Efficacy of physical exercise intervention on mobility and physical functioning in older people with dementia: A systematic review

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-93

  Pitkälä, Kaisu ^a   Savikko, Niina ^a   Poysti, Minna ^a,b   Strandberg, Timo ^c   Laakkonen, Marja Liisa ^a,d  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d City of Helsinki   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dementia; Exercise; Fuctional limitation; Mobility; Physical functioning; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84872009105     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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