Barriers, motivators and facilitators of physical activity in people with dementia and their family carers in England: dyadic interviews.

Conclusion: Themes such as social connectedness, positive emotion and health were seen as key motivators to physical activity, which indicate that people with dementia and carers use physical activity as a means to maintain and improve their quality of life. Supporting family members to better facilitate such activities could encourage physical activity in people with dementia.
PMID: 32067474 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Aging and Mental Health - February 17, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Farina N, Williams A, Clarke K, Hughes LJ, Thomas S, Lowry RG, Banerjee S Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research