TY - JOUR AU - Shellington, Erin M AU - Gill, Dawn P AU - Pfisterer, Kaylen AU - Brown, Susan AU - Killingbeck, Jaimie AU - Simmavong, P. Karen AU - Petrella, Andrea FM AU - Boa Sorte Silva, Narlon C AU - Shigematsu, Ryosuke AU - Petrella, Robert J PY - 2017/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Mind-Fun Study: Feasibility of Square-stepping exercise in assisted living homes JF - The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada JA - Health Fit J Can VL - 10 IS - 4 SE - ARTICLES DO - 10.14288/hfjc.v10i4.243 UR - https://hfjc.library.ubc.ca/index.php/HFJC/article/view/243 SP - 3-22 AB - <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&gt;1, p&lt;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> ER -