Intensity and Types of Physical Exercise in Relation to Dementia Risk Reduction in Community-Living Older Adults

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 899.e1-899.e7

  Lee, Allen T C ^a   Richards, Marcus ^b   Chan, Wai C ^c   Chiu, Helen F K ^a   Lee, Ruby S Y ^d   Lam, Linda C W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Dementia; Mind body exercise; Older people; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE TONE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HONG KONG; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY;

AGED; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84944081210     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.07.012     Document Type: Article

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