Pattern of behavioral disturbances in corticobasal degeneration syndrome and progressive supranuclear palsy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental capacity has been little studied among older general hospital inpatients. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was undertaken of routinely collected data (age, gender, ethnicity, admission diagnosis, psychiatric diagnosis, Mini-mental State Examination score, whether capacity was assessed, the outcome of...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Mujic F,Von Heising M,Stewart RJ,Prince MJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of benzodiazepines is associated with increased risk of fall-related injuries in the elderly. However, it is unclear if the risks vary across the products and how they depend on the pattern of use and dosage. Specifically, the possibility of cumulative effects of past benzodiazepine use has not been ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Sylvestre MP,Abrahamowicz M,Čapek R,Tamblyn R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACTBackground:Delirium is a complex clinical syndrome characterized by disturbed consciousness, cognitive function, or perception and associated with serious adverse outcomes such as death, dementia, and the need for long-term care. However, recognition and management of delirium is poorly prioritized even though...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Oberai T,Killington M,Laver K,Crotty M,Jaarsma R

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracranial volume (ICV) has been proposed as a measure of maximum lifetime brain size. Accurate ICV measures require neuroimaging which is not always feasible for epidemiologic investigations. We examined head circumference as a useful surrogate for ICV in older adults. METHODS:99 older adults underwent M...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Hshieh TT,Fox ML,Kosar CM,Cavallari M,Guttmann CR,Alsop D,Marcantonio ER,Schmitt EM,Jones RN,Inouye SK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly people living in residential homes are at high risk for developing major depressive and anxiety disorders, and therefore deserve attention in terms of preventive interventions. We evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of a guided self-help intervention for the prevention of depression and anxie...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Dozeman E,van Schaik DJ,van Marwijk HW,Stek ML,Beekman AT,van der Horst HE

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depression in the elderly is often a relapsing, chronic illness with high risk for chronic invalidism, poor treatment compliance, and suicide. In most cases, maintenance treatment to prevent recurrence and to enhance the quality of life is thought to be indicated. We review recent data from our ongoing studies t...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Reynolds CF 3rd,Frank E,Perel JM,Mazumdar S,Kupfer DJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Alzheimer Report 2016 estimated that 47 million people are living with dementia worldwide (Alzheimer's Disease International, 2016). In the inaugural World Health Organization Ministerial Conference on Global Action against Dementia, six of the top ten research priorities were focused on prevention, identifi...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Mortby ME,Black SE,Gauthier S,Miller D,Porsteinsson A,Smith EE,Ismail Z

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:There was a five-year delay between the two waves of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging during which 2,982 participants died. Their cognitive status before death should be taken into account in estimating the incidence of dementia in the cohort. Information concerning antemortem cognitive status was available from...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Stewart M,McDowell I,Hill G,Aylesworth R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of a social robot intervention on depression, loneliness, and quality of life of older adults in long-term care (LTC) and to explore participants' experiences and perceptions after the intervention. DESIGN:A mixed-methods approach consisting of a single group, before and after quas...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Chen SC,Moyle W,Jones C,Petsky H

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACTBackground:Getting lost is a recognized complication in patients with dementia. Preventive measures are lacking. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a home-based missing incident prevention program (HMIPP) in reducing missing incidents, time of searching, and caregivers' stress. METHODS:The de...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Lau WM,Chan TY,Szeto SL

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：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

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:Family involvement in long-term care (LTC) is important but it can prove challenging and result in conflict with staff if families do not feel connected to the LTC facility or if they believe that their contributions are undervalued. According to McMillan & Chavis (1986), sense of community (SOC) refers to a...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Petrovic-Poljak A,Konnert C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elder mistreatment, social ageism, and human rights are increasingly powerful discourses in positioning older people in society, yet the relationship between them has rarely been subjected to critical investigation. This perceived relationship will have implications for how mistreatment is understood and res...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Biggs S,Haapala I

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed the relationship between cognitive impairment (including mild cognitive impairment with no signs of dementia, and dementia) and risk for depression in old age (60 years and older). METHODS:MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library database were used to identify potential studies. All of the clini...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Huang CQ,Wang ZR,Li YH,Xie YZ,Liu QX

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Alzheimer´s disease (AD) is a severe neurodegenerative brain disorder characterized by beta-amyloid plaques, Tau pathology, inflammation, neurodegeneration, and cerebrovascular dysfunction. Besides that, alterations in monocytes and platelets have been reported in the blood of Alzheimer patients. In the present study,...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Defrancesco M,Marksteiner J,Humpel C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Young-onset dementia (YOD) has a profound impact on spouses. However, little is known on how the quality of the relationship changes over time in YOD. This study aims to determine how the quality of the relationship changes over time and identify predictors of this change. METHODS:This study used data from ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Bruinsma J,Peetoom K,Millenaar J,Köhler S,Bakker C,Koopmans R,Pijnenburg Y,Verhey F,de Vugt M

更新日期：2020-03-10 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：:ABSTRACTBackground:Cognition is multidimensional, and each domain plays a unique and crucial part in successful daily life engagement. However, less attention has been paid to multi-domain cognitive health for the elderly, and the role of lifestyle factors in each domain remains unclear. METHODS:We conducted a cross-...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Yuan M,Chen J,Han Y,Wei X,Ye Z,Zhang L,Hong YA,Fang Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing interest in identifying novel cognitive paradigms to help detect preclinical dementia. Promising results have been found in clinical settings using the Semantic Interference Test (SIT), a modification of an existing episodic memory test (Fuld Object Memory Evaluation) that exploits vulner...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Snitz BE,Loewenstein DA,Chang CC,Lee CW,Vander Bilt J,Saxton J,Ganguli M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of the current study was to test the properties of a scale especially developed for use in epidemiological surveys in low sociocultural populations, and to determine whether this scale can be used in a clinical population. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Two hundred fifty subjects took part; 150 were controls ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Fountoulakis KN,Tsolaki M,Paulopoulos H,Kazis A

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and sub-syndromes in elderly community-dwelling Asians with varying severity of cognitive impairment. METHODS:Chinese and Malay participants (n = 613) from the Epidemiology of Dementia in Singapore (EDIS) Study aged ≥ 60 years underwent clinical...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Xu X,Ang SL,Hilal S,Chan QL,Wong TY,Venketasubramanian N,Ikram MK,Chen CL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I read with great interest the study of Petrazzuoli et al. (2017) on exploring dementia management attitudes in primary care. The authors made a laudable effort to evaluate this important issue, which certainly needs timely attention. The high response rate from 25 member countries of the European General Practice Res...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Yaman H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is currently a lack of consensus on the definition of successful aging (SA) and existing implementations have omitted constructs associated with SA. We used empirical methods to develop a dimensional model of SA that incorporates a wider range of associated variables, and we examined the relationship a...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Vahia IV,Thompson WK,Depp CA,Allison M,Jeste DV

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Geriatric depression complicates cognitive health in older adults. This study aims to investigate the impact of depressive symptoms on cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults, depending on whether cognitive dysfunction accompanied. DESIGN:A community-based longitudinal cohort study. SETTING...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Shin M

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have thoroughly investigated the prevalence and risk factors for completed suicide. In marked contrast is the lack of a better understanding of attempted suicide in the elderly. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of attempted suicide in the elderly and examine the associate...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Zhang W,Ding H,Su P,Xu Q,Du L,Xie C,Chen R,Yang Y,Jin C,Duan G,Li Y,Gong L,Tian W

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00