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Effects of physical training on the physical capacity of frail, demented patients with a history of falling
— a randomised controlled trial | | Author(s) | Claire Toulotte, Claudine Fabre, Benedicte Dangremont, |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 32, no 1, January 2003 |
| Pages | pp 67-73 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Physical capacity ; Dementia ; Falls ; France. |
| Annotation | The balance of frail, demented older patients with a history of falling can be improved by training, as evidenced by this French study undertaken with 20 such older people. Their average age was 81, and had Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores of 16.3 (±6.5). They had all passed "get up and go", "chair sit and reach", walking speed and static balance tests. They were assigned to a control group or a training group, the latter being trained with two sessions a week for 16 weeks. Walking, mobility, flexibility and static balance were significantly improved in the training group, but not in the controls. Whereas the controls suffered a relapse, the trained subjects did not, there being an absence of falls in that group. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030218205 A |
| Classmark | CEA: BI: EA: OLF: 765 |
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