Reliability and validity of a chronic care facility adaptation of the Clinical Dementia Rating scale.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the moderating effect of caregiver burden on the relationship between the health status of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and their use of institutional services (i.e., hospitalization, nursing home, and residential care). METHODS:Data were obtained at baseline and at 3, 6, and 9 month...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Miller EA,Rosenheck RA,Schneider LS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Apathy-the most common behavioral disturbance in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH)-is associated with poor gait, but the role of apathy on gait improvement after cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tapping has not been studied yet. This study aims to compare gait improvement after CSF tapping in iNPH pati...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Allali G,Laidet M,Armand S,Saj A,Krack P,Assal F

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the impact of nortriptyline to sertraline on change in cognitive functioning in depressed older adults. METHODS:We used pre-post neuropsychological data collected as part of a 12-week medication trial comparing sertraline to nortriptyline in the treatment of older adults ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Culang-Reinlieb ME,Sneed JR,Keilp JG,Roose SP

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The cognitive subscale of the Alzheimer's Disease Assesment Scale (ADAS-Cog) is the most widely used test in clinical trials dealing with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of ADAS-Cog. METHODS:Twenty-nine patients with AD, ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mavioglu H,Gedizlioglu M,Akyel S,Aslaner T,Eser E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article analyses behaviour changes in dementia at the point of entry to a longitudinal study. DESIGN:Prospective, longitudinal study of behaviour in dementia, with autopsy follow-up. SETTING:Subjects with dementia, living at home with a carer. All lived in Oxfordshire, UK. PARTICIPANTS:Ninety-seven pe...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Hope T,Keene J,Gedling K,Cooper S,Fairburn C,Jacoby R

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (vlPFC) has been speculated to play an important role in complex processes that allow emotional factors to influence human cognition. Accumulating evidence from human neuroimaging studies, in conjunction with studies of patients with lesions and animal models, shed light o...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kim JU,Weisenbach SL,Zald DH

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An economic evaluation of dementia-related interventions from a societal perspective should take account of informal caregiving. We assessed informal caregiving time and report our findings on the validity and stability of our results. METHODS:Within the German IDA study ('Dementia Care Initiative in Primary...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Neubauer S,Holle R,Menn P,Grässel E

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the contribution of medication adherence to 12-month depression scores in the context of other psychosocial and clinical predictors of depression in a sample of older adults treated for depression. METHODS:Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study involving 241 older patients undergoing dep...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bosworth HB,Voils CI,Potter GG,Steffens DC

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Impaired insight into illness is a prevalent feature of schizophrenia, which negatively influences treatment adherence and clinical outcomes. Little is known about the effects of aging on insight impairment. We aimed to review the available research literature on the effects of aging on insight into illness ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gerretsen P,Plitman E,Rajji TK,Graff-Guerrero A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study to estimate the prevalence of dementia in a rural population was conducted in a community located on the outskirts of Madras city in South India. Seven hundred and fifty elderly 60 years of age and older, selected using the cluster sampling technique, were interviewed using the Geriatric Mental State schedule ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Rajkumar S,Kumar S,Thara R

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors (TNF-αI) on Alzheimer's disease-associated pathology. DESIGN:A literature search of PubMed, Embase, PsychINFO, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library databases for human and animal studies that evalua...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Ekert JO,Gould RL,Reynolds G,Howard RJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression frequently co-occurs with cognitive decline, but the nature of this association is unclear. We examined relations of late-life depressive symptom patterns to subsequent domain-specific cognitive changes. METHODS:Depressive symptoms were measured at up to 3 timepoints among 11,675 Nurses' Health S...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gillis JC,Chang SC,Devore EE,Rosner BA,Grodstein F,Okereke OI

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between the degree of integration in community mental health teams (CMHTs) and: (i) the costs of service provision; (ii) rates of mental health inpatient and care home admission. METHODS:An observational study of service use and admissions to institutional care was undertaken for...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wilberforce M,Tucker S,Brand C,Abendstern M,Jasper R,Challis D

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Orthostatic blood pressure (BP) is a measure of cardiovascular autonomic function. Orthostatic BP dysregulation may lie on the causal pathway to dementia. Subjective memory impairment (SMI) is commonly reported by older people some of whom may progress to dementia. We hypothesised that sub-clinical orthost...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： O'Hare C,McCrory C,O'Connell MD,Kenny RA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors examine changes in psychiatric referral patterns for geriatric inpatients since last reported in the United States, more than 20 years ago, and compare geriatric psychiatric referrals to those of a non-geriatric cohort. METHOD:Retrospective study comparing psychiatric diagnosis, treatment and aft...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Schellhorn SE,Barnhill JW,Raiteri V,Faso VL,Ferrando SJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Costs of dementia care constitute a great part of the total costs of care for elderly. Because the prevalence of dementia is linked to increasing age, and the number of the oldest old is rising, the costs of dementia care will increase considerably in the forthcoming decades. In this review, research describing costs ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wimo A,Ljunggren G,Winblad B

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia is a rapidly growing problem in all parts of the developing world. Such societies are characterised by low levels of awareness regarding dementia as a chronic degenerative brain syndrome, and by an absence of supportive health and welfare services. There is reliance upon families as the cornerstone ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Shaji KS,Smitha K,Lal KP,Prince MJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether attentional impairments are reliable neuropsychological markers of sub syndrome delirium. METHOD:A prospective cohort study with repeated assessment beginning pre-operatively and continuing through the first post-operative week. Computerized assessments of attention and the Mini-Mental S...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lowery DP,Wesnes K,Brewster N,Ballard C

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The discrepancy between results of diagnosing dementia with ICD-10 and DSM-IV has been shown by several studies. Our aim was to show that the two diagnostic systems are more or less alike if ICD-10 is interpreted in the way we believe is in the intention of the ICD-10 authors. METHODS:Two hundred and seven ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Naik M,Nygaard HA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether older primary care patients with a Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have lower heart rate variability (HRV) compared to non-depressed patients. HRV is a measure of cardiac autonomic functioning. METHOD:A cross-sectional comparison of 136 elderly persons with MDD and 136 non-depressed cont...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： van der Kooy KG,van Hout HP,van Marwijk HW,de Haan M,Stehouwer CD,Beekman AT

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to analyze modifiable factors related to agitation of nursing home residents with dementia. METHODS:Relationship of agitation with three modifiable factors (depression, psychosis, and pain) was explored using longitudinal Minimum Data Set (MDS) information from 2032 residents of Dutc...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Volicer L,Frijters DH,Van der Steen JT

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In an earlier report, response inhibition predict antidepressant non-response in late-life depression (Sneed et al., 2007). The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether this effect is specific to response inhibition or whether impairment in other cognitive domains also predicts non-response. METHOD:Old...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Sneed JR,Keilp JG,Brickman AM,Roose SP

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to assess whether atypical antipsychotic drug (AAD) use is associated with increased risk of falling among older (≥65 years) nursing home (NH) residents. METHODS:We conducted a nested case-control study using Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set 2.0 (RAI-MDS(©)) for NH...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bozat-Emre S,Doupe M,Kozyrskyj AL,Grymonpre R,Mahmud SM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study is to assess combined antidepressant and memantine treatment in older patients presenting with depression and cognitive impairment. METHODS:Thirty-five depressed patients with cognitive impairment participated in this open-label pilot study. We evaluated whether, over a 48-week per...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Pelton GH,Harper OL,Roose SP,Marder K,D'Antonio K,Devanand DP

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Timely recognition and diagnosis of dementia is the pre-condition for improving dementia care, but diagnosis often occurs late in the disease process. OBJECTIVE:To compare facilitators and obstacles to the timely recognition of dementia across eight European Union states, in order to implement established p...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Vernooij-Dassen MJ,Moniz-Cook ED,Woods RT,De Lepeleire J,Leuschner A,Zanetti O,de Rotrou J,Kenny G,Franco M,Peters V,Iliffe S

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PAS is a standardized interview which assesses the changes seen in dementia and depression using a set of scales. There are three scales derived from an interview with the subject (cognitive impairment, depression, stroke) and three from an interview with an informant (cognitive decline, behaviour change, stroke)....

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Jorm AF,Mackinnon AJ,Christensen H,Henderson AS,Jacomb PA,Korten AE

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Quetiapine was approved in Germany as an atypical antipsychotic for treatment of schizophrenia in 2000, followed by the approval as an antipsychotic for treatment of bipolar mania in 2003. The approval of quetiapine for treatment of bipolar depression is expected. We hypothesized that the psychogeriatric pres...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Hilwerling L,Juckel G,Schröder SG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An increasing evidence suggests hypertension (HTN) could be linked to cognitive impairment and incident Alzheimer's disease (AD). The precise mechanisms linking HTN and AD are not well-known. The aim of this study was to assess the putative association between HTN and AD. METHODS:We assessed in patients wit...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： García-Alberca JM,Mendoza S,Gris E,Royo JL,Cruz-Gamero JM,García-Casares N

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Family dementia caregivers are at high risk of depression and burnout. We assessed the feasibility of Central Meditation and Imagery Therapy for Caregivers (CMIT-C), a novel 8-week group meditation and guided imagery group therapy program, for dementia caregivers reporting stress because of caregiving respon...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Jain FA,Nazarian N,Lavretsky H

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the 6 and 12 month outcomes of patients who recovered from delirium by 8 weeks with those who did not have an index episode. METHODS:Older medical inpatients were assessed for delirium using the Confusion Assessment Method. All patients with delirium and a sample of patients without delirium were ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Cole MG,You Y,McCusker J,Ciampi A,Belzile E

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00