Schwenk, Michael, Dutzi, Ilona, Englert, Stefan, Micol, William, Najafi, Bijan, Mohler, Jane, Hauer, Klaus

Background: Translation of intensive exercise programs developed specifically for patients with dementia into clinical settings is lacking.; Objective: To determine if a progressive resistance and functional training program, previously evaluated in dementia outpatients, can be implemented in a geriatric inpatient setting in order to improve motor performances in patients with dementia.; Methods: Eligible patients in […]

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 […]

Littbrand, Håkan, Carlsson, Maine, Lundin-Olsson, Lillemor, Lindelöf, Nina, Håglin, Lena, Gustafson, Yngve, Rosendahl, Erik

Objectives: To evaluate whether age, sex, depression, dementia disorder, nutritional status, or level of functional balance capacity influences the effect of a high-intensity functional weight-bearing exercise program on functional balance.; Design: Preplanned subgroup analyses of a randomized controlled trial.; Setting: Nine residential care facilities.; Participants: One hundred ninety-one people aged 65 to 100 dependent in […]

Kovács, E., Sztruhár Jónásné, I., Karóczi, C. K., Korpos, A., Gondos, T.

Background: Exercise programs have important role in prevention of falls, but to date, there are conflicting findings about the effects of exercise programs on balance, functional performance and fall risk among cognitively impaired older adults. AIM. To investigate the effects of a multimodal exercise program on static and dynamic balance, and risk of falls in […]