Exergaming as a Physical Exercise Strategy Reduces Frailty in People With Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

People with dementia are known to be physically frailer, more sedentary, and participate less in regular physical exercise compared to their healthy peers. Physical activity interventions have the potential to reduce the level of frailty in community-dwelling older adults. Exergaming combines physical exercise with cognitive stimulation in a virtual environment. It is an innovative and fun way of exercising, which may aid people with dementia to be more physically active. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a 12-week exergame training and equally long aerobic training, both compared to an active control group, on frailty in people with dementia.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - August 9, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Esther G.A. Karssemeijer, Willem J.R. Bossers, Justine A. Aaronson, Lianne M.J. Sanders, Roy P.C. Kessels, Marcel G.M. Olde Rikkert Tags: Original Study Source Type: research