Physical and functional implications of aquatic exercise for nursing home residents with dementia

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-39

  Henwood, Tim ^a,b   Neville, Christine ^a   Baguley, Chantelle ^a   Clifton, Karen ^a   Beattie, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic exercise; Dementia; Measure reliability; Physical and functional capacity

Indexed keywords

AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HAND STRENGTH; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWIMMING; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWIMMING;

EID: 84922070494     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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