Abstract

Given the variety of exercise programs available for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), such individuals may struggle to make decisions about what exercise to perform. The objective of this study was to assess the usefulness, satisfaction, and preferences regarding participation in a PD-personalized educational and exercise boot camp program. Attendees participated in a four-day program consisting of exercise sessions, workshops, and social activities. We collected demographic and clinical information. We assessed satisfaction and preferences immediately after. At one-month follow-up, participants assessed usefulness and changes in exercise habits. Eight individuals diagnosed with PD, with a mean age of 59.5 ± 6.8 years, participated. All participants felt “very satisfied” and likely to attend future events. The two favorite sessions were: cognitive stepping and dance-based movements. At one-month follow-up, participants considered the program “very useful” and reported changes in their exercise routine. Our results suggest that the boot camp program was considered useful and capable of influencing participants’ exercise habits.

RAS ID

42633

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

2021

Volume

11

Issue

9

Funding Information

Foundation for Science and Technology, I. P. Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM)

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences / Centre for Precision Health

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Publisher

MDPI

Comments

Domingos, J., Dean, J., Cruickshank, T. M., Śmiłowska, K., Fernandes, J. B., & Godinho, C. (2021). A novel boot camp program to help guide personalized exercise in people with Parkinson disease. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 11(9), article 938. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11090938

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10.3390/jpm11090938