articleJournal of the American Geriatrics SocietyJan 8, 2007Closed access

Exercise Program for Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer's Disease: A 1‐Year Randomized, Controlled Trial

YRYves RollandFPFabien PillardAKAdrian KlapouszczakEREmma ReynishDRDavid R. Thomas

Inserm · Hôpital de La Grave

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Abstract

Objectives

To investigate the effectiveness of an exercise program in improving ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs), physical performance, and nutritional status and decreasing behavioral disturbance and depression in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Design

Randomized, controlled trial.

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Physical therapy
  • Activities of daily living
  • Randomized controlled trial
  • Geriatric Depression Scale
  • Depression (economics)
  • Rating scale
  • Berg Balance Scale
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Zero hunger
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