Passive exercise to improve quality of life, activities of daily living, care burden and cognitive functioning in institutionalized older adults with dementia – a randomized controlled trial study protocol

Passive exercise to improve quality of life, activities of daily living, care burden and cognitive functioning in institutionalized older adults with dementia – a randomized controlled trial study protocol

Abstract Background Dementia affects cognitive functioning, physical functioning, activities of daily living (ADLs), and quality of life (QOL). Pharmacological treatments to manage, cure or prevent dementia remain controversial. Therefore development of non-pharmacological approaches to prevent, or...

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Main Authors: Marelle Heesterbeek, Eddy A. Van der Zee, Marieke J. G. van Heuvelen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Dementia
Motion simulation
Whole body vibration
Randomized controlled trial
Quality of life
Activities of daily living
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0874-4

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