Sharon M. Arkin
Language-Enriched Exercise Plus Socialization Slows Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease
article reports effects languageenriched physical fitness interventions provided university arizona undergraduate students 24 mildto moderatestage alzheimers disease patients ad rehab group socialization experiences consisted supervised volunteer work culturalrecreational activities changes global functioning neuropsychological test performance tracked compared similar group untreated patients consortium establishment registry alzheimers disease cerad cohorts completing 4 semesters longer showed significant betweenyear changes first year clinical dementia rating measure global functioning 5 6 cognitive language measures comparisons cerad sample suggested slower rate decline ad rehab group stabilization global cognitive performance apparent among participants completed 2 semesters significant physical fitness mood outcomes previously reported journal