Feasibility of reducing frailty components in older adults with Alzheimer's dementia: a randomized controlled home-based exercise trial (AD-HOMEX).

Experimental Gerontology
Natália Oiring de Castro CezarLarissa Pires de Andrade

Abstract

There is a need for interventions to reduce frailty in older people with Alzheimer's dementia (AD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a home-based multimodal exercise program for older adults with AD (AD-HOMEX) on frailty. A parallel single-blind randomized controlled trial comparing a home-based exercise program and usual care. A home-based program in Brazil. Forty individuals aged 65years or older with mild to moderate AD. The intervention group (IG) participated in a 16-week protocol involving three 60-minute sessions per week of progressive individualized physical exercises supervised by a physical therapist. The participants in the control group (CG) maintained their usual care. Frailty was assessed using the FRAIL questionnaire, the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) and a subjective assessment by the evaluator (SAE) at baseline and follow-up. Per-protocol analysis was performed. Thirty-five participants completed the program (IG = 16; CG = 19). Frailty improved in the IG based on the EFS (P = .004) and FRAIL (P ≤ .001). An interaction between group and time (P = .008) and a significant difference between times (P = .047) were found for the SAE responsiveness domain. An improvement in the classification o...Continue Reading

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