| Literature DB >> 30747564 |
Lauren T Ptomey, Eric D Vidoni, Esteban Montenegro-Montenegro, Michael A Thompson, Joseph R Sherman, Anna M Gorczyca, Jerry L Greene, Richard A Washburn, Joseph E Donnelly.
Abstract
Adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their caregivers represent a segment of the population with low levels of moderate-intensity physical activity (MPA) and limited options for increasing MPA. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a group video conference approach for increasing MPA in adults with AD and their caregivers. Adults with AD and their caregivers attended 30-min group exercise sessions three times per week for 12 weeks. Exercise sessions and support sessions were delivered in their homes on a tablet computer over video conferencing software. Nine adults with AD/caregiver dyads enrolled, and seven completed the 12-week intervention. Adults with AD attended 77.3% of the group exercise sessions, and caregivers attended 79.2% of group exercise sessions. Weekly MPA increased in both adults with AD (49%) and caregivers (30%). Exercise delivered by group video conferencing is a feasible and potentially effective approach for increasing MPA in adults with AD and their caregivers.Entities:
Keywords: physical activity; remote delivery; technology
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Year: 2019 PMID： 30747564 PMCID： PMC6891121 DOI： 10.1123/japa.2018-0298
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Aging Phys Act ISSN： 1063-8652 Impact factor: 1.961