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Physical interventions for people with more advanced dementia – a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Dementia is a neuro-degenerative condition resulting in cognitive and physical decline over time. In the early stages of the condition, physical decline may be slow, but in the later stages, it may become more pronounced. Physical interventions may be employed to try and reduce the physi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8642899/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34863094 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02577-0 |
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author | Hall, Abigail J. Febrey, Samantha Goodwin, Victoria A. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Dementia is a neuro-degenerative condition resulting in cognitive and physical decline over time. In the early stages of the condition, physical decline may be slow, but in the later stages, it may become more pronounced. Physical interventions may be employed to try and reduce the physical decline that people experience, yet it is unclear what interventions may be effective. The aim of this study was to explore the breadth and quantity of evidence that exists in relation to the delivery of physical interventions for people with advanced dementia. METHODS: We undertook a scoping review in order to map the current literature. All types of study design were included in the search in order to gain a comprehensive scope of the literature. We searched a variety of databases from inception until March 2021, focusing on physical interventions. Double screening and data extraction were employed in order to increase the reliability of the results. RESULTS: Our review found four studies which focused on physical interventions aimed at improving physical outcomes for people with more advanced dementia. The majority of studies were excluded as their interventions were not specific to people with advanced dementia. The studies that were included incorporated functional activities and, despite small sample sizes, suggested statistically significant improvements in outcomes for people with advanced dementia. CONCLUSION: There is currently limited evidence relating to physical rehabilitation interventions for people with more advanced dementia, however, the evidence we presented suggests potential benefits for physical outcomes. Future research should focus on robust research to determine the most effective and cost-effective interventions that meet the needs of this population. |
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spelling | pubmed-86428992021-12-06 Physical interventions for people with more advanced dementia – a scoping review Hall, Abigail J. Febrey, Samantha Goodwin, Victoria A. BMC Geriatr Research Article BACKGROUND: Dementia is a neuro-degenerative condition resulting in cognitive and physical decline over time. In the early stages of the condition, physical decline may be slow, but in the later stages, it may become more pronounced. Physical interventions may be employed to try and reduce the physical decline that people experience, yet it is unclear what interventions may be effective. The aim of this study was to explore the breadth and quantity of evidence that exists in relation to the delivery of physical interventions for people with advanced dementia. METHODS: We undertook a scoping review in order to map the current literature. All types of study design were included in the search in order to gain a comprehensive scope of the literature. We searched a variety of databases from inception until March 2021, focusing on physical interventions. Double screening and data extraction were employed in order to increase the reliability of the results. RESULTS: Our review found four studies which focused on physical interventions aimed at improving physical outcomes for people with more advanced dementia. The majority of studies were excluded as their interventions were not specific to people with advanced dementia. The studies that were included incorporated functional activities and, despite small sample sizes, suggested statistically significant improvements in outcomes for people with advanced dementia. CONCLUSION: There is currently limited evidence relating to physical rehabilitation interventions for people with more advanced dementia, however, the evidence we presented suggests potential benefits for physical outcomes. Future research should focus on robust research to determine the most effective and cost-effective interventions that meet the needs of this population. BioMed Central 2021-12-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8642899/ /pubmed/34863094 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02577-0 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Hall, Abigail J. Febrey, Samantha Goodwin, Victoria A. Physical interventions for people with more advanced dementia – a scoping review |
title | Physical interventions for people with more advanced dementia – a scoping review |
title_full | Physical interventions for people with more advanced dementia – a scoping review |
title_fullStr | Physical interventions for people with more advanced dementia – a scoping review |
title_full_unstemmed | Physical interventions for people with more advanced dementia – a scoping review |
title_short | Physical interventions for people with more advanced dementia – a scoping review |
title_sort | physical interventions for people with more advanced dementia – a scoping review |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8642899/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34863094 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02577-0 |
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