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Evaluating physical activity in dementia
— a systematic review of outcomes to inform the development of a core outcome set | | Author(s) | Ana-Carolina Gonçalves, Joana Cruz, Alda Marques |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 47, no 1, January 2018 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, January 2018 |
| Pages | pp 34-41 |
| Source | https://academic.oup.com/ageing |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Therapeutics ; Exercise ; Evaluation ; Measurement ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Physical activity is recommended for people living with dementia but evidence for its effectiveness is limited by the use of heterogeneous outcomes and measurement tools. This systematic literature review aimed to summarise previously reported outcomes and identify the measurement tools used most frequently in physical activity interventions for people with dementia. Literature searches were conducted during 2015 on Delphis and Medline. Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies reporting on any type of physical activity, in any setting, across types of dementia, stages of disease progression and published from 2005 onwards were included. A content analysis approach was used to report on the frequency of reported outcomes and measurement tools. The 130 included studies reported on 133 different outcome domains and 267 different measurement tools. `Functional abilities and independence', `Global cognitive function', `Global behavioural symptoms of dementia' and `Health-related quality of life' were the most frequently reported outcome domains. `Enjoyment' was the outcome most frequently sought by patients and carers. The need for the development and implementation of a Core Outcome Set has been reinforced. Ahead of the completion of the Core Outcome Set, researchers and clinicians are advised to measure the impact of physical activity interventions on these frequently reported outcome domains. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180119233 A |
| Classmark | EA: LL: CEA: 4C: 3R: 64A |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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