[Physical exercise impact on variables related to emotional and functional well-being in older adults]. / Impacto del ejercicio físico en variables relacionadas con el bienestar emocional y funcional en adultos mayores.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The benefits of the physical exercise in aging, and specially in frailty, have been associated with reduced risk of mortality, chronic disease, and cognitive and functional impairments. Multi-component training, which combines strength, endurance, balance, and gait training, represents the most beneficial kind of physical exercise in older adults. METHODS: Given the effectiveness of the multi-component training, a physical exercise program «Actívate¼ (based on the methodology Vivifrail), with the focus on «active aging¼, was conducted in the present study. Forty-nine older adults over 60 years participated in this program. RESULTS: The physical exercise intervention led to a reduction in diastolic blood pressure, pain threshold and sleep disturbances (e. g. hypersomnia) (t ≥ 2.72, p < 0.01), as well as an increase of walking speed (t = 7.84, p ≤ 0.001). Further, quality of life factors (GENCAT scale), like emotional well-being, personal development, physical well-being, self-determination, and social inclusion, were greater after intervention (t ≥ -2.06, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These findings underline the benefits of multi-component training in functionality of older adults, and further, provide relevant aspects about the modulation of pain perception, sleep disturbances, social factors and physical and emotional well-being. Physical exercise programs such as «Actívate¼ should be promoted, in order to encourage healthy lifestyle habits, in the older adults' population.

Alteration of Emotion Knowledge and Its Relationship with Emotion Regulation and Psychopathological Behavior in Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Emotion knowledge has not been explored in children with cerebral palsy (CP). To evaluate differences in emotion knowledge between children with CP and their typically developing peers (TDP), and explore its associations with affective regulation and behavioral psychopathology. 36 Children with CP and 45 TDP completed the Emotion Matching Task (emotion knowledge); their parents completed the Emotion Regulation Checklist and Child Behavior Checklist (emotional regulation and lability; psychopathological behaviors). Children with CP made more mistakes in emotion knowledge tasks, had lower emotional regulation and higher behavioral problems than their TDP. Emotion knowledge showed a positive correlation with emotional regulation and a negative correlation with behavioral problems, predicting psychopathological behaviors. Greater attention to emotion knowledge in children with CP could improve adjustment at social and behavioral functioning.