1. The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in People With Dementia: An Observational Study.
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Farina, Nicolas, Hughes, Laura J., Thomas, Serena, Lowry, Ruth G., and Banerjee, Sube
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STATISTICS ,SCIENTIFIC observation ,HEALTH status indicators ,PHYSICAL activity ,DEMENTIA patients ,QUALITY of life ,RESEARCH funding ,FACTOR analysis - Abstract
Recent research suggests the positive effect of physical activity on health-related quality of life in people with dementia may be mediated through improved activities of daily living and reduced depressive symptoms. One hundred and twenty-four people with dementia and their informal carers were recruited from the South East of England for this observational study. A subset of participants wore an accelerometer for 30 days. A series of bivariate analyses were completed, alongside mediation analyses. In people with mild to moderate severity dementia, weak positive associations were widely reported between physical activity indices and health-related quality of life, though only a single association reached statistical significance (r
s =.25, p =.03). Mediation analysis revealed no significant indirect effects across the models after controlling for cognition. Future research needs to explore such relationships with a greater emphasis on the modality and psychosocial components of physical activity rather than just frequency, duration, and intensity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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