Older Adults with Dementia Are Sedentary for Most of the Day.

PURPOSE:Self-reported data suggest that older adults with dementia are inactive. The purpose of the present study was to objectively assess the physical activity (PA) levels of community-dwelling and institutionalized ambulatory patients with dementia, and to compare with the PA levels of cognitive...

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Main Authors: Helena J M van Alphen, Karin M Volkers, Christiaan G Blankevoort, Erik J A Scherder, Tibor Hortobágyi, Marieke J G van Heuvelen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4816298?pdf=render