A three-armed cognitive-motor exercise intervention to increase spatial orientation and life-space mobility in nursing home residents: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial in the PROfit project

A three-armed cognitive-motor exercise intervention to increase spatial orientation and life-space mobility in nursing home residents: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial in the PROfit project

Abstract Background In nursing home residents, the combination of decreasing mobility and declining cognitive abilities, including spatial orientation, often leads to reduced physical activity (PA) and life-space (LS) mobility. As a consequence of sedentary behavior, there is a lack of social intera...

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Main Authors: Bettina Wollesen, Madeleine Fricke, Carl-Philipp Jansen, Katharina Gordt, Michael Schwenk, Thomas Muehlbauer, Christina Morawietz, Adele Kruse, Klaus Gramann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Nursing home
Multi-modal intervention
Spatial navigation
Cognitive functioning
Physical activity
Life-space
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01840-0

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