Publications by authors named "William Heibein"
Article Synopsis
- There is increasing evidence that lifestyle changes can enhance brain health and lower the risk of dementia, but there's limited research on interventions for those already living with dementia.
- Current reviews mainly focus on exercise's effects on cognition, while the needs and priorities of people with dementia focus more on functional abilities and quality of life.
- This study aims to systematically review the effects of lifestyle interventions, such as physical activity and nutrition, on improving the quality of life and functional abilities of community-dwelling individuals with dementia, addressing various factors like program structure and participant characteristics.
Promoting wellbeing of persons with dementia and their families is a priority of research and practice. Engaging diverse partners, including persons with dementia and their families, to co-develop interventions promotes relevant and impactful solutions. We describe the process, output, and lessons learned from the dementia resources for eating, activity, and meaningful inclusion (DREAM) project, which co-developed tools/resources with persons with dementia, care partners, community service providers, health care professionals, and researchers with the aim of increasing supports for physical activity, healthy eating, and wellbeing of persons with dementia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPersons with dementia have the right to equal inclusion in rehabilitation, including physical activity. However, the perspectives of persons with dementia are rarely integrated into decision-making related to physical activity programming, services, and supports. Here, we describe the participatory action research (PAR) approach used to develop the Dementia-Inclusive Choices for Exercise (DICE) toolkit, which aims to increase the quality and number of physical activity opportunities available to persons with dementia.
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