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Effects of Fumanet exercise on Korean older adults with mild dementia
Author(s) -
Lee Sun Mi,
Joung Jaewon,
Shin Sung Hee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
japan journal of nursing science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.363
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1742-7924
pISSN - 1742-7932
DOI - 10.1111/jjns.12286
Subject(s) - dementia , mood , analysis of variance , repeated measures design , depression (economics) , medicine , physical therapy , cognition , gait , descriptive statistics , test (biology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , disease , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , biology , economics , macroeconomics
Aim This study aimed to examine the effects of Fumanet exercise on cognitive function, walking ability, and depression in older adults with mild dementia. Methods A quasi‐experimental pre‐ and post‐test design with a non‐equivalent control group was used. Participants were 45 patients with mild dementia (experimental group = 22, control group = 23). In the experimental group, Fumanet exercise was performed 60 minutes per day, once per week for 8 weeks. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t test, Chi‐square, Fisher's exact test, and two‐way repeated measures analysis of variance. Results Gait ability in the experimental group was significantly improved compared with the control group (F = 9.08, P = .004). There were no significant differences in cognitive function or depression between the experimental and control groups. Although the intervention did not show a reduction in depression, participants exhibited a high participation rate and brighter mood with increasing sessions. Conclusions It was confirmed that Fumanet exercise is an effective nursing intervention to improve gait ability among older adults with mild dementia.