@article{Shellington_Gill_Pfisterer_Brown_Killingbeck_Simmavong_Petrella_Boa Sorte Silva_Shigematsu_Petrella_2017, title={Mind-Fun Study: Feasibility of Square-stepping exercise in assisted living homes}, volume={10}, url={https://hfjc.library.ubc.ca/index.php/HFJC/article/view/243}, DOI={10.14288/hfjc.v10i4.243}, abstractNote={<p>We proposed Square-stepping exercise (SSE) as a novel intervention in continuum care (CC) and long-term care (LTC) homes and conducted a pilot cluster randomized trial [2 SSE sites (2x/wk for 12-weeks) and 2 control sites]. Primary aim: to determine the feasibility of SSE via recruitment, attendance, and program fidelity. At baseline (V0) and post-intervention (V1) we assessed: cognition (Cambridge Brain Sciences), and mood and behaviour symptoms [participants with dementia (questionnaire)]. Participants (n=71) were 81.7 (SD 11.4) years old, and 75% female. Kinesiologists found SSE socially beneficial; however, there is limited feasibility as the overall attendance rate was 40.5%. SSE improved mood and behaviour symptom scores in participants with dementia (total, frequency, and severity), all F>1, p<0.05. No differences in cognition were seen. Further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of SSE on cognition; however, the feasibility is limited in diverse groups.</p>}, number={4}, journal={The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada}, author={Shellington, Erin M and Gill, Dawn P and Pfisterer, Kaylen and Brown, Susan and Killingbeck, Jaimie and Simmavong, P. Karen and Petrella, Andrea FM and Boa Sorte Silva, Narlon C and Shigematsu, Ryosuke and Petrella, Robert J}, year={2017}, month={Dec.}, pages={3–22} }