Sedative use and incident cognitive decline among persons aged 75 years and older: a population-based longitudinal study.

abstract：:Major advances in understanding the physiology and genetics of circadian rhythm in the past decade challenge the researcher of sleep/wake disorders in Alzheimer's disease (AD) to distinguish patient characteristics stable across the course of illness ("traits") from characteristics that vary with stage of illness ("st...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Yesavage JA,Taylor JL,Kraemer H,Noda A,Friedman L,Tinklenberg JR

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging has become part of the required investigations when assessing a patient with dementia. In this brief paper, we summarize the role of computed tomography (CT) in the routine work-up in dementia and provide some information about the role of the CT scan in the field of dementia research. Although CT is far ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Pasi M,Poggesi A,Pantoni L

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge about the daily life of older adults with psychiatric disabilities is extremely limited, especially from the standpoint of the individual. The overall aim of this study was to describe and analyze the ways in which older adults with a psychiatric disability experience places, social relations and a...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Nordström M,Dunér A,Olin E,Wijk H

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Backround: Night-time agitation is a frequent symptom of dementia. It often causes nursing home admission and has been linked to circadian rhythm disturbances. A positive influence of light interventions on night-time agitation was shown in several studies. The aim of our study was to investigate whether there is a lo...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Wahnschaffe A,Nowozin C,Rath A,Floessner T,Appelhoff S,Münch M,Kunz D

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are a common occurrence for adults, which increase with age, and cause considerable distress. Traditionally SMCs have been assessed by either questionnaires, which ask whether a person has experienced given examples of SMCs, or open-ended questions which elicit spontaneous...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Burmester B,Leathem J,Merrick P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The strain of caregiving associated with the care of demented persons living at home often continues after relocation and group-living care units (GL), designed for a small number of subjects, have been developed. The aim was to prospectively describe caregiver burden in relationship to symptoms of patients with demen...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Elmståhl S,Ingvad B,Annerstedt L

更新日期：1998-06-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to examine the levels and rates of depression in Chinese residents living in ethno-specific nursing homes (NHs), and Chinese residents living in mainstream NHs in Sydney. Australia has a growing aging migrant population and rates of depression in NHs are high, but the prevalence of depressio...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Goh I,Low LF,Brodaty H

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Noisemaking is one of the most disturbing behavior disorders associated with dementia. Standard management practices, including pharmacological interventions, are not very successful in treating the behavior. Very little research has been carried out to evaluate innovative treatments or to determine the etiology of no...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Doyle C,Zapparoni T,O'Connor D,Runci S

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Previous research suggested caregiver singing could influence persons with severe dementia to communicate with increased competence, to cease aggression, and to cease disruptive screaming, while at the same time they seemed to understand what was going on when being cared for during morning care sess...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Götell E,Brown S,Ekman SL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Earlier research showed that multi-component dyadic interventions - including a combination of intervention strategies and addressing both the person with dementia and caregiver - have a beneficial impact on the mental and physical health of people with dementia and their family caregivers. A randomized cont...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Prick AE,de Lange J,Twisk J,Pot AM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This article reports the findings of a 3-year epidemiological survey for dementia in an urban community-resident population in Mumbai (Bombay), India, wherein the prevalence of all types of dementia was determined. METHOD:The study was conducted in three stages. Stage 1: From a potential pool of 30,000 subj...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Vas CJ,Pinto C,Panikker D,Noronha S,Deshpande N,Kulkarni L,Sachdeva S

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:The reliability and validity of the Subjective Burden Scale (SBS) were investigated in 255 Japanese family caregivers of elderly relatives with dementia. Values of the Cronbach's alpha reliability, split-half reliability (r), and test-retest reliability (r) were .87, .80, and .72, respectively. The SBS score was signi...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Matsuda O

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：: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：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：:Older widowers have high rates of completed suicide but have rarely been the subject of systematic inquiry. We investigated the prevalence of depressive symptoms and major depressive episodes (MDEs) in recently widowed older men over the first 13 months after bereavement. We employed a matched-pair longitudinal design...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Byrne GJ,Raphael B

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:We examine the association between leisure-time activities and the risk of developing cognitive impairment among Chinese older people, and further investigate whether the association varies by educational level. METHODS:This follow-up study included 6,586 participants (aged 79.5 ± 9.8 years, range 65-105 ye...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Zhu X,Qiu C,Zeng Y,Li J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACTObjectives:Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are nearly universal in dementia, a condition occurring in more than 40 million people worldwide. BPSD present a considerable treatment challenge for prescribers and healthcare professionals. Our purpose was to prioritize existing and emerging...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Kales HC,Lyketsos CG,Miller EM,Ballard C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite delirium being common in older hospitalized people, little is known about its management. The aims of this study are (1) to describe the pharmacological management of delirium in an acute care setting as a baseline measure prior to the implementation of newly developed Australian guidelines; and (2) t...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Tropea J,Slee J,Holmes AC,Gorelik A,Brand CA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since its development, the Qualidem has had items that were considered unsuited for people with very severe dementia. This study attempted to investigate the applicability of all Qualidem items in people with all stages of dementia severity. METHODS:Four data sets that contained Qualidem observations on peo...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Arons AMM,Wetzels RB,Zwijsen S,Verbeek H,van de Ven G,Ettema TP,Koopmans RTCM,Gerritsen DL

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide trends of increasing dementia prevalence, have put economic and workforce pressures to shifting care for persons with dementia from residential care to home care. METHODS:We reviewed the effects of the four dominant models of home care delivery on outcomes for community-dwelling persons with demen...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Low LF,Fletcher J

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:Positive psychiatry is the science and practice of psychiatry that focuses on psycho-bio-social study and promotion of well-being and health through enhancement of positive psychosocial factors (such as resilience, optimism, wisdom, and social support) in people with illnesses or disabilities as well as the in communi...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Jeste DV

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of factors associated with quality of life (QoL) in people having dementia will help develop strategies for maintenance and improvement of patient QoL. This study examined the predictors of QoL in a community-dwelling population aged 75 years and over, with or without dementia. METHODS:This w...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Mate KE,Pond CD,Magin PJ,Goode SM,McElduff P,Stocks NP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The economic cost of dementia is high and can be predicted by cognitive and neuropsychiatric profiles. The differential costs of the various subtypes of dementia are unknown in Argentina, and this study therefore aimed to compare these costs. METHODS:Patients with a diagnosis of dementia of Alzheimer-type (...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Rojas G,Bartoloni L,Dillon C,Serrano CM,Iturry M,Allegri RF

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00