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Exploring the effect of aquatic exercise on behaviour and psychological well-being in people with moderate to severe dementia
— a pilot study of the Watermemories Swimming Club | | Author(s) | Christine Neville, Tim Henwood, Elizabeth Beattie, Elaine Fielding |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 33, no 2, June 2014 |
| Publisher | Wiley, June 2014 |
| Pages | pp 124-127 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Exercise ; Swimming ; Therapy ; Well being ; Projects ; Pilot ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The aim of the present study was to explore the effects of a dementia-specific, aquatic exercise intervention on behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia (BPSD). Residents from two aged care facilities in Queensland, Australia, received a 12-week intervention consisting of aquatic exercises for strength, agility, flexibility, balance and relaxation. The Psychological Well-Being in Cognitively Impaired Persons Scale (PW-BCIP) and the Revised Memory and Behaviour Problems Checklist (RMBPC) were completed by registered nurses at baseline, week 6, week 9 and post intervention. Ten women and one man (median age = 88.4 years, interquartile range = 12.3) participated. Statistically significant declines in the RMBPC and PW-BCIP were observed over the study period. Preliminary evidence suggests that a dementia-specific, aquatic exercise intervention reduces BPSD and improves psychological well-being in people with moderate to severe dementia. With further testing, this innovative intervention may prove effective in addressing some of the most challenging aspects of dementia care. (JL) |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626242 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: CEA: HTSW: LO: D:F:5HH: 3E: 4UC: 4C |
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