Effects of physical activity training in patients with alzheimer's dementia: Results of a pilot RCT study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Holthoff, Vjera A ^a,b   Marschner, Kira ^b   Scharf, Maria ^b   Steding, Julius ^a   Meyer, Shirin ^a   Koch, Rainer ^a   Donix, Markus ^a,b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESPONSE TIME; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVERS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84928777391     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121478     Document Type: Article

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