Effects of integrated exercise and reminiscence therapy on physical fitness, depression and quality of life among elderly with mild Alzheimer’s disease / Asilah Anum Ahmad Rustami
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a disease that slowly destroys brain cells in a human being, especially in the elderly, which may involve progressive deterioration of intellectual functions and mood disorders. Many elderlies’ incapable of performing physical activities beyond moderate intensity because...
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| description | Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a disease that slowly destroys brain cells in a human being, especially in the elderly, which may involve progressive deterioration of intellectual functions and mood disorders. Many elderlies’ incapable of performing physical activities beyond moderate intensity because of their frailty and comorbidities. Therefore, this elderly would have to gain the benefits of physical activity from low intensity. By combining both interventions, it will help to improve muscle strength, increase endurance performance, reduce depression symptoms and lead to increase in quality of life. Thus, a swift intervention is needed to minimize and delay the progression of the diseases by adding an exercise program with reminiscence therapy in their daily activities. |
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| spelling | my.uitm.ir-781132023-06-02T02:35:24Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/78113/ Effects of integrated exercise and reminiscence therapy on physical fitness, depression and quality of life among elderly with mild Alzheimer’s disease / Asilah Anum Ahmad Rustami Ahmad Rustami, Asilah Anum Quality of life Old age Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a disease that slowly destroys brain cells in a human being, especially in the elderly, which may involve progressive deterioration of intellectual functions and mood disorders. Many elderlies’ incapable of performing physical activities beyond moderate intensity because of their frailty and comorbidities. Therefore, this elderly would have to gain the benefits of physical activity from low intensity. By combining both interventions, it will help to improve muscle strength, increase endurance performance, reduce depression symptoms and lead to increase in quality of life. Thus, a swift intervention is needed to minimize and delay the progression of the diseases by adding an exercise program with reminiscence therapy in their daily activities. 2022 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/78113/1/78113.pdf Effects of integrated exercise and reminiscence therapy on physical fitness, depression and quality of life among elderly with mild Alzheimer’s disease / Asilah Anum Ahmad Rustami. (2022) Masters thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). |
| spellingShingle | Quality of life Old age Ahmad Rustami, Asilah Anum Effects of integrated exercise and reminiscence therapy on physical fitness, depression and quality of life among elderly with mild Alzheimer’s disease / Asilah Anum Ahmad Rustami |
| title | Effects of integrated exercise and reminiscence therapy on physical fitness, depression and quality of life among elderly with mild Alzheimer’s disease / Asilah Anum Ahmad Rustami |
| title_full | Effects of integrated exercise and reminiscence therapy on physical fitness, depression and quality of life among elderly with mild Alzheimer’s disease / Asilah Anum Ahmad Rustami |
| title_fullStr | Effects of integrated exercise and reminiscence therapy on physical fitness, depression and quality of life among elderly with mild Alzheimer’s disease / Asilah Anum Ahmad Rustami |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of integrated exercise and reminiscence therapy on physical fitness, depression and quality of life among elderly with mild Alzheimer’s disease / Asilah Anum Ahmad Rustami |
| title_short | Effects of integrated exercise and reminiscence therapy on physical fitness, depression and quality of life among elderly with mild Alzheimer’s disease / Asilah Anum Ahmad Rustami |
| title_sort | effects of integrated exercise and reminiscence therapy on physical fitness, depression and quality of life among elderly with mild alzheimer’s disease / asilah anum ahmad rustami |
| topic | Quality of life Old age |
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