Effects of physical activity on cognitive functions, balance and risk of falls in elderly patients with Alzheimer's dementia

dc.creatorHernandez, SSS
dc.creatorCoelho, FGM
dc.creatorGobbi, S
dc.creatorStella, F
dc.date2010
dc.dateJAN-FEB
dc.date2014-07-30T17:21:41Z
dc.date2015-11-26T16:33:45Z
dc.date2014-07-30T17:21:41Z
dc.date2015-11-26T16:33:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T23:15:46Z
dc.date.available2018-03-28T23:15:46Z
dc.identifierRevista Brasileira De Fisioterapia. Associacao Brasileira Pesquisa Pos-graduacao Fisioterapia-abrapg-ft, v. 14, n. 1, n. 68, n. 74, 2010.
dc.identifier1413-3555
dc.identifierWOS:000276003500011
dc.identifier10.1590/S1413-35552010000100011
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/65051
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/65051
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1270975
dc.descriptionObjective: To analyze the effects of regular, systematic and supervised activity on the cognitive functions, balance and risk of falls of elderly patients with Alzheimer's Dementia (AD). Methods: Sixteen elderly patients (mean age 78.5 +/- 6.8 years) were divided into two groups: intervention group (IG; n=9) and routine group (AG; n=7). The IG exercised systematically for six months, and both groups were submitted to the following tests: Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) and the agility/dynamic balance (AGIBAL) item of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPFRD) test battery. Results: There was a statistically significant interaction (two-way ANOVA; F(1,14)=32.07; p=0.01) between groups and moments for the AGIBAL. The Mann Whitney U test indicated significant differences between groups (p=0.03), only at the post-intervention moment for the TUG measured in steps and for BBS. Therefore, no significant intergroup differences were found for the TUG, BBS and MMSE at the pre-intervention moment or at post-intervention moment for the TUG measured in seconds and MMSE. The intragroup analysis by means of the Wilcoxon test showed a significant decline in the TUG, BBS and MMSE for the AG, but not for the IG. Spearman's coefficient showed a significant correlation between the results of the MMSE and AGIBAL. Conclusions: Physical activity may be an important non-pharmacological approach that can benefit cognitive functions and balance and reduce the risk of falls. Moreover, agility and balance are associated with cognitive functions in elderly patients with AD.
dc.description14
dc.description1
dc.description68
dc.description74
dc.languagept
dc.publisherAssociacao Brasileira Pesquisa Pos-graduacao Fisioterapia-abrapg-ft
dc.publisherSao Carlos Sp
dc.publisherBrasil
dc.relationRevista Brasileira De Fisioterapia
dc.relationRev. Bras. Fisioter.
dc.rightsaberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.subjectcognitive function
dc.subjectbalance
dc.subjectrisk of falls
dc.subjectAlzheimer
dc.subjectMini-mental-state
dc.subjectOlder-adults
dc.subjectDisease
dc.subjectIntervention
dc.subjectPerformance
dc.subjectFractures
dc.subjectCommunity
dc.subjectInjuries
dc.titleEffects of physical activity on cognitive functions, balance and risk of falls in elderly patients with Alzheimer's dementia
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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