Effects of Exercise on Cognition: The Finnish Alzheimer Disease Exercise Trial: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 731-738

  Öhman, Hannareeta ^a,b,c   Savikko, Niina ^d   Strandberg, Timo E ^a,b,e   Kautiainen, Hannu ^a,b   Raivio, Minna M ^a,b   Laakkonen, Marja Liisa ^a,b,c   Tilvis, Reijo ^a,b   Pitkälä, Kaisu H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Hospital   (Finland)

^d Home Care   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; cognition; physical exercise; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DAY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINLAND; KINESIOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; DAY CARE, MEDICAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84963706165     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14059     Document Type: Article

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