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초록

Growing numbers of dementia patients cause social and economic issues. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a physical activity-based dementia prevention program for old people with normal cognition and MCI. Total 92 effect sizes were put to the meta-analysis after being extracted in dissertations for a master’s or doctor’s degree and academic journals in the nation until April, 2019. Dependent variables were classified based on ICF. The findings show that the physical activity-based dementia prevention program recorded a huge effect size. It was the most effective with the dependent variables of digestive, metabolic, and endocrine functions, the moderator variable of female group, the group size of 11-20 people, and the total duration of education at 17 weeks or longer. These findings raise a need to introduce actively a physical activity program to prevent dementia and propose that related supports should vary according to gender composition, group size, and total duration of education. This study provided a practical foundation for the evidence base by determining the objective usefulness of the characteristics and effectiveness of the physical activity based dementia prevention program. Furthermore, it provided the grounds for the use of the program on working sites and suggested the applicative direction of the program for the future.

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