A 10-week physical therapist-supervised exercise program for nursing home residents with dementia: a single arm, observational feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence on the effectiveness of exercise interventions for nursing home residence with dementia is scarce, with considerable practice variation with respect to their contents and dosage. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of an adequately dosed, personalized exercise intervention with respect to the assessment instruments, participants' adherence and the occurrence of serious adverse events (primary feasibility outcomes) as well as the participant recruitment and participants' and supervisors' perceptions and experiences (secondary feasibility outcomes).

Design

Single-arm observational study.

Setting

Two nursing homes in Haarlem, the Netherlands.

Participants

Nursing home residents with a confirmed diagnosis of dementia who were able to wa

SUBMITTER: Boer D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12677101 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature