Aging & Gerontology

Abstract

Everyday we encounter an increasing nuber of individuals diagnosed with dementia, espetially  Alzheimer dementia. The lastes reseaarch shows that physically inactive individuals a fifty percent  higher risk of developing dementia.
The aim of this study is to investigate how diffrent types of physical activity reduce the risk of depression alleviate behaviooral changes impact the physical and everyday functioning of individuals with dementia and how they affect heart activity, sleep and cognitive functions.
The reasearch results will be presented graphiclly and compared with the findings of previous studies.

Conclusion:
Physical actyvity is an extremely important factor in heath status of every person, expecial for those  with dementia. Iti s crutial that individuals with dementia start engaging in some form of physical activity as early as possible, as it will significantly improve their quality of life.

Biography

I'm Slavica Janković. I was born and still live in Vukovar, Croatia. I studied physiotherapy at the University of Health Studies in Zagreb and Sarajevo and defended my doctoral dissertation on the topic "Assessment of the effectiveness of Tae Bo exercises on the quality of life of people with osteoporosis" in 2017. I am currently in a teaching and research position as a tenured professor of physical therapy at the College of Health Studies in Vukovar and the College of Physiotherapy in Ivanić-Grad. I have published 43 professional and scientific papers in the field of rheumatology and I co-authored 4 teaching manuals and monographs and one university textbook in the field of rheumatology. I actively participant in research conferences related to physiotherapy in Croatia and the broader region. I am a big fan of sports activities, and I practice kickboxing recreationally and lead a specialized type of Tae Bo exercise program that is geared toward general population and aimed at treating and preventing osteoporosis. I am a proud mother of son Jakov.