The effect of continuing professional education on health care outcomes: lessons for dementia care.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to explore the experiences and challenges of informal caregivers in Singapore with the intent of identifying the multi-dimensional unmet needs from their perspective and generating caregivers' needs checklist based on the findings. METHODS:Informal caregivers were relatives of people with d...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Vaingankar JA,Subramaniam M,Picco L,Eng GK,Shafie S,Sambasivam R,Zhang YJ,Sagayadevan V,Chong SA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient and carer participation in old age psychiatry is less developed than in other areas of mental health. What can we learn from the historical context about increasing participation and how can it be conceptualized? METHODS:The historical and policy context of patient and carer participation in the Nat...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Benbow SM

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed eight-year mortality rates and predictors in a rural cohort of elderly individuals with cognitive impairment. METHODS:A total of 1,035 individuals, including 155 (15.0%) individuals with cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND), and 69 (6.7%) individuals with clinically diagnosed dementia were f...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Park JE,Lee JY,Suh GH,Kim BS,Cho MJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 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:Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) is a screening test that was recently validated for diagnosing dementia. Since it assesses attention, language, memory, fluency, and visuospatial function separately, it may also be useful for general neuropsychological assessments. The aim of this study was ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Matias-Guiu JA,Cortés-Martínez A,Valles-Salgado M,Rognoni T,Fernández-Matarrubia M,Moreno-Ramos T,Matías-Guiu J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family caregivers of people with dementia have significant unmet needs in regard to their caregiving role. Despite this, they are reluctant to utilize services to reduce their burden. The aim of this study was to examine the barriers and facilitators of service use among family caregivers of people with deme...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Macleod A,Tatangelo G,McCabe M,You E

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-treated deliberate self harm and suicide among older adults have rarely been examined at a national level. METHODS:The Irish Central Statistics Office provided suicide and undetermined death data for 1980-2006. The National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm collected data relating to deliberate self...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Corcoran P,Reulbach U,Perry IJ,Arensman E

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Nearly half of care home residents with advanced dementia have clinically significant agitation. Little is known about costs associated with these symptoms toward the end of life. We calculated monetary costs associated with agitation from UK National Health Service, personal social services, and societal per...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Buylova Gola A,Morris S,Candy B,Davis S,King M,Kupeli N,Leavey G,Moore K,Nazareth I,Omar R,Vickerstaff V,Jones L,Sampson EL

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder with global impact, with the largest proportion of cases occurring in low- and middle-income countries. It is estimated that there are 46.8 million cases globally with approximately 10 million new cases each year or a new case occurring every 3 sec (Prince et al., 2015). For co...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Anstey KJ,Peters R,Clare L,Lautenschlager NT,Dodge HH,Barnes DE,Shahar S,Brodaty H,Rees G

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-eight nondemented elderly depressed patients underwent an extensive battery of cognitive tests both before and after seven weeks of treatment with nortriptyline, phenelzine, or placebo. Clinical and cognitive evaluations of the patients were under double-blind conditions. Response to treatment did not appear t...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Georgotas A,McCue RE,Reisberg B,Ferris SH,Nagachandran N,Chang I,Mir P

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irregular circadian rhythm and cognitive impairment are frequently observed in patients with chronic schizophrenia. However, their effects in different living environments or with aging remain unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the characteristics of circadian rhythm and cognition function in the ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Kume Y,Sugita T,Oga K,Kagami K,Igarashi H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to manage everyday technology (ET), such as computers and microwave ovens, is increasingly required in the performance of everyday activities and participation in society. This study aimed to identify aspects that influence the ability to manage ET among older adults with and without cognitive im...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Malinowsky C,Almkvist O,Nygård L,Kottorp A

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACTObjectives:Centenarians have survived into very late life, but whether they reach very old age in good health remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to compare the cardiovascular health status and cognitive functioning of centenarians in the United States with centenarians in Japan. DESIGN, SETTING, A...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Martin P,Gondo Y,Arai Y,Ishioka Y,Johnson MA,Miller LS,Woodard JL,Poon LW,Hirose N

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individualized guidelines have the potential to offer clinicians assistance in decision-making at the point of consultation to improve health outcomes for patients. This project aims to develop individualized guidelines for the management of aggression in dementia. At an earlier stage, we developed a map of ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Vickland V,Chilko N,Draper B,Low LF,O'Connor D,Brodaty H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The social and economic burden of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its increasing prevalence has led to much work on new treatment strategies and clinical trials. The search for surrogate markers of disease progression continues but traditional parallel group trial designs that use well-established, but often in...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Thompson PA,Wright DE,Counsell CE,Zajicek J

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Disability in older adults is associated with a need for support in work, education, and community activities, reduced independence, and poorer quality of life. This study examines potential determinants of disability in a clinical sample of older adults across the continuum of cognitive decline, including s...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： LaMonica HM,Hickie IB,Ip J,Ireland C,Mowszowski L,English A,Glozier N,Naismith SL

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aggressive behavior (AB) is common in institutional settings. It is an important issue because of its consequences on both the person manifesting such behaviors and their caregivers. Although there are numerous studies assessing non-pharmacologic strategies to manage AB in older adults, no extensive review o...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Landreville P,Bédard A,Verreault R,Desrosiers J,Champoux N,Monette J,Voyer P

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to general anesthesia has been suggested as a possible cause of long-term cognitive impairment in elderly subjects. The present study reviews the literature in this field in order to describe postoperative cognitive impairment in elderly populations, to determine to what extent this may be attributed to anest...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Ritchie K,Polge C,de Roquefeuil G,Djakovic M,Ledesert B

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is currently not known whether elderly men and women present with different subtypes of depression and mania/bipolar disorder. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of subtypes of a single depressive episode and mania/bipolar disorder according to the ICD-10 for elderly men and women in a na...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Kessing LV

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：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：: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：:Noncognitive or behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) are common in vascular dementia. Many occur with the same frequency as in Alzheimer's disease, though depression, emotional lability, and apathy may be more common and psychosis less so. There is a particularly strong relationship between cerebrovascular dis...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： O'Brien J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors conducted a survey of members of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) to determine the state of development of both the profession of geriatric psychiatry and services for mentally ill elderly. Ratings for both issues were based on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 being little to no development and...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Reifler BV,Cohen W

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This community-based epidemiological survey concerns relationships between social and health factors and depression in a Finnish population aged 60 years or over. A multivariate analysis based on log-linear models is used in this study. The log-linear model showed five interactions for the depressed men and eight for ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Pahkala K,Kivelä SL,Laippala P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) capacity taskforce was established to promote the autonomy, proper access to care, and dignity of persons with decision-making disabilities (DMDs) across nations. The Asia Consortium of the taskforce was established to pursue these goals in the Asia-Pacific...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Tsoh J,Peisah C,Narumoto J,Wongpakaran N,Wongpakaran T,O'Neill N,Jiang T,Ogano S,Mimura M,Kato Y,Chiu H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether perceived changes in memory parallel changes in brain pathology is uncertain. Positron emission tomography (PET) scans using 2-(1-{6-[(2-[F-18]fluoroethyl)(methyl)amino]-2-naphthyl}ethylidene)malononitrile (FDDNP) can measure levels of amyloid plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles in vivo. Here we ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Merrill DA,Siddarth P,Saito NY,Ercoli LM,Burggren AC,Kepe V,Lavretsky H,Miller KJ,Kim J,Huang SC,Bookheimer SY,Barrio JR,Small GW

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The elderly are at high risk of developing tuberculosis. The prevalence and incidence of depression and anxiety are higher in those with tuberculosis than in the general population. A positive correlation between national suicide rates and rates of mortality due to tuberculosis has been reported. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Shah A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00