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Tim Fleiner^1,2, Hannah Dauth¹, Wiebren Zijlstra²

¹Department of Geriatric Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, LVR Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Journal of Alzheimer'S Disease : JAD

|February 11, 2020

Abstract:

Physical exercise is an effective treatment approach for neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), but it is unknown whether the reduction of NPS has an impact on professional caregiver's burden. A randomized controlled trial in acute dementia care with N = 70 patients, n = 35 per group, was conducted. The intervention group (IG) received an exercise program, the control group a social stimulation program. The RM-ANOVA showed a significant group x time interaction with time effects for the IG and decreased caregiver burden due to the exercise program at follow-up. Physical exercise programs may not only be beneficial for the patients but also for their professional caregivers.

Keywords:

dementia hospital care neuropsychiatric symptoms professional caregiver’s burden structured exercise

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