The Influence of Exercise on the Well‐being of Dementia Patients’ Caregivers
Linda B Sewerbidges‐Williams · 2025
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Caring for a person with dementia wears down the health of family caregivers. Linda Sewerbidges-Williams surveyed one hundred fifty-two unpaid caregivers in four California counties. A thirty-one item survey asked about activity levels and about well-being from July to October of twenty twenty-three. Most respondents were women, most were married, and the average age was fifty-six. Caregiving had lasted about three and a half years on average.
More vigorous activity went with better well-being, even after other factors were counted. Sitting time and walking frequency showed no such link. The link was with hard effort, not just movement. Programs that help caregivers fit in strong exercise may protect their health while they care for others. Solo-authored work like this survey gives local programs direct evidence to act on.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Linda B Sewerbidges‐Williams |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |