The effects of exercise programs on cognition, activities of daily living, and neuropsychiatric symptoms in community-dwelling people with dementia—a systematic review

Table 3 Included studies evaluating the effect of exercise programs on ADLs

Study	Type of training	Trial duration [weeks	Frequency [sessions/week]	Intensity	Session duration [min]	Setting	Adherence	Adherence	Outcome Baseline (mean ± SD)		Outcome follow-up (mean ± SD)		P-value	Conclusion
Study	Type of training	Trial duration [weeks	Frequency [sessions/week]	Intensity	Session duration [min]	Setting	Adherence	Adherence	IG	CG	IG	CG	P-value	Conclusion
Hoffmann et al. [37]	Aerobic training	16	3	70–80% HRmax	60	Supervised groups of 2–5	76%	ADCS-ADL	64.8 ± 8.8	62.4 ± 10.8	64.4 ± 9.4	62.7 ± 10.4	.868	No effect
Lamb et al. [42]	Multimodal training	16	2 (+ 1)^a	Moderate to hard	60–90	Supervised groups of 6–8 and unsupervised home-based	65.63%	BADLS	10	11	14.6 ± 9.5	14.6 ± 10.4	.15	No effect

ADCS-ADL Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study ADL Scale, BADLS Bristol ADLs Scale, CG Control group, HRmax Maximal heart rate, IG Intervention group, NI No information
^a Group-based training was offered 2 times per week, but participants were encouraged to perform one session at home

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