1. Effects of a Multicomponent Exercise Program on Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters, Risk of Falling and Physical Activity in Dementia Patients
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Stéphane Mandigout, Florian Perucaud, Anaick Perrochon, J. Bonis, Achille Edem Tchalla, Laboratoire de Physiologie de la Perception et de l'Action (LPPA), Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Handicap, Activité, Vieillissement, Autonomie, Environnement (HAVAE), Institut Génomique, Environnement, Immunité, Santé, Thérapeutique (GEIST), Université de Limoges (UNILIM)-Université de Limoges (UNILIM), and Université de Limoges (UNILIM)
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Cognitive Neuroscience ,Physical activity ,lcsh:Geriatrics ,lcsh:RC346-429 ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Exercise program ,Gait (human) ,Medicine ,Dementia ,Gait disorders ,Original Research Article ,Multicomponent exercise ,030212 general & internal medicine ,lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,Gait parameters ,business.industry ,Tinetti test ,Risk of falling ,medicine.disease ,lcsh:RC952-954.6 ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Gait analysis ,Physical therapy ,business ,Falling (sensation) ,human activities ,[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background: Exercise programs are presumed to rehabilitate gait disorders and to reduce the risk of falling in dementia patients. This study aimed to analyze the specific effects of multicomponent exercise on gait disorders and to determine the association between gait impairments and the risk of falling in dementia patients before and after intervention. Methods: We conducted an 8-week multicomponent exercise program in 16 dementia patients (age 86.7 ± 5.4 years). All participants were assessed several times for gait analysis (Locométrix®), Tinetti score and physical activity (Body Media SenseWear® Pro armband). Results: After 8 weeks of the exercise program, the mean gait speed was 0.12 m/s faster than before the intervention (0.55 ± 0.17 vs. 0.67 ± 0.14 m/s). The multicomponent exercise program improved gait performance and Tinetti score (p < 0.05). Gait performance (gait speed, stride length) was correlated with the Tinetti score (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Analysis of spatiotemporal gait parameters using an accelerometer method provided a quick and easy tool to estimate the benefits of an exercise program and the risk of falling.
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- 2015
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