This study analyzes and confirms domestic and international research literature on exercise intervention programs for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, in order to present specific and scientific evidence for fu...
This study analyzes and confirms domestic and international research literature on exercise intervention programs for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, in order to present specific and scientific evidence for future clinical field application. was carried out. First, a metaanalysis was performed to confirm the relationship between exercise intervention programs for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and clinical outcomes such as improvement in physical ability, improvement in cognitive function, and improvement in activities of daily living. Second, a subgroup analysis was performed to test whether the effectiveness of the exercise intervention program for patients with Alzheimer's disease showed significant differences depending on control variables such as type of exercise, frequency of exercise, and exercise period. This study was structured using PICO, a systematic literature review method for research design, research model, and research procedures. The subject (P) was a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and the application and comparison (C) of the exercise intervention program in the intervention (I) was done in the group exercise group and individual exercise group. The results (O) were selected as changes in physical ability, cognitive function, and promotion of activities of daily living. Keywords to collect research data include 'Alzheimer', 'exercise', 'physical activity', 'physical activities', 'physical training', '알츠하이머', '운동', and '신체 활동'. A total of 20 previous studies were finally selected through domestic and overseas search databases, and a meta-analysis was performed on them. As a result of the study, significant improvement effects were confirmed in balance, cardiorespiratory endurance, overall cognitive function, attention, and activities of daily living. In addition, as a result of subgroup analysis to understand in more detail the difference in effect size within the group exercise group or individual exercise group, significant results were confirmed in overall cognitive function in the individual exercise group. This appears to be similar to previous studies and the results of this meta-analysis, and there appears to be a need for follow-up studies to continue to observe these convergent results. In addition, it seems possible to propose a cognitive complex exercise program including aerobic exercise for less than 16 weeks, 3 times a week, 40 minutes or less as a future exercise intervention program. In particular, the exercise intervention program should be simplified and specified to ensure consistency. It is thought that it is important to prevent cognitive confusion from occurring in patients. In addition, considering the difference in effect size between the group exercise group and the individual exercise group in this study, it would be important to design a customized exercise intervention program taking into account the characteristics and preferences of each patient. For example, group exercise can be effective when you want to focus on improving balance or improving overall cognitive function, while individual exercise can be effective when you want to focus more on specific areas (cardiorespiratory endurance, overall cognitive function, activities of daily living, etc.) You can choose. This study confirmed the clinical effectiveness of the Alzheimer's exercise intervention program based on various outcome indicators, and was a domestic and international meta-analysis study targeting a specific type of Alzheimer's disease rather than patients with existing mild cognitive impairment or Parkinson's dementia. It is intended to be used as basic data for efficient intervention for patients with Alzheimer's disease. In the future, it is necessary to conduct follow-up research based on large-scale clinical studies that can provide useful information and direction for the development of exercise intervention programs for patients with Alzheimer's disease regarding these results. Furthermore, it is necessary to conduct followup research based on more objective evaluation indicators and actual clinical data. Research to generate evidence should be conducted.