Geriatric Nursing · May 10, 2025

Effectiveness of an intervention combining motor-cognitive training and arch support insoles in improving the physical performance of older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A randomized controlled trial

By Song CY, Yuan W

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the efficacy of an intervention combining motor-cognitive training with arch support insoles for older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHODS: Twenty-nine participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group. The experimental group underwent a 12-week intervention programme comprising three 1-hour motor-cognitive training sessions weekly and wore arch support insoles every day. The control group received motor-cognitive training alone. The functional reach, timed-up-and-go (TUG), 10-m hurdle walking test, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were administered before and after the interventions. RESULTS: The experimental group exhibited significant improvement across all assessments (p < .05), whereas the control group demonstrated significant improvement only in the TUG test, the 5× chair stand subtest of the SPPB, and MoCA scores (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS: The proposed intervention is recommended for improving cognitive and physical performance in older adults with MCI.

doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.04.008 PubMed 40347892 Interventions