Fall Research Expo 2022

Cardiovascular and Cognitive Health in the Older Latinx Population

 Physical activity interventions have shown to improve memory, attention, reaction time, and cognitive performance in sedentary but otherwise healthy older adults.1 Tiempo Juntos por Nuestro Salud extends this field of research to Latino patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The primary aim of the study is to examine the immediate and long term effects of physical activity on cognitive function, cardiovascular (CV) health, and sleep. It is hypothesized that increases in physical activity will lead to improvements in CV health, which will be positively associated with improvement in cognitive function. This poster outlines the ways in which CV and cognitive health are measured and tracked in the project, including baseline findings from ongoing research about the biological connection between these two health factors to support the hypothesis. It concludes with a new study handout to better inform participants about heart health. 

PRESENTED BY
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
College of Arts & Sciences 2024
Advised By
Adriana Perez
Associate Professor of Nursing
PRESENTED BY
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
College of Arts & Sciences 2024
Advised By
Adriana Perez
Associate Professor of Nursing

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