adults with high participation in social and leisure activities report positive wellbeing, a fact …

A comprehensive review of health benefits of qigong and tai chi

R Jahnke, L Larkey, C Rogers… - American journal of …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. Research examining psychological and physiological benefits of Qigong and Tai
Chi is growing rapidly. The many practices described as Qigong or Tai Chi have similar …

Physical resilience in older adults: systematic review and development of an emerging construct

HE Whitson, W Duan-Porter… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Resilience has been described in the psychosocial literature as the capacity to
maintain or regain well-being during or after adversity. Physical resilience is a newer …

Exergaming and older adult cognition: a cluster randomized clinical trial

C Anderson-Hanley, PJ Arciero, AM Brickman… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Dementia cases may reach 100 million by 2050. Interventions are sought
to curb or prevent cognitive decline. Exercise yields cognitive benefits, but few older adults …

Virtual and augmented reality applications to improve older adults' quality of life: A systematic map** review and future directions

RS Baragash, H Aldowah, S Ghazal - Digital health, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The use of virtual reality and augmented reality to improve older adults' quality of
life has rapidly increased in recent years. This systematic map** review aimed to provide …

African American women's beliefs, co** behaviors, and barriers to seeking mental health services

EC Ward, LO Clark, S Heidrich - Qualitative health research, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Little is known about African American women's beliefs about mental illness. In this
qualitative study we employed the Common Sense Model (CSM) to examine African …

Is self myofascial release an effective preexercise and recovery strategy? A literature review

AN Schroeder, TM Best - Current sports medicine reports, 2015 - journals.lww.com
The use of self myofascial release (SMR) via a foam roller or roller massager is becoming
increasingly popular both to aid recovery from exercise and prevent injury. Our objective …

[HTML][HTML] Alexa, let's train now!—A systematic review and classification approach to digital and home-based physical training interventions aiming to support healthy …

F Herold, P Theobald, T Gronwald, N Kaushal… - Journal of Sport and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background There is mounting evidence that regular physical activity is an important
prerequisite for healthy cognitive aging. Consequently, the finding that almost one-third of …

Cognitive and cognitive-motor interventions affecting physical functioning: a systematic review

G Pichierri, P Wolf, K Murer, ED de Bruin - BMC geriatrics, 2011 - Springer
Background Several types of cognitive or combined cognitive-motor intervention types that
might influence physical functions have been proposed in the past: training of dual-tasking …

Use of virtual reality technique for the training of motor control in the elderly: some theoretical considerations

ED de Bruin, D Schoene, G Pichierri… - Zeitschrift für Gerontologie …, 2010 - doc.rero.ch
Virtual augmented exercise, an emerging technology that can help to promote physical
activity and combine the strengths of indoor and outdoor exercise, has recently been …