Improved Functional Performance in Individuals with Dementia after a Moderate-Intensity Home-Based Exercise Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 18-27

  Dawson, Nicole ^a   Judge, Katherine S ^b   Gerhart, Hayden ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dementia; exercise; functional performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOWER LIMB; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; POSTURAL BALANCE; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 85052021148     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: 21520895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000128     Document Type: Article

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