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Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Multi-component training (strength, endurance, balance) in small groups with the duration of 60 minutes two times per week with the overall duration of 12 weeks
Group 2: Usual care in the lon
Sponsors
Fonds Gesundes Österreich
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Dementia diagnosis, mild dementia or moderate dementia (Mini-Mental-State Examination value between 10 and 26 points); living in one of the five participating long-term care facilities; person participated not on a structured physical activity program during the last 6 months; person wants to participate on a 12-week physical activity intervention; informed consent from the physician and the care manager as well as from the participant.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Bedridden
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional mobility: Timed Up and Go Test; Physical functioning (balance, gait speed, strength of lower limbs): Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB); Gait: GAITRite; activities of daily living: Bayer ADL-Skala (B-ADL); Quality of life: QUALIDEM (german version). Data were collected before (t0) and after the Intervention (t1). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Falls: care records (retrospective after intervention); Communication and interaction skills: The Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills (ACIS) (before the beginning of the intervention, after 6 weeks, after the intervention). | — |
Countries
Austria
Contacts
Public ContactDoris Gebhard
Technische Universität München, Fakultät für Sport- und GesundheitswissenschaftenSport- und Gesundheitsdidaktik
Outcome results
None listed