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JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
Volume 34, Issue 2, Pages 50-56Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e31820aab9c
Keywords
Alzheimer disease; exercise; mobility; randomized controlled trial
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- NIH, NINR from the National Institute for Nursing Research, Effect of Exercise on Function of Residents [5RO1-NR04176]
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Objective: To determine whether an activity specific exercise program could improve ability to perform basic mobility activities in long-term care residents with Alzheimer disease (AD). Design: Randomized, controlled, single-blinded clinical trial. Setting: Residents of 7 long-term care facilities. Participants: Eighty-two long-term care residents with mild to severe AD. Intervention: An activity specific exercise program was compared to a walking program and to an attention control. Measurements: Ability to perform bed mobility and transfers was assessed using the subscales of the Acute Care Index of Function; functional mobility was measured using the 6-Minute Walk test. Results: Subjects receiving the activity specific exercise program improved in ability to perform transfers, whereas subjects in the other 2 groups declined.
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