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A Telehealth Home-Based Exercise Program for Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia in Indonesia: A Feasibility Study

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  • Yulisna Mutia Sari

    (Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia)

  • Elissa Burton

    (Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth 6102, Australia
    enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia)

  • Den-Ching A. Lee

    (Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia
    National Centre for Healthy Ageing, Monash University and Peninsula Health, Melbourne 3199, Australia)

  • Keith D. Hill

    (Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia
    National Centre for Healthy Ageing, Monash University and Peninsula Health, Melbourne 3199, Australia)

Abstract

(1) Background: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a telehealth home-based exercise program for older people with dementia living in Indonesia with support from their informal carers. (2) Methods: Pre–post intervention single group study with three assessment time-points (baseline, 12 and 18 weeks). Participants with dementia underwent a 12-week physiotherapist-delivered telehealth exercise program, with informal carer supervision between supervised online sessions, and continued the exercises for a further six weeks without physiotherapist online supervision. (3) Results: Thirty dyads of older people with dementia and their informal carers were recruited; four (13.3%) withdrew across the 12-week intervention and one (3.3%) in the 6-week self-maintenance period. Median adherence was 84.1% (IQR [25, 75] = 17.1) during the 12-week intervention, and 66.7% (IQR [25, 75] = 16.7) in the self-maintenance period. No falls/adverse events were reported. Physical activity level, some aspects of function and disability, health-related benefits of exercise, exercise enjoyment and quality of life of older people with dementia improved significantly at 12 and 18 weeks. (4) Conclusions: The telehealth exercise program is feasible and safe and may have benefits for the health outcomes of community-living older people with dementia in Indonesia. Additional strategies are necessary to enhance longer-term adherence to the program.

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  • Yulisna Mutia Sari & Elissa Burton & Den-Ching A. Lee & Keith D. Hill, 2023. "A Telehealth Home-Based Exercise Program for Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia in Indonesia: A Feasibility Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-18, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:4:p:3397-:d:1069136
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    1. Maria Isabel Cardona & Adel Afi & Nemanja Lakicevic & Jochen René Thyrian, 2021. "Physical Activity Interventions and Their Effects on Cognitive Function in People with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-22, August.
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