The impairments in balance and gait ability in people with dementia, together
with cognitive decline, contribute to an increased dependence in ADL as well
as an increased fall risk. The fall risk is approximately at least twice that of
people without cognitive impairments and the risk for fracture is also
substantially higher. Altogether, this implies that people with dementia have a
great need for rehabilitation, i.e. efforts that help people with acquired physical
impairments, based on their needs and preconditions, to restore or maintain an
optimal level of function. Physical exercise could be one important aspect in
rehabilitation. When offering rehabilitation to people with dementia there are many symptoms connected with the disease that must be taken into
consideration e.g. impaired memory, aphasia and the Behavioural and
Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). In addition, the symptoms
vary among people with dementia. This implies, that in order to be successful,
rehabilitation has to be individualized.
Studies have reported that older people with dementia can benefit from
rehabilitation after acute illness when it is offered. Older people with dementia
or with impaired cognitive functions derive comparable to or possibly even
greater than those experienced by cognitively intact subjects from
comprehensive rehabilitation after hip fracture. Furthermore, discharge to a
rehabilitation unit has been reported to be associated with preserved walking
ability and ADL in cognitively impaired subjects with hip fracture. However,
despite these facts, it has been reported that people with cognitive impairments
are offered less physiotherapist-led exercise during the rehabilitation in clinics
than people without cognitive impairments.
The impairments in balance and gait ability in people with dementia, togetherwith cognitive decline, contribute to an increased dependence in ADL as wellas an increased fall risk. The fall risk is approximately at least twice that ofpeople without cognitive impairments and the risk for fracture is alsosubstantially higher. Altogether, this implies that people with dementia have agreat need for rehabilitation, i.e. efforts that help people with acquired physicalimpairments, based on their needs and preconditions, to restore or maintain anoptimal level of function. Physical exercise could be one important aspect inrehabilitation. When offering rehabilitation to people with dementia there are many symptoms connected with the disease that must be taken intoconsideration e.g. impaired memory, aphasia and the Behavioural andPsychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). In addition, the symptomsvary among people with dementia. This implies, that in order to be successful,rehabilitation has to be individualized.Studies have reported that older people with dementia can benefit fromrehabilitation after acute illness when it is offered. Older people with dementiaor with impaired cognitive functions derive comparable to or possibly evengreater than those experienced by cognitively intact subjects fromcomprehensive rehabilitation after hip fracture. Furthermore, discharge to arehabilitation unit has been reported to be associated with preserved walkingability and ADL in cognitively impaired subjects with hip fracture. However,
despite these facts, it has been reported that people with cognitive impairments
are offered less physiotherapist-led exercise during the rehabilitation in clinics
than people without cognitive impairments.
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