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Effect of a high-intensity functional exercise program on functional balance: preplanned subgroup analyses of a randomized controlled trial in residential care facilities
Littbrand, Håkan,
Carlsson, Maine,
Lundin-Olsson, Lillemor,
Lindelöf, Nina,
Håglin, Lena,
Gustafson, Yngve,
Rosendahl, Erik
...balance capacity was assessed blindly using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. The BBS consists of 14 tasks, common in everyday life, such as...
Efficacy of a cognitive training programme for mild cognitive impairment: Results of a randomised controlled study
Jean, Léonie,
Simard, Martine,
Wiederkehr, Sandra,
Bergeron, Marie-Ève,
Turgeon, Yves,
Hudon, Carol,
Tremblay, Isabelle,
van Reekum, Robert
...and in the frequency with which the participants used strategies to support memory functions in daily life. The absence of difference between groups on all variables might be partly explained...
Effects of multicomponent exercise on spatial-temporal gait parameters among the elderly with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI): preliminary results from a randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Doi, Takehiko,
Makizako, Hyuma,
Shimada, Hiroyuki,
Yoshida, Daisuke,
Tsutsumimoto, Kota,
Sawa, Ryuichi,
Misu, Shogo,
Suzuki, Takao
Exercise training has been shown to increase physical function in the elderly. However, the effects of exercise on elderly individuals with amnestic aMCI are unclear. The aim of...
Can persons with dementia be engaged with stimuli?
...Engagement. Results: The most engaging stimuli were one-on-one socializing with a research assistant, a real baby, personalized stimuli based on the person’s self-identity, a lifelike doll, a respite video, and...
Efficacy and tolerability of risperidone, yokukansan, and fluvoxamine for the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: a blinded, randomized trial
Teranishi, Mika,
Kurita, Masatake,
Nishino, Satoshi,
Takeyoshi, Kenji,
Numata, Yukio,
Sato, Tadahiro,
Tateno, Amane,
Okubo, Yoshiro
...its items. Secondary outcome measures were cognitive function measured by Mini-Mental State Examination and daily life function measured by Functional Independence Measure (FIM). Neurological adverse effects were measured by the...
Physical activity attenuates age-related biomarker alterations in preclinical AD
Okonkwo, O. C.,
Schultz, S. A.,
Oh, J. M.,
Larson, J.,
Edwards, D.,
Cook, D.,
Koscik, R.,
Gallagher, C. L.,
Dowling, N. M.,
Carlsson, C. M.,
Bendlin, B. B.,
LaRue, A.,
Rowley, H. A.,
Christian, B. T.,
Asthana, S.,
Hermann, B. P.,
Johnson, S. C.,
Sager, M. A.
...whether midlife participation in structured physical exercise forestalls the development of AD and related disorders in later life. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved). (journal abstract)...
Physical activity and cognitive functioning in the oldest old: Within- and between-person cognitive activity and psychosocial mediators
Robitaille, Annie,
Muniz, Graciela,
Lindwall, Magnus,
Piccinin, Andrea M.,
Hoffman, Lesa,
Johansson, Boo,
Hofer, Scott M.
The current study examines the role of social contact intensity, cognitive activity, and depressive symptoms as within- and between-person mediators for the relationships between physical activity and cognitive...