The impact of the 6‐month adapted Otago Exercise Program on clinical measures of physical function relative to usual care alone in people living with dementia in residential care facilities: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Melanie T Jones, Yanbin Dong, Haidong Zhu, Andre Soares, Charmi Patel, Colleen Hergott, Jennifer L Waller, Lufei Young, Dawnchelle Robinson‐Johnson, Richard Sams, Mark Hamrick, Deborah A Jehu · 2025
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Melanie Jones and co-authors run a pilot trial of a known exercise program, adapted for people with dementia who live in care homes. Such people face high fall risk, yet they have often been left out of exercise trials, so proof of gain in this group is thin.
Forty-two residents were split at random between the program and usual care. The program ran for six months, an hour at a time, three times a week, led by a physical therapist in small groups. It mixes strength, balance, and walking work. Tests cover balance, walk speed, and how fast a person can rise, walk, and sit back down.
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| CREATOR | Melanie T Jones, Yanbin Dong, Haidong Zhu, Andre Soares, Charmi Patel, Colleen Hergott, Jennifer L Waller, Lufei Young, Dawnchelle Robinson‐Johnson, Richard Sams, Mark Hamrick, Deborah A Jehu |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |