A Two-Phased Pilot Study Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of the Cognitively Enriched Walking Program “Take a Walk with Your Brain” for Older Adults

Table 9

Median and range of scores for all cognitive tasks on different rating scales evaluated in Phase II (n = 19).

Cognitive task	Difficulty		Enjoyability		Feasibility		Meaningfulness		Challenge		Interaction		Competition		Combination walking		Age appropriateness		Positive influence on the brain		Clarity of instructions
	M	R	M	R	M	R	M	R	M	R	M	R	M	R	M	R	M	R	M	R	M	R
Music	3	1–9	10	6–10	9	6–10	9	5–10	9	2–10	9	7–10	6	1–9	9	6–10	9	8–10	8	5–10	8	6–10
Spotted	3.5	0–9	9	5–10	9	5–10	8	5–10	7	5–10	8	5–10	7.5	1–10	8	5–10	9	5–10	8.5	4–10	8.5	2–10
Plan the route	4	1–9	9	3–10	9	8–10	9	6–10	8.5	1–10	8	6–10	7	1–8	8	5–10	8.5	6–10	8.5	1–10	8	5–9
Quiz	4	0–10	9.5	7–10	9	8–10	9.5	8–10	9.5	7–10	9	0–10	8	0–9	8.5	7–10	9	8–10	9	8–10	9	8–10
Facts and titbits	5	0–9	8	5–10	9	6–10	9	5–10	8	6–10	8	4–10	6	0–8	8	4–9	9	4–10	9	4–10	9	3–10
Notice and remember symbols	5	0–9	8	5–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	8	5–10	9	5–10	7	0–10	8	7–10	8	7–10	8	7–10	9	9-10
Word associations	5	1–9	9	7–10	9	8–10	8	7–10	8	6–10	9	3–10	6	1–8	9	6–10	9	8–10	8	6–10	8	6–10
I spy	5	2–7	7	5–10	8	5–10	7	5–10	6	3–10	7	5–10	5	2–10	8	5–10	6	3–10	5	3–10	9	5–10
Mental arithmetic	5.5	1–10	7.5	6–10	8.5	7–10	7.5	6–10	7.5	5–9	7.5	3–8	7	1–9	7.5	2–10	9	7–10	8.5	5–10	8.5	6–10
Memory techniques	6	1–9	9	1–10	9	5–10	9	1–10	9	6–10	9	0–10	7	0–9	8	6–10	8	6–10	9	6–10	9	6–9
Word fluency	6	1–10	8	7–9	9	8–10	8	7–10	7	5–10	8	7–10	7	1–9	8	7–10	9	8–10	9	8–10	8	7–9
Immediate recall	6	0–10	9	7–10	10	6–10	10	7–10	9	5–10	5	0–10	5	0–10	9	7–10	8	7–10	9	7–10	10	7–10
Obstacle walk	6	3–10	9	7–10	10	7–10	9	6–10	7	5–10	7	2–10	7	2–10	7	6–10	8	5–10	8	5–10	9	7–10
Buzz it + problem solving	7	1–10	9	7–10	9	5–10	9	6–10	8	6–9	8	5–10	8	2–10	7	5–10	9	6–10	9	7–10	9	7–10
Choreography	7	2–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	8.5	7–10	9	4–10	8	4–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	9.5	6–10	9	7–10
A new language	7	0–10	8	6–10	9	7–10	9	6–10	8	6–10	9	6–10	7	2–10	9	7–10	9	5–10	9	6–10	8	6–10
Stimulus-response	7	1–10	9	7–10	9	8–10	8.5	5–10	8.5	1–10	7.5	5–10	7.5	1–10	9	6–10	9	7–10	9	8–10	9	8–10
Quest with riddles	7	0–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	7.5	0–9	9	6–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	8.5	6–10
Hidden word	7	1–10	8.5	5–10	8.5	4–10	9.5	2–10	9	2–10	9	5–10	8.5	1–10	7	5–10	8.5	5–10	9	5–10	9.5	5–10
Story telling	7	5–10	9.5	8–10	9.5	8–10	9.5	7–10	9.5	8–10	9	6–10	6	5–10	8	7–10	8	7–10	8.5	7–10	8.5	7–10
Awareness	7	5–10	8	6–10	8	7–10	8	7–10	8	6–10	8	3–10	7	3–10	8	7–10	8	7–10	8	3–10	8.5	7–10
Opinions	7	2–10	9	6–10	9	6–10	9	7–10	9	6–10	9	7–10	8	2–10	8	4–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	9	7–10
Ball-games	7.5	3–10	9	3–10	9	7–10	9	8–10	9	2–10	8.5	7–10	7.5	0–9	8	4–10	8.5	8–10	8.5	1–10	8	0–9
List learning	8	2–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	9	6–10	9	5–10	9	7–10	7	1–10	9	6–10	9	7–10	9	8–10	9	8–10
Order of daily activities	8	1–10	10	5–10	10	5–10	9	5–10	9	4–10	6.5	0–10	7.5	2–10	9	5–10	10	5–10	10	5–10	10	5–10
Quest with clues + remember the route	9	7–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	9	7–10	10	7–10	10	6–10	9.5	3–10	10	7–10	10	7–10	10	7–10	9	7–10

Note. M = median; R = range.