A comparison of verbal communication and psychiatric medication use by Greek and Italian residents with dementia in Australian ethno-specific and mainstream aged care facilities.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the study was to examine the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology across the lifespan by comparing older individuals' self-reports about current ADHD symptoms and symptoms in childhood. METHODS:The 25-item Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) was initially administered in...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Guldberg-Kjär T,Sehlin S,Johansson B

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are often prescribed psychotropic medications. There is little evidence that one class of medication is more effective and safer than another and so expert opinion plays an important role in shaping local practice. In an earlier U.S. survey...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Greve M,O'Connor D

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study of predeath grief is hampered by measures that are often lengthy and not clearly differentiated from other caregiving outcomes, most notably burden. We aimed to validate a new 11-item Caregiver Grief Questionnaire (CGQ) assessing two dimensions of predeath grief, namely relational deprivation and em...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Cheng ST,Ma DY,Lam LCW

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Workforce shortages to meet the mental health needs of the world's aging population are well documented. Within the field of professional geropsychology in the U.S.A., a national conference was convened in 2006 to delineate competencies for psychological practice with older adults and a training model for th...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Karel MJ,Emery EE,Molinari V,CoPGTP Task Force on the Assessment of Geropsychology Competencies.

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socioeconomic status (SES) has been identified as a possible risk factor for the development of dementia, with low SES shown to be associated with a higher prevalence of dementia, increased psychiatric comorbidity and worse baseline cognitive functioning. Few studies have actually looked at the impact of SES...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Fischer C,Yeung E,Hansen T,Gibbons S,Fornazzari L,Ringer L,Schweizer TA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the clustering of symptoms on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and the relative prevalence of symptom clusters in mild and moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed on the polychoric correlation matrix of 12 NPI i...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Cheng ST,Kwok T,Lam LC

更新日期：2012-09-01 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:The anxiety disorders are a prevalent mental health problem in older age with a considerable impact on quality of life. Until recently there have been few longitudinal studies on anxiety in this age group, consequently most of the evidence to date has been cross-sectional in nature. METHODS:We undertook a l...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Sami MB,Nilforooshan R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia caregiving has been linked to negative consequences for mental health in caregivers. Although depression seems to be an enduring psychological consequence associated with caregiving, little is known about the longitudinal effects that modulating variables related to coping strategies have on caregiv...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Romero-Moreno R,Márquez-González M,Mausbach BT,Losada A

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:ABSTRACTBackground:Walking ability recently emerged as a sub-clinical marker of cognitive decline. Hence, the relationship between baseline gait and future cognitive decline was examined in geriatric patients. Because a "loss of complexity" (LOC) is a key phenomenon of the aging process that exhibits in multiple syste...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Kikkert LHJ,Vuillerme N,van Campen JP,Appels BA,Hortobágyi T,Lamoth CJC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors would like to apologise for a typographical error in the discussion of the above mentioned article. In the discussion on page 830 of the article, paragraph 'In the present sample, when we tested the accuracy of the MoCA to discriminate between MCI and healthy participants using ROC curves, the best cut-off...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

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

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive assessment of older persons, particularly those with impairment, is hampered by measurement error and the ethical issues of testing people with dementia. A potential source of valuable information about end-of-life cognitive status can be gained from those who knew the respondent well - mostly rela...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Marioni RE,Matthews FE,Brayne C,MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study.

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to examine and test the sensitivity, specificity, and threshold scores of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and determine those that best correspond to a clinical diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHODS:Sixty-seven A...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Wang CS,Pai MC,Chen PL,Hou NT,Chien PF,Huang YC

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:The onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time in old age is uncommon and has been mostly related to cerebral abnormalities. We report a case of late-onset OCD in a 77-year-old woman following stressful life events but with a normal cerebral structure. The contribution of life events and vulnerabi...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Velayudhan L,Katz AW

更新日期：2006-06-01 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:Patients with dementia often receive poor end-of-life care, with inadequate pain control and without access to the palliative care services that patients with cancer are offered. This has been identified as an area of need in recent UK. Government reports and by the Alzheimer's Society (UK). Our objective wa...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Sampson EL,Ritchie CW,Lai R,Raven PW,Blanchard MR

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Olfactory dysfunction, impaired smell identification in particular, is known as a diagnostic and a marker of conversion in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We aimed to evaluate the associations of olfactory identification impairments with cognition, illness severity, and progression in AD patients. METHODS:Fifty-s...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Velayudhan L,Pritchard M,Powell JF,Proitsi P,Lovestone S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Differentiating Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), two of the commonest forms of dementia in older age, remains a diagnostic challenge. To assist with better understanding of the differences between the conditions during life, we assessed limbic and subcortical brain volumes in AD,...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Watson R,Colloby SJ,Blamire AM,O'Brien JT

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACT Background: The consequences of co-occurring persistent loneliness and late life depression are yet unknown. The aim of this study was to get a deeper insight into the mental health consequences of loneliness in older persons with depressive symptoms and their perspectives of emotional distress by using a mix...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： van Beljouw IM,van Exel E,de Jong Gierveld J,Comijs HC,Heerings M,Stek ML,van Marwijk HW

更新日期：2014-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Perceived financial strain is associated with various health conditions, but it is unknown whether it is associated with an increased risk for dementia. The goal is to examine the associations between midlife perceptions of financial situation and dementia risk later in life. METHODS:Participants were deriv...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Sindi S,Darin-Mattsson A,Kåreholt I,Kulmala J,Ngandu T,Laatikainen T,Soininen H,Kivipelto M

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：: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：: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：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：:ABSTRACTBackground:Dementia is a neurodegenerative syndrome that interferes with multiple aspects of life, including cognition, daily functioning, and behavior. Despite the large heterogeneity in symptom development, these three domains are seldom studied simultaneously. This study investigates how trajectories of the...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Haaksma ML,Leoutsakos JS,Bremer JAE,Aalten P,Ramakers IHGB,Verhey FRJ,Olde Rikkert MGM,Melis RJF

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that the verbal fluency test (VFT) is a sensitive measure of cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, other studies have shown that the performances were significantly influenced by education in the normal elderly population. In order to examine the utility of t...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Kawano N,Umegaki H,Suzuki Y,Yamamoto S,Mogi N,Iguchi A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objectives of this study were to examine the factors modifying the relationship between cortisol level and prevalent/incident cognitive impairment in older adults and to verify whether these relationships were non-linear. METHODS:Data were collected from 1,226 individuals aged 65 and older by two in-hom...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Potvin O,Forget H,Préville M,Berbiche D,Chagnon YC,Hudon C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantitatively synthesize data on the accuracy of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) in different sociocultural settings and compare its performance to other brief screening instruments for the detection of dementia. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. Literature searches wer...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Nielsen TR,Jørgensen K

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00