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KMID : 1034620180080010044
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Korean Journal of Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
2018 Volume.8 No. 1 p.44 ~ p.64
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Efficacy of Exercise Therapy Intervention on Cognitive Function of Older Adults with Dementia : A Systematic Review
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Park Hyun-Ju
Oh Duck-Won
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Abstract
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Numerous studies have demonstrated the use of an exercise therapy intervention as a beneficial option to enhance cognitive function of older people with dementia presenting mild cognitive impairment. However, evidences to support its efficacy are not enough to establish clinical guideline and recommendation for improving cognitive function of older people with dementia. Accordingly, we systematically reviewed previous studies that evaluated the effectiveness of exercise therapy intervention for cognitive improvement in older people with dementia. Our results indicate that physical exercise seems to improve cognitive function, including execution, attention, recall capacity, memory, and communication, in older people with dementia. In previous studies, the duration of the exercise was ranged from 6 weeks to 12 months, and the type of the exercise comprised walking training and strengthening exercise combined with aerobic exercise such as treadmill and cycling. This systematical review provides valuable information for further studies that inform benefits of exercise therapy for enhancing cognitive function of elderly with dementia and develop appropriated protocols and strategies to manage their cognition. In the future, it needs to investigate the effects of exercise therapy protocol of people with dementia in content.
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KEYWORD
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Cognition, Dementia, Exercise, Systematic review
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