Effects of Physical Activity in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - Tập 46 Số 1-2 - Trang 60-80 - 2018
Marinda Henskens1, Ilse M. Nauta2, Marieke C.A. van Eekeren3, Erik Scherder1
1Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2Department of Neurology, MS Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3tanteLouise, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

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<b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> There is no consensus regarding the optimal nonpharmacological intervention to slow down dementia-related decline. We examined whether physical stimulation interventions were effective in reducing cognitive, physical, mood, and behavioral decline in nursing home residents with dementia. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Eighty-seven nursing home residents with dementia were randomly assigned to 3 physical activity interventions: activities of daily living (ADL) training, multicomponent exercise training, or combined multicomponent exercise and ADL training. Outcomes were measured at baseline, and after 3 and 6 months. <b><i>Results:</i></b> A 6-month ADL training benefitted executive functions, physical endurance, and depression among men. Exercise training benefitted only grip strength of participants with mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment. A combined training benefitted functional mobility compared to ADL training, depressive symptoms and agitation compared to exercise training, and physical endurance compared to no physical stimulation. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> ADL training appears to be effective for nursing home residents with moderately severe dementia. It remains unclear whether exercise training is an effective type of stimulation.

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Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Tập 46 Số 1-2

60-80

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