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The effects on cognitive functions of a movement-based intervention in patients with Alzheimer's type dementia
— a pilot study | | Author(s) | Lidia Yaguez, Kendra N Shaw, Robin Morris, David Matthews |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 26, no 2, February 2011 |
| Pages | pp 173-181 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/gps |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Therapeutics ; Exercise ; Evaluation ; Pilot. |
| Annotation | The study aimed to explore the effect of a non-aerobic movement based activity on cognition in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The sample consisted of 27 patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for AD. The patient sample was randomly divided into two groups - an exercise group and control group. The exercise group received six weeks of movement training and comprised 15 participants with a mean age of 70.5 years. The control group participated in a standard care group, which served as a control intervention, and consisted of 12 patients with an average age of 75.7 years. Cognitive functions were assessed using a range of computerised tests. Significant improvements in sustained attention, visual memory and a trend in working memory were found in the exercise group compared to control group after the training. In addition, after six weeks the control group deteriorated significantly in attention, while the AD patients who undertook the physical exercise showed a discrete improvement. The present study shows that a short course of non-aerobic movement based exercise is already effective at least in some aspects of cognitive functioning in patients with AD. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110815005 A |
| Classmark | EA: LL: CEA: 4C: 4UC |
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