Programs for dementia

Secondary objectivesDo exercise programs for older people with dementia have an indirect impact on family caregivers' burden, quality of life, and mortality? Do exercise programs for older people with dementia reduce the use of healthcare services e. Secondary outcomes related to the family caregiver s and included caregiver burden, quality of life, mortality, and use of healthcare services. Data collection and analysis: Independently, at least two authors assessed the retrieved articles for inclusion, assessed methodological quality, and extracted data.

We analysed data for summary effects. We calculated mean differences or standardized mean difference SMD for continuous data, and synthesized data for each outcome using a fixed-effect model, unless there was substantial heterogeneity between studies, when we used a random-effects model. We planned to explore heterogeneity in relation to severity and type of dementia, and type, frequency, and duration of exercise program.

We also evaluated adverse events. Main results: Seventeen trials with participants met the inclusion criteria. Click the link at the bottom of this page to request more information or to join an online support group.

This hour online workshop is free to the public. We have all been changed by this experience forever. Thanks for taking the time to present to us! Hope it increases my empathy and patience. Music, arts-based, and narrative programs were most common. Outcomes include effects on perceptions of aging and dementia, behavior, mood, engagement and sense of self. The use of qualitative and quantitative data, as well as descriptive articles, provided a richer picture of the relational features of intergenerational programs to emerge.

The type of program had less of an impact on positive outcomes than if the activity was meaningful for participants and supported shared opportunities for relationship building and growth.