The older adults with dementia Dementia Square Stepping Exercise Balance Individualized
Conditions
Interventions
The participants in the Square stepping exercise group will receive 16 sessions of individualized Square stepping exercise training for 40 minutes in each session, twice a week for 8 weeks.,The contro
Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention No treatment
Square stepping exercise group,Control group
Sponsors
Mackay Medical College
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Over 65 years old 2.Diagnosis of dementia 3. Can follow instructions 4. Can communicate with people 5. Willing and capable of 8 weeks of exercise intervention 6. Be able to walk 10 meters
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed with severe dementia, and unable to follow instructions, 2. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, or stroke 2. Injured within three months, and the doctor advised them not to exercise 3. Have a history of neurological disease, musculoskeletal system or cardiopulmonary disease that restricts participants from attending this experiment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| balance and functional activity At baseline, after training and 1-month follow up 1.Questionnaire:Berg balance scale. 2.Apparatus:Biodex balance systems and Gait analysis package. 3.Test:timed up and go and Thirty seconds chair stand test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cognitive functions At baseline, after training and 1-month follow up Questionnaire: MMSE and MoCA,neuropsychiatric tests At baseline, after training and 1-month follow up Questionnaire:Neuropsychiatric inventory,quality of life At baseline, after training and 1-month follow up Questionnaire:quality of life Alzheimer's Disease scale | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Public ContactFang Yu Cheng
Institute of Long-term Care, MacKay Medical College
Outcome results
None listed