None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Others(sling execise) : All participants received their routine rehabilitation program during the study periods. In current study, participants who satisfied the selection criteria were randomly divid
Sponsors
Cheongju University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Fourty patients with dementia volunteered to participate in the present study. The inclusion criteria for participation were as follows: (1) 65 years of age or older, (2) have a medical diagnosis of dementia according to the criteria of the hospital, (3) have a score of 21 or less in the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) (Folstein, Folstein & McHugh, 1975), (4) be able to ambulate with minimal assistance, and provide informed consent, either by resident or guardian. The exclusion criteria were as follows: any uncontrolled health conditions for which exercise in contraindicated. All participants were informed about the tests and the use of the results, and were asked to sign a written statement in which they formally consented to the inclusion of the study. The study was approved by the Woosuk Univeresity institutional review board
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were: 1) having medically unstable or uncontrolled health conditions , 2) having cardiopulmonary disease and 3) psychiatric disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mini-mental status examination, MMSE;Hand grip strength;Berg balance scale, BBS | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 10 meter walk test, 10MWT;Modified Barthel index, MBI | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactHyunju Park
Cheongju University
Outcome results
None listed