Structural validity and internal consistency of the Qualidem in people with severe dementia.

abstract：:This issue of International Psychogeriatrics contains three papers from three continents that explore the use of sedatives-hypnotics and opioids in the treatment of older adults (Hamina et al., 2018; Machado-Duque et al., 2018; Tseng et al., 2018), and a fourth paper reporting on a qualitative study that addresses the...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Davies SJC,Mulsant BH

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effectiveness of educational interventions targeted at improving delirium care is limited by implementation barriers. Studying factors which shape learning needs can overcome these knowledge transfer barriers. This in-depth qualitative study explores learning needs of hospital staff relating to care needs of...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Teodorczuk A,Mukaetova-Ladinska E,Corbett S,Welfare M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a previous paper, we presented results from a 12-week study of a Psychomotor DANCe Therapy INtervention (DANCIN) based on Danzón Latin Ballroom that involves motor, emotional-affective, and cognitive domains, using a multiple-baseline single-case design in three care homes. This paper reports the results ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Guzmán A,Robinson L,Rochester L,James IA,Hughes JC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACTBackground:Psychosocial models suggest that the lived experience of dementia is affected by interpersonal factors such as the ways in which others view, talk about, and behave toward the person with dementia. This review aimed to illuminate how informal, everyday interpersonal relationships are experienced by ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Patterson KM,Clarke C,Wolverson EL,Moniz-Cook ED

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study sought to conduct a comprehensive search for genetic risk of cognitive decline in the context of geriatric depression. DESIGN:A genome-wide association study (GWAS) analysis in the Neurocognitive Outcomes of Depression in the Elderly (NCODE) study. SETTING:Longitudinal, naturalistic follow-up stu...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Steffens DC,Garrett ME,Soldano KL,McQuoid DR,Ashley-Koch AE,Potter GG

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:An extensive new caring program--including the introduction of Individual Care Plans and changes in ward organization, caring techniques, and caring philosophy--was introduced at two psychogeriatric wards with severely demented patients. The hypotheses were that the patients (n = 31) would improve in psychosocial capa...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Wimo A,Nelvig A,Nelvig J,Adolfsson R,Mattsson B,Sandman PO

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vocally disruptive behavior (VDB) in the elderly is a common condition, especially in people with dementia, but difficult to treat. It may occur in as many as 40% of nursing home residents. This study is a review of the existing literature on this condition. METHOD:The literature review was conducted using ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： von Gunten A,Alnawaqil AM,Abderhalden C,Needham I,Schupbach B

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：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:Depression in late life is a risk factor for cognitive decline. Depression is also associated with increased disability and social support deficits; these may precede conversion to dementia and inform risk. In this study, we examined if baseline or one-year change in disability and social support predicted l...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Riddle M,McQuoid DR,Potter GG,Steffens DC,Taylor WD

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:This article discusses the role of some pathogenetical factors in the main morphological variants of vascular dementia and their correlation with certain clinical parameters. On the basis of computer-tomographical (CT) studies of 62 patients with dementia, it was possible to distinguish three groups of patients, accor...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Kontsevoy VA,Medvedev AV,Vavilov SB,Shchirina MG

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many nursing home residents are candidates for antipsychotic pharmacotherapy for dementia-related behavioral disturbances that include physical agitation and aggression, verbal outbursts, anxiety, and depression. These patients are often resistant to or intolerant of standard neuroleptics and are usually receiving mul...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Goldberg RJ,Goldberg J

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:This paper presents updated analyses on the genetic associations of sleep disruption in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We published previously a study of the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) found in eight genes related to circadian rhythms and objective measures of sleep-wake dis...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Yesavage JA,Noda A,Heath A,McNerney MW,Domingue BW,Hernandez Y,Benson G,Hallmayer J,O'Hara R,Williams LM,Goldstein-Piekarski AN,Zeitzer JM,Fairchild JK

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Young-onset dementia (YOD) is defined as dementia that develops before the age of 65 years. The prevalence and type of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in YOD differ from patients with late onset dementia. NPS in dementia patients are often treated with psychotropic drugs. The aim of this study was to investi...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Koopmans RT,Reinders R,van Vliet D,Verhey FR,de Vugt ME,Bor H,Bakker C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACTBackground:Cognitive decline is an important complication of joint replacement surgeries in senior people. METHODS:We determined incidence rates of dementia diagnosis following endoprosthetic joint replacement surgery (upper and lower extremities). The observation period covered up to 28 quarters using German...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Teipel SJ,Fritze T,Ellenrieder M,Haenisch B,Mittelmeier W,Doblhammer G

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With now over 50 million people worldwide with dementia (Prince et al., 2013), there are almost certainly well over 100 million people with cognitive concerns and many of these will attend their health professional keen to know what is going on. We need those without intensive training in this field to be more confide...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Woodward MC

更新日期：2017-11-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:There has been an increasing interest in the relationship between severity of disease and costs in the care of people with dementia. Much of the current evidence is based on cross-sectional data, suggesting the need to examine trends over time for this important and growing cohort of the population. METHODS...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Gillespie P,O'Shea E,Cullinan J,Buchanan J,Bobula J,Lacey L,Gallagher D,Mhaolain AN,Lawlor B,Enhancing Care in Alzheimer’s Disease (ECAD) Study Team.

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research with nondepressed adults suggests that social networks and social support are stable over the life course until very late age. This may not hold true for older adults with depression. We examined baseline status and trajectories of social networks and social support at the group and individual level...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Voils CI,Allaire JC,Olsen MK,Steffens DC,Hoyle RH,Bosworth HB

更新日期：2007-12-01 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:Cognitive impairment places older adults at increased risk of functional decline, injuries, and hospitalization. Assessments to determine whether older persons are still capable of meeting the cognitive challenges of everyday living are crucial to ensure their safe and independent living in the community. Th...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Law LL,Barnett F,Gray MA,Yau MK,Siu AM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess the prevalence, incidence, and persistence of suicidal ideation (SI), and to investigate the psychosocial factors associated with these. METHODS:A total of 1,204 community dwelling elderly adults aged 65 years or older were evaluated at baseline, 909 (75%) of whom were followed tw...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Kang HJ,Stewart R,Jeong BO,Kim SY,Bae KY,Kim SW,Kim JM,Shin IS,Yoon JS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamic processes and the way they interact in shaping a care system for demented patients are analyzed and discussed. The development of disability/dependency, interpreted in a simulation model based on Katz's index of ADL and Berger's scale "Rating the severity of senility," gave insight into the interplay of fo...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Annerstedt L,Sanada J,Gustafson L

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACTBackground:This study investigates whether maintaining high levels of cognitive impairment and weak grip strength will predict a higher risk for mortality. METHODS:Data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) from 2006 to 2014 was assessed using longitudinal data analysis and included 5,812 resear...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Kim JH,Kim JM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine levels, rates and progression of apathy in healthy older persons and to investigate factors associated with its progression. METHODS:Seventy-six healthy elderly subjects, aged 58-85 years (mean 69.9), who were recruited by general advertisement and through local commun...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Brodaty H,Altendorf A,Withall A,Sachdev P

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 20 years ago, the Australian Liberal/National Party Federal Opposition had a set of policies with which it hoped to persuade the Australian people to return it to government in the election due in 1996. This particular collection of proposed initiatives was called "The things that matter". When the then leader of...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Ames D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00