Abstract
Dementia is not one specific disease, rather it describes a collection of neurodegenerative symptoms which affect cognition more so than the normal ageing process. It is estimated that over 50% of older Australians (> 65 years of age) living within residential aged care facilities (RACFs) have dementia.5 Nationally, a four-fold increase, to 1.13 million, in the number of adults with dementia is predicted and dementia will be become the third greatest source of health and residential aged care spending, equating to almost 1% of gross domestic profit.6 With the health of older Australians becoming one of the most important medical and economic challenges in coming years, finding the answers to help combat neurodegeneration will lead to less pressure on the health system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 158-276 |
Number of pages | 119 |
Journal | JBI database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- dementia
- exercise
- aged care
- quality of life