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Review
. 2017 May 25:12:903-910.
doi: 10.2147/CIA.S132963. eCollection 2017.

Cognitive decline in normal aging and its prevention: a review on non-pharmacological lifestyle strategies

Blanka Klimova  1   2 , Martin Valis  2 , Kamil Kuca  3   4
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Review

Cognitive decline in normal aging and its prevention: a review on non-pharmacological lifestyle strategies

Blanka Klimova et al. Clin Interv Aging. .

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the selected non-pharmacological lifestyle activities on the delay of cognitive decline in normal aging. This was done by conducting a literature review in the four acknowledged databases Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, and Springer, and consequently by evaluating the findings of the relevant studies. The findings show that physical activities, such as walking and aerobic exercises, music therapy, adherence to Mediterranean diet, or solving crosswords, seem to be very promising lifestyle intervention tools. The results indicate that non-pharmacological lifestyle intervention activities should be intense and possibly done simultaneously in order to be effective in the prevention of cognitive decline. In addition, more longitudinal randomized controlled trials are needed in order to discover the most effective types and the duration of these intervention activities in the prevention of cognitive decline, typical of aging population groups.

Keywords: benefits; cognitive impairment; healthy older individuals; intervention.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure The authors declare that they have no competing interests to declare in this work.

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