Physical activity attenuates neuropsychiatric disturbances and caregiver burden in patients with dementia
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Resumo: | INTRODUCTION: A significant benefit from physical activity has recently been described in some patients who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of physical activity on neuropsychiatric disturbances in demented patients and on the mental burden of their caregivers. METHODS: Assisted by a public geriatric psychiatry clinical unit, we studied 59 patients with dementia. Patients were divided into three groups according to their diagnosis and level of physical activity. Data were assessed through a semi-structured interview. Patients were evaluated with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, the Mini-Sleep Questionnaire and the Baecke Questionnaire. The data were statistically analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test and linear regression, with the level of significance set at 5%. RESULTS: Patients with Alzheimer's or vascular dementia who engaged in physical activity had fewer neuropsychiatric symptoms than those who did not. When compared to the control group, the caregivers of patients with vascular dementia who engaged in physical activity had a reduced burden. CONCLUSION: The regular practice of physical activity seems to contribute to a reduction in neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia patients and to attenuate the burden of the caregivers of those patients. |
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Physical activity attenuates neuropsychiatric disturbances and caregiver burden in patients with dementia Dementiapublic healthexercise therapygeriatric psychiatrycaregivers INTRODUCTION: A significant benefit from physical activity has recently been described in some patients who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of physical activity on neuropsychiatric disturbances in demented patients and on the mental burden of their caregivers. METHODS: Assisted by a public geriatric psychiatry clinical unit, we studied 59 patients with dementia. Patients were divided into three groups according to their diagnosis and level of physical activity. Data were assessed through a semi-structured interview. Patients were evaluated with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, the Mini-Sleep Questionnaire and the Baecke Questionnaire. The data were statistically analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test and linear regression, with the level of significance set at 5%. RESULTS: Patients with Alzheimer's or vascular dementia who engaged in physical activity had fewer neuropsychiatric symptoms than those who did not. When compared to the control group, the caregivers of patients with vascular dementia who engaged in physical activity had a reduced burden. CONCLUSION: The regular practice of physical activity seems to contribute to a reduction in neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia patients and to attenuate the burden of the caregivers of those patients. Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo2011-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/1959310.1590/S1807-59322011000400015Clinics; Vol. 66 No. 4 (2011); 613-618 Clinics; v. 66 n. 4 (2011); 613-618 Clinics; Vol. 66 Núm. 4 (2011); 613-618 1980-53221807-5932reponame:Clinicsinstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/19593/21656Christofoletti, GustavoOliani, Merlyn MérciaBucken-Gobbi, Lilian TeresaGobbi, SebastiãoBeinotti, FernandaStella, Florindoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2012-05-23T16:50:31Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/19593Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinicsPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/oai||clinics@hc.fm.usp.br1980-53221807-5932opendoar:2012-05-23T16:50:31Clinics - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Physical activity attenuates neuropsychiatric disturbances and caregiver burden in patients with dementia |
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Physical activity attenuates neuropsychiatric disturbances and caregiver burden in patients with dementia |
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Physical activity attenuates neuropsychiatric disturbances and caregiver burden in patients with dementia Christofoletti, Gustavo Dementia public health exercise therapy geriatric psychiatry caregivers |
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Physical activity attenuates neuropsychiatric disturbances and caregiver burden in patients with dementia |
title_full |
Physical activity attenuates neuropsychiatric disturbances and caregiver burden in patients with dementia |
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Physical activity attenuates neuropsychiatric disturbances and caregiver burden in patients with dementia |
title_full_unstemmed |
Physical activity attenuates neuropsychiatric disturbances and caregiver burden in patients with dementia |
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Physical activity attenuates neuropsychiatric disturbances and caregiver burden in patients with dementia |
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Christofoletti, Gustavo |
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Christofoletti, Gustavo Oliani, Merlyn Mércia Bucken-Gobbi, Lilian Teresa Gobbi, Sebastião Beinotti, Fernanda Stella, Florindo |
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Oliani, Merlyn Mércia Bucken-Gobbi, Lilian Teresa Gobbi, Sebastião Beinotti, Fernanda Stella, Florindo |
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Christofoletti, Gustavo Oliani, Merlyn Mércia Bucken-Gobbi, Lilian Teresa Gobbi, Sebastião Beinotti, Fernanda Stella, Florindo |
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Dementia public health exercise therapy geriatric psychiatry caregivers |
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Dementia public health exercise therapy geriatric psychiatry caregivers |
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INTRODUCTION: A significant benefit from physical activity has recently been described in some patients who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of physical activity on neuropsychiatric disturbances in demented patients and on the mental burden of their caregivers. METHODS: Assisted by a public geriatric psychiatry clinical unit, we studied 59 patients with dementia. Patients were divided into three groups according to their diagnosis and level of physical activity. Data were assessed through a semi-structured interview. Patients were evaluated with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, the Mini-Sleep Questionnaire and the Baecke Questionnaire. The data were statistically analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test and linear regression, with the level of significance set at 5%. RESULTS: Patients with Alzheimer's or vascular dementia who engaged in physical activity had fewer neuropsychiatric symptoms than those who did not. When compared to the control group, the caregivers of patients with vascular dementia who engaged in physical activity had a reduced burden. CONCLUSION: The regular practice of physical activity seems to contribute to a reduction in neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia patients and to attenuate the burden of the caregivers of those patients. |
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Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo |
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