The effect of 12 weeks pilates education on cognitive process of patients with dementia

The aim of this study is to claim if there an effect of 12 weeks pilates education on cognitive process on the female patients with mild dementia. In this study there are 26 female patients with mild dementia. They live at least for a year in nursing home Bursa and Trabzon, in which they have no any activities but their daily physical activities. After they are seperated two groups which one of them is n=13 experimental groups and the other one is n=13 control groups, at the age of 65 and over these, 26 female patients with mild dementia is given pilates education (pilates band, breathing exercises, mat exercises, balance, endurance and stretchig) for 12 weeks three days in every other day in a week. These exercises last between 30-45 minutes. No educational program is performed by control group. It is made for cognitive processes used Standartize Mini Mental Test (SMMT), Stroop Test, for physical features of patients Tinetti Test (balance-walking), height(cm), weight(kg), physiological measures such as pulse (beat/min),blood pressure (mmHg). First test measurement are performed 3 days ago before starting 12 weeks pilates education, second ones are measured 3 days later when 12 weeks pilates education completes. SPSS 25,0 statistical program is used for the clates of statistical analyses. To clarify the significance levels of statistical differences between pre-test and post-test analyses of the groups is used either "paired samples t-test " if the datas have normal distribution or "Wilcoxon " if the datas have no normal distribution. The significance levels of statistical differences which belong to measures of different groups are used either "Independent Samples T-Test " if the datas show normal distribution if not "Mann-Whitney U Test ", with the aim of determining the general features of groups is made descriptive statics. It is commented that the differences at the end of samples of pre-post test belong to factors. The results of SMMT which measure cognitive process are found as experimental group's pre-test result 19,69±3,43 post test result 21,38±3,25 p=0,000, control group pre-test result 20,08±3,52, post-test 19,54±2,88, p=0,085.In Stroop Test process of experimental groups are found that 1.carte pre test 29,46±11,28(sec), post test 27,83±10,72(sec) p=0,006, 2. carte pre test 36,48±13,16(sec), post test 35,12±13,28(sec) p=0,186, 3.carte pre test 33,82±13,03(sec), post test 30,67±11,69(sn) p=0,005. In Stroop Test process of control groups are found that 1.cartes pre test 32,96±15,31(sec), post test 35,25±15,26(sec) p=0,239, 2.cart pre test 37,72±16,47(sec) ,post test 39,57±15,35(sec) p=0,530(sec), 3.carte pre test 33,51±15,15(sec), post test 37,57±15,68(sec) p=0,031. Tinetti Test (balance-walking) was used to measure if the exercises were effective as physically on females with dementia. It is determined that pre test Tinetti total points of the group with them was made pilates is 17,62±1,61, post test result is 19,23±1,36 p=0,000. And the results of control group are pre test 18,38±1,45, post test 18,38±1,45 p=1,000. All measures, pre test and post test values were evaluated over (p <0,05). As a result after 12 weeks pilates mat education, significant differences (p <0,005) were observed on cognitive, physical and physiological measures of experimental group in which there are 26 female patients with mild dementia at 65 years old and over. The measures of control group which was not given pilates education were not observed signifcant differences.