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Influencia de un programa de ejercicio físico sobre la marcha y el equilibrio en personas con demencia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | García, Ana María López |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Purpose: To analyze how the effects vary from moderate exercise on gait, balance of patients with dementia attending a day-care center by sex, age, type of dementia and the degree of deterioration. Material and method: Twenty-five subjects with dementia (76% AD) have been evaluated (6 men and 19 women, mean age of 76.44 SD 8.81) every six months for a period of one year in which five weekly group exercise sessions of 45 minutes have been done. To explore gait and balance, Tinetti test was used. Results: During the study period there has been a not significant decline (1.2 points, SD 3.02) in gait and balance capabilities of the subjects of our population. Conclusions: Subjects with a recent diagnosis of dementia maintain better their gait and balance capabilities. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digitum.um.es/xmlui/bitstream/10201/28498/1/TESIS%20DOCTORAL%20Ana%20Lopez%20Garcia.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |