Daily Deep Breathing Improves Psychological Symptoms and Cognition in Mild Alzheimer's Disease Patients
During the 48-week treatment period, patients with mild to moderate AD in the deep breathing group experienced a slower decline in cognitive function and had milder psychiatric symptoms. These results indicate that daily deep breathing exercises may offer a new approach for treating AD.
Authors
- Zihan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5184-6637)
- Jin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9095-4435)
- Shan Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7901-5947)
- Qiumin Qu
- Xiaojuan Guo
- Ling Gao
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70858_098347
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00