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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2011 Apr-Jun;34(2):50-6.
doi: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e31820aab9c.

A randomized controlled trial of an activity specific exercise program for individuals with Alzheimer disease in long-term care settings

Kathryn E Roach  1 , Ruth M Tappen, Neva Kirk-Sanchez, Christine L Williams, David Loewenstein
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Randomized Controlled Trial

A randomized controlled trial of an activity specific exercise program for individuals with Alzheimer disease in long-term care settings

Kathryn E Roach et al. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2011 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

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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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no financial or any other kind of personal conflicts with this manuscript.

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