Resnick, Barbara, Gruber-Baldini, Ann L., Zimmerman, Sheryl, Galik, Elizabeth, Pretzer-Aboff, Ingrid, Russ, Karin, Hebel, J. Richard

Objectives: To test the effectiveness of a restorative care (Res-Care) intervention on function, muscle strength, contractures, and quality of life of nursing home residents, with secondary aims focused on strengthening self-efficacy and outcome expectations.; Design: A randomized controlled repeated-measure design was used, and generalized estimating equations were used to evaluate status at baseline and 4 […]

Zieschang, Tania, Schwenk, Michael, Oster, Peter, Hauer, Klaus

Evidence for sustainability of motor training effects in people with dementia is lacking. To examine whether the substantial improvements in motor performance achieved through a three-month specialized, standardized motor training were sustained, the participants of the randomized controlled trial were re-evaluated nine months after training had ceased. As part of a comprehensive study, participants with […]

Suttanon, P., Hill, K. D., Said, C. M., Williams, S. B., Byrne, K. N., LoGiudice, D., Lautenschlager, N. T., Dodd, K. J.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of a home-based exercise programme for people with Alzheimer’s disease, and to provide preliminary evidence of programme effectiveness in improving balance and mobility and reducing falls risk.; Design: A randomized controlled trial.; Setting: Community.; Participants: Forty people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (mean age 81.9, SD 5.72; […]

Marzolini, S., Oh, P., McIlroy, W., Brooks, D.

Background: Cognitive benefits obtained from exercise in healthy populations support the idea that aerobic and resistance training (AT+RT) would confer benefit for poststroke recovery. However, there is little evidence regarding the effectiveness of such programs.; Objective: To evaluate the effects of a 6-month exercise program of AT+RT on cognition in consecutively enrolled patients with motor […]

Khalil, H., Quinn, L., van Deursen, R., Dawes, H., Playle, R., Rosser, A., Busse, M.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore feasibility, safety and outcome of an exercise intervention in people with Huntington’s disease.; Design: A randomized controlled pilot trial.; Setting: A home-based exercise programme.; Subjects: A total of 25 subjects with early to mid-stage Huntington’s disease.; Intervention: Subjects were randomly allocated to either an exercise intervention […]

Fan, Jue-Ting, Chen, Kuei-Min

Background: This study aimed to test the effects of yoga exercises on the physical and mental health of elderly people with dementia living in long-term care facilities.; Methods: A quasi-experimental, pretest-post-test design was used. A convenience sample of 68 residents in long-term care facilities in southern Taiwan, aged 60 years and above with mild to […]