Use of an external mnemonic to augment the efficacy of an internal mnemonic in older adults.

abstract：:One hundred and seven newly diagnosed, untreated patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) were divided into two groups according to their age at reported onset of symptoms. Of these, 79 patients were under age 70 (early-onset) and 28 patients were age 70 and over (late-onset). The group of 50 control subjects comprised ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Reid WG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This review presents an overview of the published literature on the effectiveness of continuing professional education (CPE), which includes continuing medical education (CME) of different health care professionals in healthcare settings, for improving patient management and patient outcomes. This review sum...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Rampatige R,Dunt D,Doyle C,Day S,van Dort P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to identify the nature and effects of implementation strategies to increase the use of evidence-based, non-pharmacological interventions designed to reduce the frequency and/or severity of behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with dementia, for people living in the community. DES...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Bennett S,Laver K,MacAndrew M,Beattie E,Clemson L,Runge C,Richardson L

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD), very few studies have examined advanced preparation for the possibility of becoming sick with AD, and these few studies indicate a general lack of preparation. This study aimed to expand knowledge regarding preparedness for AD among younger and o...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Werner P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is a risk factor for long-term cognitive impairment and dementia. Yet, the nature of these cognitive deficits is unknown as is the extent to which the persistence of delirium symptoms and presence of depression at follow-up may account for the association between delirium and cognitive impairment at...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Witlox J,Slor CJ,Jansen RW,Kalisvaart KJ,van Stijn MF,Houdijk AP,Eikelenboom P,van Gool WA,de Jonghe JF

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this editorial, we challenge the current understanding of "Living Well with Dementia." Such discourse introduces the possibility of not living well with the condition or even of "living badly with dementia." Numerous words might be relevant here - grief, pain, anguish, depression - but in this editorial we consciou...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Bartlett R,Windemuth-Wolfson L,Oliver K,Dening T

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are highly prevalent among nursing home patients with dementia. Several studies have investigated subsyndromes of NPS but the stability of these subsyndromes over time has rarely been examined. We have examined the stability over time of the factor structure of the Neuropsychi...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Selbæk G,Engedal K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reanalyzed previously published data from a prospectively randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase-III study of 130 inpatients with dementia syndrome. The patients in the study had been diagnosed as having suffered from organic brain syndrome (ICD 290), which is the core syndrome of dementia (so-...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Herrmann WM,Stephan K

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Clinician Interview-Based Impression of Change, plus carer interview (CIBIC-Plus), is widely used in antidementia drug trials. It comprises Likert scales for disease severity and changes, and written accounts summarizing semistructured interviews evaluating behavior, cognition, and function. Studies using the CIBI...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Joffres C,Graham J,Rockwood K

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Australia has a growing aging migrant population and rates of dementia in residential care are high. The communication of persons with dementia and limited English language proficiency in residential care is an area that has received little attention in the research literature. METHOD:Thirty-nine Italian-ba...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Runci SJ,Redman JR,O'Connor DW

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the results of studies conducted to determine the usefulness of reflex changes as markers of disease severity in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Standardized and quantified muscle stretch reflexes, cutaneous reflexes, and developmental (primitive) reflexes were studied in normal older adults, in indiv...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Franssen EH,Reisberg B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuropsychiatric disorders are common in cognitively impaired older persons, and associated with institutionalization and caregiver stress in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Few studies have compared the occurrence of both psychiatric disorders and neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with AD and mild cognitive i...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Di Iulio F,Palmer K,Blundo C,Casini AR,Gianni W,Caltagirone C,Spalletta G

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With now over 50 million people worldwide with dementia (Prince et al., 2013), there are almost certainly well over 100 million people with cognitive concerns and many of these will attend their health professional keen to know what is going on. We need those without intensive training in this field to be more confide...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Woodward MC

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have specifically examined purpose in life among very old people, and we know of none that has used a prospective approach. The aim of this study was to examine changes in purpose in life over five years in very old men and women and to investigate whether depressed mood, malnutrition, inactivity...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Hedberg P,Brulin C,Aléx L,Gustafson Y

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies indicate that diet may be related to the occurrence of brain lesions. The cross-sectional association between food intake and brain lesion volumes in late-life depression was examined in a cohort of elderly individuals with current or prior depression. METHODS:Food intake was assessed in 54 elderly ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Payne ME,Haines PS,Chambless LE,Anderson JJ,Steffens DC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional data from Phase 1 of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging was used to examine the relationship between two self-report health measures: "How would you say your health is these days?"(HEALTH) and "How much do your health troubles stand in the way of your doing the things you want to do?"(TROUBLE). The...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Gutman GM,Stark A,Donald A,Beattie BL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Capgras syndrome is characterized by the recurrent, transient belief that a person has been replaced by an identical imposter. We reviewed clinical characteristics of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) patients with Capgras syndrome compared to those without Capgras. METHODS:We identified 55 consecutive DLB pa...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Thaipisuttikul P,Lobach I,Zweig Y,Gurnani A,Galvin JE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and disturbances in neurocognitive function has been identified in Caucasians but the nature and extent of impaired cognition in Asian MetS patients, who may be at greater risk of degenerative cognitive decline, remains unspecified. METHODS:A cross-sectional ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Collinson SL,Tong SJ,Loh SS,Chionh SB,Merchant RA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic value of perfusion 99mTc-exametazime single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in comparison with dopaminergic 123I-2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-iodophenyl)-n-(3-flu...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Colloby SJ,Firbank MJ,Pakrasi S,Lloyd JJ,Driver I,McKeith IG,Williams ED,O'Brien JT

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article analyzes the natural history of wandering behavior throughout the course of dementia. DESIGN:Prospective, 10-year, longitudinal study of wandering behavior in dementia, with autopsy follow-up. SETTING:Participants with dementia, living at home with a carer. All lived in Oxfordshire, UK. PARTIC...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Hope T,Keene J,McShane RH,Fairburn CG,Gedling K,Jacoby R

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is frequently observed in clinical practice, particularly in medical and surgical wards and more so among patients at risk, especially elderly with preexisting central nervous system impairments. OBJECTIVE:Despite the severe consequences of delirium, epidemiological data relating to incidence of de...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Milstein A,Pollack A,Kleinman G,Barak Y

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are difficulties in accurately defining patients with vascular dementia (VaD) and, therefore, little is known about the characteristics of this population. OBJECTIVE:To examine the population characteristics in patients with VaD enrolled in two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 24-week cli...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Pratt RD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to give an in-depth description of the impact of disclosure of the diagnosis of dementia on a patient and the patient's partner. METHODS:Grounded theory interview study. RESULTS:Analysis of the interviews revealed that disclosure had an impact on three key domains: awareness of dem...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Derksen E,Vernooij-Dassen M,Gillissen F,Olde-Rikkert M,Scheltens P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the currently available data on the use of ketamine in the treatment of depression among older adults from randomized controlled studies. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trials. SETTING:Variable. PARTICIPANTS:60 years and older with depression. INTERVENTION:Ketamine. MEASUREMENTS:Change in Montgom...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Gupta A,Dhar R,Patadia P,Funaro M,Bhattacharya G,Farheen SA,Tampi RR

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A third of family members caring for people with dementia report acting abusively towards them, but there are currently no evidence-based interventions to reduce or prevent such behavior. Family carers who act abusively have not previously been consulted about what may help to reduce abuse. METHOD:We prospe...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Selwood A,Cooper C,Owens C,Blanchard M,Livingston G

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with Young Onset Dementia (YOD) have specific needs for care. These people eventually require institutional care, usually delivered by institutions designed for the elderly. The Dutch network of care organizations delivering specialized YOD care offers a unique opportunity to obtain more knowledge of ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Mulders AJ,Zuidema SU,Verhey FR,Koopmans RT

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global suicide rates among older adults are very high. Public attitudes towards older adults' suicide may affect older adults upon their contemplating such an act. Previous research has demonstrated that message framing affects persons' judgments and decision making. Thus, message framing may have particular...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Gamliel E,Levi-Belz Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older Puerto Ricans belong to two rapidly growing demographic groups known to have high rates of depression: the aging and Hispanic populations. Studies of depression in Puerto Ricans have primarily focused on the impact of demographic factors and health. This study expands previous research, examining the r...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Robison J,Curry L,Gruman C,Covington T,Gaztambide S,Blank K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper provides a review of research issues and findings on the epidemiology of delirium. Despite the fact that research on this important geriatric syndrome has been conducted for many decades, several methodological issues make it difficult to compare findings across studies. In this paper we first discuss broad...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Levkoff S,Cleary P,Liptzin B,Evans DA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overlap between neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia and delirium complicates diagnosis of delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD). This study sought to examine differences in delirium presentation and outcomes between DSD patients with and without pre-existing behavioral and psychological symptoms of demen...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Abengaña J,Chong MS,Tay L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00