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JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING
Volume 12, Issue 6, Pages 391-394Publisher
SPRINGER FRANCE
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982672
Keywords
AD; behavioral treatment; caregiver training; depression; physical activity; behavioral problems; exercise
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [R01MH072736, K01MH001644, R29MH043266] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [R01AG010845, U01AG010483, R01AG014777, P50AG005136] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIA NIH HHS [P50 AG005136, R01 AG014777-07, P50 AG005136-25, R01 AG10845, U01 AG10483, R01 AG010845-05, R01 AG014777, R01 AG14777] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [K01 MH072736, R01 MH072736-03, K01 MH43266, K01 MH01644, R01 MH072736, K01 MH001644-05] Funding Source: Medline
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Research evidence strongly suggests that increased physical exercise may not only improve physical function in older adults but may also improve mood and slow the progression of cognitive decline. This paper describes a series of evidence-based interventions grounded in social-learning and gerontological theory that were designed to increase physical activity in persons with dementia and mild cognitive impairment. These programs, part of a collective termed the Seattle Protocols, are systematic, evidence-based approaches that are unique 1) in their focus on the importance of making regular exercise a pleasant activity, and 2) in teaching both cognitively impaired participants and their caregivers behavioral and problem-solving strategies for successfully establishing and maintaining realistic and pleasant exercise goals. While additional research is needed, initial findings from randomized controlled clinical trials are quite promising and suggest that the Seattle Protocols are both feasible and beneficial for community-residing individuals with a range of cognitive abilities and impairments.
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