Open AccessImpact of an Individualized Physical Activity Intervention on Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Carol J. Farran,
Olimpia Paun,
Fawn Cothran,
Caryn D. Etkin,
Kumar B. Rajan,
Amy Eisenstein,
and Maryam Navaie
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aims medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2375-1576
pISSN - 2375-155X
DOI - 10.3934/medsci.2016.1.15
Subject(s) - dementia , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , affect (linguistics) , gee , psychological intervention , medicine , caregiver burden , clinical psychology , family caregivers , generalized estimating equation , psychology , gerontology , physical therapy , psychiatry , disease , statistics , mathematics , communication
This study examined secondary benefits of an individualized physical activity intervention on improving dementia family caregivers' subjective burden, depressive symptoms and positive affect.