Trial reportThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2018
The Effect of Exercise and Social Activity Interventions on Nutritional Status in Older Adults with Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Trial report in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Prevalence of Malnutrition in People with Dementia in Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Social connection and physical health outcomes among long-term care home residents: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
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- Impact of day care services on physical and cognitive functions in old people with dementia in a medical center in central Taiwan.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2021Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesExamine the effects of a 24-week exercise intervention against a social intervention on body weight, body mass index (BMI) and nutritional status in PWD living in nursing homes.
designRandomized controlled trial.
participantsNinety-one older people with dementia living in nursing homes.
interventionsExercise (n=44) or social-based activities (n=47), taking place twice per week, for 60 minutes/session, during 24 weeks. MEASUREMENTS: Nutritional status was measured with the mini-nutritional assessment (MNA), weight and BMI.
resultsAfter the 24-week intervention, none of MNA (B-coeff. 1.28; 95% CI -2.55 to 0.02), weight (-0.06; -1.58 to 1.45) and BMI (-0.05; -0.85 to 0.74) differed significantly between groups after adjustment for multiplicity. In the social group, MNA significantly improved while it remained stable in the exercise group. The percentage of at-risk and malnourished patients reduced in both groups by more than 6%.
conclusionThe results suggest that social activities have as good effects as exercise activities on nutritional status in PWD nursing home residents.
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