Physical Activity to Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers. (AFISDEMyF)

This is an interventional treatment trial for Impaired Cognition focused on measuring Physical activity, dementia, relative caregivers, podometer, cardiovascular risk Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• patient with dementia residing in a home in the area of the health center.
• identification of family members, or friends (not professional caregiver), who provide most of the care to the PCD.
• completion of informed consent on the part of the caregiver (and PCD) where appropriate.
• the PCD does not take drugs that may negatively affect cognitive function during the period of intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

• mental disorders due to diseases, medical or related substances (DSM-IV-TR).
• stages of dementia (6 or 7 GDS),
• Delirum.
• comorbidity that prevents performing the exercise program intervention: unstable heart disease, bedridden, need walkers or wheelchair, diseases significant stroke, bone and muscle disorders, major psychiatric, neurological or metabolic alterations.
• severe clinical events within the 6 months prior.
• on waiting list of surgical interventions or treatments that require a hospital stay, or forecast stays out of the capital more than 4 weeks during the intervention.
• the caregiver dissent to participate in the trial.
• participants who submit any psychological or general medical condition which in the opinion of the investigator may impede the fulfilment of the questionnaires in the Protocol
• participants who are participating at the time of the start of the study in a clinical trial or study with medications.