Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Adherence to physical exercise is associated with multiple benefits in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Given the gap in research, this systematic literature review aimed to determine in the context of exercise intervention studies for people with MCI and dementia: 1. How ad...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Claudio Di Lorito, Alessandro Bosco, Vicky Booth, Sarah Goldberg, Rowan H. Harwood, Veronika Van der Wardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335520300991
_version_ 1819260835608920064
author Claudio Di Lorito
Alessandro Bosco
Vicky Booth
Sarah Goldberg
Rowan H. Harwood
Veronika Van der Wardt
author_facet Claudio Di Lorito
Alessandro Bosco
Vicky Booth
Sarah Goldberg
Rowan H. Harwood
Veronika Van der Wardt
author_sort Claudio Di Lorito
collection DOAJ
description Adherence to physical exercise is associated with multiple benefits in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Given the gap in research, this systematic literature review aimed to determine in the context of exercise intervention studies for people with MCI and dementia: 1. How adherence is defined, monitored and recorded; 2. Adherence rates; 3. Attrition, compliance and adverse events and 4. Intervention characteristics associated with adherence. Embase, Medline, PsychInfo, SPORTDiscus, AMED, CINAHL and the International Bibliography of Social Sciences were searched in November 2018. The data were analyzed through descriptive and correlation/inferential statistics. Forty-one studies were included, 34 involving participants with dementia (n = 2149) and seven participants with MCI (n = 970). Half of the studies operationally defined adherence. Mean adherence rate was 70% [CI, 69–73%]. Adherence was significantly associated with endurance/resistance training, and interventions not including walking. The review found a lack of consistency around reporting of adherence and of key variables mediating adherence, including compliance, attrition and adverse events. Further research using more reliable measures is needed to confirm whether a correlation exists between length of interventions and adherence in participants with MCI and dementia and to identify the factors or strategies that mediate adherence in this population. Relevant implications for practice include a consideration in the development of new interventions of elements associated with higher adherence in this review, such as endurance/resistance training, and the provision of exercise in group formats.
first_indexed 2024-12-23T19:32:13Z
format Article
id doaj.art-1f083d573e4148bb911b0cdfa45a6a31
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2211-3355
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-23T19:32:13Z
publishDate 2020-09-01
publisher Elsevier
record_format Article
series Preventive Medicine Reports
spelling doaj.art-1f083d573e4148bb911b0cdfa45a6a312022-12-21T17:33:53ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552020-09-0119101139Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysisClaudio Di Lorito0Alessandro Bosco1Vicky Booth2Sarah Goldberg3Rowan H. Harwood4Veronika Van der Wardt5Division of Rehabilitation, Ageing and Wellbeing, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom; Corresponding author: Room B109, Division of Rehabilitation, Ageing and Wellbeing, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom.Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Institute of Mental Health, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, United KingdomDivision of Rehabilitation, Ageing and Wellbeing, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United KingdomSchool of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United KingdomSchool of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United KingdomWissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Zentrum für Methodenwissenschaften und Gesundheitsforschung Abteilung für Allgemeinmedizin, Präventive und Rehabilitative Medizin, Philipps-Universität Marburg Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, GermanyAdherence to physical exercise is associated with multiple benefits in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Given the gap in research, this systematic literature review aimed to determine in the context of exercise intervention studies for people with MCI and dementia: 1. How adherence is defined, monitored and recorded; 2. Adherence rates; 3. Attrition, compliance and adverse events and 4. Intervention characteristics associated with adherence. Embase, Medline, PsychInfo, SPORTDiscus, AMED, CINAHL and the International Bibliography of Social Sciences were searched in November 2018. The data were analyzed through descriptive and correlation/inferential statistics. Forty-one studies were included, 34 involving participants with dementia (n = 2149) and seven participants with MCI (n = 970). Half of the studies operationally defined adherence. Mean adherence rate was 70% [CI, 69–73%]. Adherence was significantly associated with endurance/resistance training, and interventions not including walking. The review found a lack of consistency around reporting of adherence and of key variables mediating adherence, including compliance, attrition and adverse events. Further research using more reliable measures is needed to confirm whether a correlation exists between length of interventions and adherence in participants with MCI and dementia and to identify the factors or strategies that mediate adherence in this population. Relevant implications for practice include a consideration in the development of new interventions of elements associated with higher adherence in this review, such as endurance/resistance training, and the provision of exercise in group formats.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335520300991Systematic reviewMild cognitive impairmentDementiaAdherencePhysical exercisePhysical activity
spellingShingle Claudio Di Lorito
Alessandro Bosco
Vicky Booth
Sarah Goldberg
Rowan H. Harwood
Veronika Van der Wardt
Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Preventive Medicine Reports
Systematic review
Mild cognitive impairment
Dementia
Adherence
Physical exercise
Physical activity
title Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia a systematic review and meta analysis
topic Systematic review
Mild cognitive impairment
Dementia
Adherence
Physical exercise
Physical activity
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335520300991
work_keys_str_mv AT claudiodilorito adherencetoexerciseinterventionsinolderpeoplewithmildcognitiveimpairmentanddementiaasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis
AT alessandrobosco adherencetoexerciseinterventionsinolderpeoplewithmildcognitiveimpairmentanddementiaasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis
AT vickybooth adherencetoexerciseinterventionsinolderpeoplewithmildcognitiveimpairmentanddementiaasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis
AT sarahgoldberg adherencetoexerciseinterventionsinolderpeoplewithmildcognitiveimpairmentanddementiaasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis
AT rowanhharwood adherencetoexerciseinterventionsinolderpeoplewithmildcognitiveimpairmentanddementiaasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis
AT veronikavanderwardt adherencetoexerciseinterventionsinolderpeoplewithmildcognitiveimpairmentanddementiaasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis