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Alzheimer Disease
Exercise and caregiver training can improve mood, physical health for patients
October 27th, 2003
Patients with Alzheimer disease were less depressed and had better physical health when they exercised and their caregiver received behavioral management techniques, according to a new study. Linda Teri, PhD, of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues conducted a study to determine whether a home-based exercise program for patients with Alzheimer disease combined with teaching caregivers how to manage behavioral problems would help decrease the frailty and behavioral impairment that are often prevalent and that can lead to increased functional disability and institutionalization. Their findings were published in the October 15, 2003, issue of the...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2003-10-27)
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