Life-space mobility in older adults with Alzheimer's-type dementia.

Background: Mobility is an important component of functioning. Motor and cognitive impairment in older people with Alzheimer's disease can exert a negative impact on life-space mobility.

Objective: To compare life-space mobility in older adults with mild and moderate Alzheimer-type dementia and those without dementia and determine associations with health factors.

Feasibility of improving strength and functioning and decreasing the risk of falls in older adults with Alzheimer's dementia: a randomized controlled home-based exercise trial.

Purpose: To determine the effects of a Home-based multimodal exercise program for older people with Alzheimer's disease (AD-HOMEX) on muscle strength, mobility, the risk of falls and functioning.

Materials And Methods: A trial with a blinded assessor was conducted involving 40 older people with mild to moderate AD randomized to an intervention group (IG) or control group (CG). The IG participated in a 16-week protocol with three 60-minute sessions per week.

Feasibility of reducing frailty components in older adults with Alzheimer's dementia: a randomized controlled home-based exercise trial (AD-HOMEX).

Objectives: There is a need for interventions to reduce frailty in older people with Alzheimer's dementia (AD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a home-based multimodal exercise program for older adults with AD (AD-HOMEX) on frailty.

Design: A parallel single-blind randomized controlled trial comparing a home-based exercise program and usual care.