Key Considerations When Providing Physical Rehabilitation for People with Advanced Dementia

ABSTRACT: Dementia is a growing global challenge with numbers set to increase rapidly in the coming years. Evidence suggests that exercise can be effective in improving cognitive functioning, but the evidence does not yet support improvements in other key domains such as quality of life or physical ability. The aim of this study was to explore the key components that needed to be considered when providing physical rehabilitation to people with advanced dementia. The study used a qualitative approach involving semi-structured focus groups with health care professionals who are experts in delivering interventions to people with advanced dementia. As a pragmatic study seeking to inform the development of interventions, a thematic coding approach was used to make sense of the data. We collected data fro

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10001442 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature