Abstract

Introduction. In the last century, longer female life expectancy has implied that women now live a third of their lives beyond the end of their ovarian function, increasing the need for new therapeutic strategies to facilitate successful aging (defined as low probability of disease), high cognitive and physical abilities, and active engagement in life. Aim. This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of multisensory exercise programme on cognition and functionality in postmenopausal women. Methods. Thirty postmenopausal women in the range of 55-65 years old and a body mass index (BMI) < 35kg/m² were selected randomly from physiotherapy outpatient clinic at Al-Menshawy General Hospital. They were randomly distributed into two equal groups: control group (A) that received relaxation training programme for 30 minutes/session, three sessions per week for a period of 4 weeks and study group (B) which received multisensory exercise programme for another 45 minutes per session plus the same programme as for control group for a period 4 weeks. Assessment of all women in both groups was carried out before and after treatment programme (four weeks) through cognitive assessment (montreal cognitive assessment) and functional performance of daily living activities (nine–item physical performance test). Results. The multisensory exercise programme showed statistically significant improvements (P < 0.01) on cognition, and functional performance as compared with the control group, which showed no statistically significant differences at the post intervention time point. Conclusions. The multisensory exercise programme improved the cognition and functionality of post menopausal women. The introduction of a motor and multisensory‐based approach in care routines may improve residents' health and engagement to the environment