%0 Journal Article
%T Effects of a Drums Alive® Intervention versus Hand-Foot Coordination Training on Motor, Cognitive and Motivational Parameters in Seniors
%A Carrie Ekins
%A Peter R. Wright
%A Guenter Schlee
%A Dean Owens
%J Advances in Aging Research
%P 51-77
%@ 2169-0502
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aar.2022.113005
%X This<span> study was conducted to compare
the effects of two different interventions </span>on the physiological,
cognitive, and motivational parameters in seniors; and, how they would be
accepted as alternative forms of exercise in the senior population. The
facilitators recruited 26 randomly selected participants from t<span>wo senior care facilities in Chemnitz, Germany who
were required to comple</span>te two 45-minute exercise periods a week for 30
days. The first group completed the Drums Alive intervention which included a
multi-dimensional approach using music, movement, drumming choreographies,
games, and activities. The second intervention group completed a series of
Hand-Foot Coordination exercises that used beat<span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">-</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">keeping patterns on various parts of the body. Each
intervention group had three divisions of participants, <i>i.e.</i> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">¡°</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">healthy</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">¡±</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> to define those with no
diagnosed malady, </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">¡°</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">dementia</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">¡±</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> for those with varying degrees
of diagnosed dementia, and, </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">¡°</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">wheelchair</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">¡±</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> and those requiring a
wheelchair for movement. The pre- and post-testing measurements </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">consisted of age, heart rate, blood pressure, rate
of perceived exertion (RPE), bar-drop test, chair-raise test, 6-minute walk
test, memory, concentration, balance, reaction, coordination, and cognitive
flexibility. In addition, to measure the level of motivation, <i>i.e.</i> fun, the
%K Motivation
%K Cognition
%K Physicality
%K Quality of Life
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=117622