Shaw, Ina and Cronje, Melany and Shaw, Brandon Stuwart (2021) Group-based exercise as a therapeutic strategy for the improvement of mental outcomes in mild to moderate alzheimer’s patients in low resource care facilities. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 12 (1). pp. 1-6. DOI https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.106593
Shaw, Ina and Cronje, Melany and Shaw, Brandon Stuwart (2021) Group-based exercise as a therapeutic strategy for the improvement of mental outcomes in mild to moderate alzheimer’s patients in low resource care facilities. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 12 (1). pp. 1-6. DOI https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.106593
Shaw, Ina and Cronje, Melany and Shaw, Brandon Stuwart (2021) Group-based exercise as a therapeutic strategy for the improvement of mental outcomes in mild to moderate alzheimer’s patients in low resource care facilities. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 12 (1). pp. 1-6. DOI https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.106593
Abstract
Background: Exercise is related to enhanced cognitive functioning and brain plasticity. Exercise might represent a potential adjunctive treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Furthermore, group exercise may prove especially useful due to its additional benefits. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effect of low-cost, group-based exercise on mental outcomes in patients with mild to moderate AD. Methods: Participants with mild to moderate AD were randomized to either a non-exercising control (CON) group or a group-exercise (GEX) group (n = 20 each). The GEX participated in eight weeks of three-times-weekly non-consecutive 45-minute sessions consisting of balance, resistance, aerobic, and flexibility exercises to determine their effect on mental outcomes, namely, cognitive function, activities of daily living (ADLs), and quality of life (QOL). Results: The intervention program showed a significant (P ≤ 0.05) increase in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores (P = 0.023). While the GEX were found to have no change in their (Alzheimer’s disease cooperative study activities of daily living) ADCS-ADL scores (P = 0.574). The CON demonstrated a significant, but deleterious 13.77% decrease in their ADCS-ADL scores from pre- to mid-test (P = 0.023) and from pre- to post-test (P = 0.038). Quality of Life-Alzheimer’s Disease (QOL-AD) scores were unchanged in both the GEX and CON. Conclusions: Our results indicate that a low-cost, multidimensional group exercise intervention can positively influence cognitive function and improve patients with mild to moderate AD ability to perform ADLs.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | cognitive function; dementia; physical activity; neurodegenerative disease |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health > Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 30 Aug 2024 13:41 |
Last Modified: | 30 Aug 2024 13:41 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/39085 |
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