The effect of exercise on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: the EVIDEM‐E randomised controlled clinical trial

Abstract

This study found that regular simple exercise does not appear to improve the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, but did seem to attenuate caregiver burden. Further study to improve exercise uptake are needed.

Exercise Training for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Caregivers: A Review of Dyadic Exercise Interventions

“…The search strategy led to four controlled trials investigating the effect of a dyadic exercise intervention including both the persons with dementia due to AD and the caregivers (Canonici et al, 2012; Lowery et al, 2014; Pitkala et al, 2013; Prick, de Lange, Twisk, & Pot, 2015). We also included secondary analyses of the Pitkala et al study (Öhman et al, 2016).…”

“…All the studies evaluated a dyadic exercise intervention against a no-exercise control group (usual care; Canonici et al, 2012; Lowery et al, 2014; Öhman et al, 2016; Pitkala et al, 2013; Prick et al, 2015). One study also compared two different types of intervention: customized home-based exercise and group-based exercise (Pitkala et al, 2013).…”

“…One study used a combination of flexibility, strengthening, balance, and endurance exercises as well as psychoeducation, communication training, skills training, and pleasant activities training (Prick et al, 2015). Walking with progressively increasing intensity was used in one study (Lowery et al, 2014), whereas a combination of flexibility, strength, agility and balance exercises as well as walking and dancing were used in another study (Canonici et al, 2012). Three studies reported supervision for the exercise intervention (Lowery et al, 2014; Pitkala et al, 2013; Prick et al, 2015).…”

“…Walking with progressively increasing intensity was used in one study (Lowery et al, 2014), whereas a combination of flexibility, strength, agility and balance exercises as well as walking and dancing were used in another study (Canonici et al, 2012). Three studies reported supervision for the exercise intervention (Lowery et al, 2014; Pitkala et al, 2013; Prick et al, 2015). Patients trained under direct supervision of exercise physiologists for each exercise session in one study (Pitkala et al, 2013).…”

Non-Pharmalogical Interventions towards Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia—An Integrated Literature Review

“…The study showed that the intervention gave significant results regarding decreased depressive symptoms as well as decreased behavioral problems compared to the control group. Lowery et al [36] examined the effects of lighter training in the form of walking as therapy for BPSD but the result did not show any significant differences on the NPI scale.…”