Through the eyes of others - the social experiences of people with dementia: a systematic literature review and synthesis.

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:The aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic value of perfusion 99mTc-exametazime single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in comparison with dopaminergic 123I-2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-iodophenyl)-n-(3-flu...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Colloby SJ,Firbank MJ,Pakrasi S,Lloyd JJ,Driver I,McKeith IG,Williams ED,O'Brien JT

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the physician is critical in the evaluation of cognitively impaired patients for two reasons: (a) The longitudinal relationship between the patient and physician provides a unique opportunity to observe changes over time, generating confidence that may encourage the patient and family to report any concern...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Finkel SI,Woodson C

更新日期：1997-01-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to identify the nature and effects of implementation strategies to increase the use of evidence-based, non-pharmacological interventions designed to reduce the frequency and/or severity of behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with dementia, for people living in the community. DES...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Bennett S,Laver K,MacAndrew M,Beattie E,Clemson L,Runge C,Richardson L

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the impact of external memory devices on the efficacy of a package of internal mnemonic techniques. Participants wrote two types of lists during the study phase: (a) a list of study words and/or (b) a loci list. At recall, participants were not allowed to refer to either of the lists they had wri...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Brooks JO 3rd,Friedman L,Yesavage JA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past five to ten years, neuroimaging capability for neurodegenerative diseases has made remarkable progress. However, debate remains as to the true clinical utility of these advanced and costly investigations. Not only is the place of these tests in diagnostic algorithms unclear, but the access to them varies...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Ritchie CW,Ames D,Burke JR,Bustin J,Connelly P,Laczo J,Portet F

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suicide is a major public health concern. The elderly have the highest rate of suicide and they make more lethal suicide attempts and have fewer psychiatric interventions than young people. Furthermore, they have old-age specific psychosocial difficulties. The present study investigated psychosocial risk fac...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Kim YR,Choi KH,Oh Y,Lee HK,Kweon YS,Lee CT,Lee KU

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Issues concerning the association among attachment anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation among the elderly have rarely been explored. The present study investigated the relationship among attachment anxiety, depression and perceived support concerning suicidal ideation among older people. DESIGN:Cross-s...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Oonarom A,Wongpakaran T,Kuntawong P,Wongpakaran N

更新日期：2020-05-07 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:Previous studies have shown that the presence of depressive symptoms among older persons was evidently associated with subsequent physical and functional decline. However, few studies have directly examined the impact of changes in depressive symptoms or depressed mood on changes in functional ability. The p...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Nyunt MS,Lim ML,Yap KB,Ng TP

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This subanalysis of a large, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial examined the prevalence of behavioral symptoms in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the effect of treatment with donepezil. METHODS:Two hundred ninety patients with moderate to severe AD (standardized Mini-Mental State Examina...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Gauthier S,Feldman H,Hecker J,Vellas B,Ames D,Subbiah P,Whalen E,Emir B,Donepezil MSAD Study Investigators Group.

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：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:Both anxiety disorders and subclinical anxiety symptoms are related to poorer health and functioning in later life. Because worry is an important component of anxiety, the accurate measurement of worry is crucial to studying the etiology, prevention and treatment of anxiety disorders. Assessment of the trait...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Nuevo R,Mackintosh MA,Gatz M,Montorio I,Wetherell JL

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have specifically examined purpose in life among very old people, and we know of none that has used a prospective approach. The aim of this study was to examine changes in purpose in life over five years in very old men and women and to investigate whether depressed mood, malnutrition, inactivity...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Hedberg P,Brulin C,Aléx L,Gustafson Y

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A consequence of pressure on hospitals to accommodate care needs of older patients is "boarding" or out-lying from their home ward. This may have greater adverse effects on older inpatients who are frail. METHODS:A retrospective matched cohort study was conducted in an outer metropolitan general hospital. R...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Ranasinghe C,Fleury A,Peel NM,Hubbard RE

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One in three adults, most of whom are living in a care home at the time, dies with dementia. Their end-of-life is often in hospital, where they may experience uncomfortable interventions without known benefit and die rapidly with uncontrolled pain and comfort needs. This study aimed to improve end-of-life ca...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Livingston G,Lewis-Holmes E,Pitfield C,Manela M,Chan D,Constant E,Jacobs H,Wills G,Carson N,Morris J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical guidelines have the potential to assist in the management of aggression in dementia. This study aims to develop a conceptual framework for the construction of individualized guidelines for this group. METHODS:A concept map of the topic "How to manage aggression in dementia" was developed by reviewi...

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：:Cognitive decline, commonly first recognized as memory impairment, is a typical feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Neuropathological changes in the cerebral cortex and limbic system lead to deficits in learning, memory, language, and visuospatial skills. The precise nature of cognitive dysfunction reflects the distr...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Corey-Bloom J

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Elderly suicide rates are associated with the elderly population size, the proportion of elderly in the general population and the elderly dependency ratio. METHODS:A cross-national study examining the "a priori" hypothesis that the relationship between elderly suicide rates and average annual population gr...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Shah A

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:In this review, we explore the relationship between epilepsy and cognition and between epilepsy and dementia. Chronic epilepsy, particularly mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) with hippocampal sclerosis, may be associated with impaired cognition, which can be secondary to uncontrolled seizures, to adverse effects of...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Caramelli P,Castro LH

更新日期：2005-01-01 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

abstract：:Cross-sectional data from Phase 1 of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging was used to examine the relationship between two self-report health measures: "How would you say your health is these days?"(HEALTH) and "How much do your health troubles stand in the way of your doing the things you want to do?"(TROUBLE). The...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Gutman GM,Stark A,Donald A,Beattie BL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Official health organizations have established the dose of physical activity needed for preserving both physical and psychological health in old age. The objective of this study was to explore whether adherence to the recommended criterion of physical activity accounted for better psychological functioning i...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Netz Y,Dunsky A,Zach S,Goldsmith R,Shimony T,Goldbourt U,Zeev A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACTBackground:Evidence suggests that semantic interference may be a sensitive indicator of early dementia. We examined the utility of the Semantic Interference Test (SIT), a cognitive stress memory paradigm which taps proactive and retroactive semantic interference, for predicting progression from mild cognitive ...

journal_title：International psychogeriatrics

authors： Beer JC,Snitz BE,Chang CH,Loewenstein DA,Ganguli M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00