Adapted Home-Based Exercises in Dementia: An Exploratory Pre-post Pilot and Feasibility Study.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen
; 39: 15333175241263741, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-38877608
ABSTRACT
The goals of this exploratory pre-post pilot and feasibility study (NCT04916964) were to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an adapted Test-and-Exercise home-based exercise program on basic functional mobility and executive functions in persons with prodromal or mild Alzheimer's disease. Participants followed an 8 week exercise program at home, once per week with a physiotherapist and twice per week with their usual caregiver or independently. Functional mobility and executive functions were assessed before and after the intervention. Feasibility criteria were recruitment opportunity, participation agreement rate, cost adequacy, and drop-out rate. Twelve participants aged 80.83 ± 4.65 years took part in the study. All the basic functional mobility measures showed small effect sizes. Concerning executive functions, 5 measures showed small to moderate effect sizes. The 4 feasibility criteria were met. A larger scale study would, however, need adaptations and prior research on the ability of this population to use touch-screen technology.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Feasibility Studies
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Exercise Therapy
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Executive Function
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Switzerland