Brown, Deborah, Spanjers, Katie, Atherton, Nicky , Lowe, Janet, Stonehewer, Louisa, Bridle, Chris, Sheehan, Bart and Lamb, Sarah E. (2015) Development of an exercise intervention to improve cognition in people with mild to moderate dementia: Dementia And Physical Activity (DAPA) Trial, registration ISRCTN32612072. Physiotherapy, 101 (2). pp. 126-134. ISSN 1873-1465
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
More than 800. 000 people in the UK have dementia, and it is a government priority to improve dementia care. Drug treatment options are relatively limited. The Dementia And Physical Activity (DAPA) study is a randomised trial which targets cognition in people with dementia, using an exercise programme. There is evidence to suggest that both aerobic and resistance exercise may be useful in improving cognition. Hence the intervention comprises a supervised part of twice-weekly exercise classes of one hour duration for 4 months, including aerobic exercise at moderate intensity on static bicycles, and resistance (weight training) exercise using weight vests, weight belts and dumbbells. Thereafter participants progress to unsupervised, independent exercise. Aids to behaviour modification have been incorporated into the intervention. The DAPA intervention has been designed to maximise likelihood of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, and for delivery in the UK National Health Service. © 2015 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
| Keywords: | aerobic exercise, Article, behavior modification, bicycle ergometry, cognition, controlled study, cost effectiveness analysis, daily life activity, dementia, disease severity, human, kinesiotherapy, major clinical study, maximum likelihood method, national health service, physical activity, priority journal, randomized controlled trial, United Kingdom, affect, behavior, clinical trial, cost benefit analysis, falling, methodology, multicenter study, patient compliance, prevention and control, procedures, psychology, quality of life, severity of illness index, Accidental Falls, Activities of Daily Living, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Exercise Therapy, Humans, Intention, Research Design, Severity of Illness Index, NotOAChecked |
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| Subjects: | B Subjects allied to Medicine > B160 Physiotherapy |
| Divisions: | College of Social Science > Lincoln Institute of Health |
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| ID Code: | 23901 |
| Deposited On: | 24 Nov 2016 12:04 |
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