Buddy-Up Dyadic Physical Activity Program for Persons With Dementia and Family Caregivers

"BUDPA program is an overall 16-week training which comprises three phases: the conditioning, consolidating and habituating phases.~i) Conditioning Phase (1st - 4th week) is the preparatory phase to introduce exercise movements in group training.~ii) Consolidating Phase (5th -12th week) is the training phase for group-based exercise. Each exercise training session will be followed by a 20-min debriefing and goal-setting session. Self-practice will be recorded on a simple logbook.~iii) Habituating phase (13th-16th week) aims at supporting the care dyad to integrate the partner exercises into their daily lifestyle. A video call meeting with the care dyad in week 13 and week 15 will be scheduled to offer the support."

Usual care group will be put on a waiting list to receive the intervention (BUDPA program) after 24-weeks (T2) the second evaluation timepoint.