Elder rehab: A student-supervised exercise program for Alzheimer's patients
Elder rehab: A student-supervised exercise program for Alzheimer's patients
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DOI：
10.1093/geront/39.6.729
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发表时间：
1999-12-01
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影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Arkin, SM
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作者：
Arkin, SM
运动对身体和精神的益处是普遍公认的，但很少适用于早期至中度痴呆症患者。发起和维持有目的的行为的困难，加上无法独立旅行，使大多数社区居住的痴呆症患者无法参加有组织的健身计划。负担过重的照顾者通常缺乏意愿，也不知道如何组织和监督系统的锻炼课程。亚利桑那大学老年康复计划为那些担任康复伙伴和健身监督员的学生提供独立的学习学分，以帮助非机构化的痴呆症患者。除了常规的有氧运动和举重训练外，参与者还与学生伙伴一起参加有监督的志愿者工作和记忆和语言刺激活动。所有参与者都可享受多重福利。该方案具有成本效益，易于复制，也适用于没有痴呆症的体弱和抑郁的老年人。
The physical and mental benefits of exercise are universally recognized, but seldom available to persons with early to moderate stage dementia. Difficulty in initiating and maintaining purposeful behavior, coupled with the inability to travel independently, preclude most community-dwelling dementia sufferers from accessing organized fitness programs. Overburdened caregivers typically lack the inclination and know how to structure and supervise systematic exercise sessions. The University of Arizona Elder Rehab program offers independent study credit to students who serve as rehab partners and fitness supervisors to noninstitutionalized persons with dementia. In addition to regular aerobics and weight training workouts, participants engage in supervised volunteer work and memory- and language-stimulation activities with their student partners. Multiple benefits accrue to all participants. The program is cost effective, easily replicated, and may also be suitable for frail and depressed elderly persons without dementia.