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Table 2 Schedule for the different primary and secondary and outcomes, screening, and confounder evaluations of each assessment moment per evaluator

From: “Body & Brain”: effects of a multicomponent exercise intervention on physical and cognitive function of adults with dementia - study protocol for a quasi-experimental controlled trial

Assessment moments per evaluator

Prior to Assessment (only at baseline)

1st

Cognition & Functionalitya

2nd

Cognition, QoL & Physical Fitnessa

3rd

Physical Activity Levela

4th

ADL, QoL, BPSD & Caregiver Burdena

5th

Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Hemodynamics & Blood-based Biomarkersa

Evaluator 1

CDR

MMSE

TMT

ADAS-Cog

QoL-AD patient

 

QoL-AD caregiver

Carer-QoL

NPI

Barthel Index

Lawton & Brody IADL Scale

 

Evaluator 2

 

SPPB

Handgrip strength

SFT One Leg Balance Test

7-day accelerometer-based monitor

  

Evaluator 3

Informed Consent and anamnesis (sociodemographic and general clinical data)

    

VO2 Peak Consumption

Anthropometry

DXA Body Composition

Blood Pressure

Arterial Stiffness

Laboratory

     

Blood Analysis

  1. aT0 Baseline, T1 After 6-month intervention, T2 3-month follow-up