Language use of older Italian-background persons with dementia in mainstream and ethno-specific residential care.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute exposure to sedative drugs may induce memory impairment, but there is mixed evidence that long-term sedative use may result in incident cognitive decline. The objective of this study was to investigate the use of sedative drugs and incident cognitive decline in a population-based sample of persons aged...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Desplenter F,Lavikainen P,Hartikainen S,Sulkava R,Bell JS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apathy, characterized by diminished motivation, is a highly prevalent neuropsychiatric symptom in dementia. However, there is a substantial knowledge gap with regard to prevalence rates, neurobiological underpinnings, and effective treatments for apathy in pre-dementia states, including mild cognitive impair...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Sherman C,Liu CS,Herrmann N,Lanctôt KL

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pervasive scarcity of resources relative to the demands upon them makes it necessary for decision makers to think carefully about choices. Evidence from economics can help to inform such choices, particularly as it relates to costs, outcomes, the efficiency with which resources are used, the distribution of benefi...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Knapp M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACTIntroduction:The relationship between Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and alcohol addiction is poorly characterized. Arrests for driving under the influence (DUI) can serve as a proxy for alcohol addiction. Therefore, the potential association between DUI and AD could be helpful in understanding the relationship betw...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Miller M,Orwat D,Rahimi G,Mintzer J

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to previously reported mixed findings, there is a need for further empirical research on the factorial structure of the commonly used Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI). Therefore, the psychometric properties of the GAI and its short form version (GAI-SF) were evaluated in a psychogeriatric mixed in-and-o...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Molde H,Hynninen KM,Torsheim T,Bendixen AB,Engedal K,Pachana NA,Nordhus IH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive decline, commonly first recognized as memory impairment, is a typical feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Neuropathological changes in the cerebral cortex and limbic system lead to deficits in learning, memory, language, and visuospatial skills. The precise nature of cognitive dysfunction reflects the distr...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Corey-Bloom J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on the relationship between behavioral disturbances in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and global clinical deterioration is still controversial. The purpose of this study was to explore potential correlations of neuropsychiatric syndromes with global clinical deterioration in patients with AD, with particular ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Stella F,Laks J,Govone JS,de Medeiros K,Forlenza OV

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is necessary to continue to explore the psychometric characteristics of key cognitive screening tests such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) to diagnose cognitive decline as early as possible and to attend to the growing need of clinical trials involving mild cognitive impairment (MCI) participa...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Cecato JF,Martinelli JE,Izbicki R,Yassuda MS,Aprahamian I

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is proposed to describe the transitional stage between normal cognitive aging and dementia. It has had significant impact in the field of dementia research, but it remains controversial whether or not it should be used as a diagnostic category in clinical practice. METHODS:Se...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Moreira T,Hughes JC,Kirkwood T,May C,McKeith I,Bond J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cognitive impairment and negative signs are common in patients with schizophrenia. Up to 35% of elderly patients with schizophrenia fulfill the diagnostic criteria of dementia. Donepezil inhibits cholinesterase, thus enhancing cholinergic neurotransmission. We tested the efficacy of donepezil in elderly patie...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Mazeh D,Zemishlani H,Barak Y,Mirecki I,Paleacu D

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The field of geriatric medicine has identified a need for an evaluative tool that can rapidly quantify global cognitive ability and accurately monitor change over time in patients with a wide range of impairments. We hypothesized that the development of an adaptive test approach to cognitive measurement woul...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Konsztowicz S,Xie H,Higgins J,Mayo N,Koski L

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Written records have been describing extreme states of emotions since ancient Greece (Angst and Marneros, 2001), but Aretaeus of Cappadocia (which is geographically located in modern Turkey) was probably the first to outline the close relationship between depression and mania nearly 2000 years ago: "I think that melan...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Almeida OP

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Social reserve such as having close friends helps promoting activity engagement in old age. Activity engagement in turn contributes to the accumulation of cognitive reserve and is a key predictor for maintaining executive functioning in aging. We investigated the mediating role of leisure activity engagement...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Ihle A,Oris M,Baeriswyl M,Zuber S,Cullati S,Maurer J,Kliegel M

更新日期：2019-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE) and its Revised version (ACE-R) are relatively new screening tools for cognitive impairment that may improve upon the well-known Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and other brief batteries. We systematically reviewed diagnostic accuracy studies of ACE and ACE-...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Larner AJ,Mitchell AJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify, in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia, factors associated with subjective (personal, physical, emotional, and social) and objective (informal caregiver time and costs) caregiver burden. DESIGN:Prospective longitudinal European observational study: post-hoc analysis. S...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Reed C,Belger M,Scott Andrews J,Tockhorn-Heidenreich A,Jones RW,Wimo A,Dodel R,Haro JM

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:This study determined the reliability, validity, and factor structure of self-report emotions in persons with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) relative to controls. METHODS:Participants (mild AD, n = 73; MCI, n = 159; controls, n = 96) rated current emotions with the Visual ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Ready RE,Carvalho JO,Green RC,Gavett BE,Stern RA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this survey is to investigate professional attitudes to the presence and value of spiritual care from Old Age Psychiatrists. METHOD:All registered members of the Faculty of the Psychiatry of Old Age in the United Kingdom were asked to complete a 21-question semi-structured questionnaire. The firs...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Lawrence RM,Head J,Christodoulou G,Andonovska B,Karamat S,Duggal A,Hillam J,Eagger S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the extent to which staff members in long-term care facilities (LTCF) have experienced situations of sexual harassment, how they commonly and ideally manage the situation, and how their work position influences their responses. DESIGN:Cross-sectional quantitative study, using the vignette techniq...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Villar F,Fabà J,Serrat R,Celdrán M,Martínez T

更新日期：2020-03-01 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:It remains unclear so far whether the role of cognitive reserve may differ between physically frail compared to less frail individuals. Therefore, the present study set out to investigate the relation of key markers of cognitive reserve to cognitive status in old age and its interplay with physical frailty i...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Ihle A,Gouveia ÉR,Gouveia BR,Freitas DL,Jurema J,Odim AP,Kliegel M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACTThe aim of the present study is to investigate the impact of benzodiazepine use on cognitive performance in primary care patients with first cognitive complaints. The association between the exposition to benzodiazepines (short and long half-life) and cognitive performance, evaluated through the Mini Mental St...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Grande G,Tramacere I,Vetrano DL,Pomati S,Mariani C,Filippini G

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This subanalysis of a large, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial examined the prevalence of behavioral symptoms in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the effect of treatment with donepezil. METHODS:Two hundred ninety patients with moderate to severe AD (standardized Mini-Mental State Examina...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Gauthier S,Feldman H,Hecker J,Vellas B,Ames D,Subbiah P,Whalen E,Emir B,Donepezil MSAD Study Investigators Group.

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no doubt that family carers who look after a family member with dementia or with a functional mental illness fulfill an important role, not only for their loved one, but also for the health and aged care systems of the countries they live in. Due to increasing life expectancy, but also improved healthcare the...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Lautenschlager NT,Diehl-Schmid J,Loi SM,Mayer J,Tensil M,Kurz AF

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia is defined as global cognitive impairment that interferes with function; however, function has been less well measured than cognition in anti-dementia drug trials. In the modern era of anti-dementia clinical trials, measurement of function has improved by differentiating between the aspects of function that h...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Rockwood K

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older people have a higher risk of drug-related problems (DRPs). However, little is known about the prevalence of DRPs in community-dwelling people who screened positive for dementia. Our study aimed to determine (1) the prevalence and types of DRPs and (2) the socio-demographic and clinical variables associ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Wucherer D,Thyrian JR,Eichler T,Hertel J,Kilimann I,Richter S,Michalowsky B,Zwingmann I,Dreier-Wolfgramm A,Ritter CA,Teipel S,Hoffmann W

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whilst previous surveys of mental health literacy of general practitioners (GPs) have shown high rates of recognition of common mental disorders, few studies have been carried out into GPs' understanding of presentations in late life. This study aims to determine GPs' recognition of mental disorders in older...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Wijeratne C,Harris P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few current studies explore psychological well-being among older Chinese immigrants in Australia. The study addressed this gap and provided preliminary data on psychological well-being among this group. Four indicators, namely depression, anxiety, loneliness, and quality of life, were used to present a compr...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Lin X,Bryant C,Boldero J,Dow B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whereas the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y) is probably the most widely used self-reported measure of anxiety, the lack of current norms among elderly people appears to be problematic in both a clinical and research context. The objective of the present study was to provide normative data for the STAI...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Bergua V,Meillon C,Potvin O,Bouisson J,Le Goff M,Rouaud O,Ritchie K,Dartigues JF,Amieva H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Older people commonly present with memory loss although on assessment are not found to have a full dementia complex. Previous studies have suggested however that people with subjective and objective cognitive loss are at higher risk of dementia. We aimed to determine from the literature the rate of conversio...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Bruscoli M,Lovestone S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00