Controlled trial of dementia training with a peer support group for aged care staff.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The recruitment and adherence status of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for population with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are little known. We aimed to explore the RCT recruitment and adherence status and factors associated with these among MCI patients. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane L...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Xu Z,Sun W,Zhang D,Wong SY

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The oldest old are prone to develop delirium. Studies into risk factors for delirium have been carried out predominantly in younger age groups. The aim of this population-based follow-up study was to investigate the risk factors for delirium requiring medical attention and subsequent prognosis in the non-dem...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Rahkonen T,Eloniemi-Sulkava U,Halonen P,Verkkoniemi A,Niinistö L,Notkola IL,Sulkava R

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES/METHODS:Ten patients with neuropathologically verified frontotemporal dementia (FTD) were analysed for neuropathological features in relation to first presenting and dominating symptoms, age at onset and duration of dementia, as well as to EEG/quantitative EEG. RESULTS:Cases with a late onset (> 65 years) i...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Passant U,Rosén I,Gustafson L,Englund E

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Morbidity among elderly people has an important influence on their psychological well-being. Evaluation of the morbidity profile and its determinants, which have implications for management of medical problems of elderly people, are scarce in developing countries. Even the physicians' detection rate of menta...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Prakash O,Gupta LN,Singh VB,Singhal AK,Verma KK

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In order to study secular changes in personality factors neuroticism and extroversion, representative population samples of non-demented 75-year-olds underwent psychiatric examinations in 1976-1977 (total n = 223, 138 women, 85 men) and 2005-2006 (total n = 556, 322 women and 234 men). METHODS:Eysenck Person...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Billstedt E,Waern M,Duberstein P,Marlow T,Hellström T,Ostling S,Skoog I

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an elder's functional impairment increases, so in general does the tendency for the caregiver to intervene in the elder's daily activities and initiatives. To a certain extent, such intervention is necessary to compensate for the elder's loss of independent ability, and without such intervention, adverse outcomes f...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Fulmer T,Gurland B

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) and increased myo-inositol (MI) levels have been reported in patients with dementia of Alzheimer type (DAT) in comparison with controls. We wished to assess the validity of these findings and to evaluate possible correlations of metabolite proportions with cognitive dysfunction in DAT....

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Heun R,Schlegel S,Graf-Morgenstern M,Tintera J,Gawehn J,Stoeter P

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proper screening of depression among older adults depends on accurate cut-off scores. Recent articles have recommended the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) for this screening. However, there has been no investigation of the sensitivity and specificity o...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Schreiner AS,Hayakawa H,Morimoto T,Kakuma T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuropathological studies suggest that the association between neurodegenerative brain damage and clinical symptoms may be stronger in women than in men; therefore women are more likely to express neurodegeneration as clinical dementia. Furthermore, a recent 18F-FDG PET study explored gender differences in t...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Perneczky R,Diehl-Schmid J,Förstl H,Drzezga A,Kurz A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In primary care 50-95% of patients with depression present with vegetative symptoms (VS). Based on the extant literature, older adults showing VS (but no dysphoria) may show functional impairment but this hypothesis has not been empirically tested. The goal of this study was to examine neurocognitive and dai...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Paradiso S,Duff K,Vaidya JG,Hoth A,Mold JW

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to: (i) replicate previous findings that women experience more strain and distress than men when caring for dementing spouses; (ii) explore what factors underlie this sex difference. DESIGN:Two closely matched subsamples of spouse carers, husbands and wives respectively, were selected and th...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Collins C,Jones R

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to assess lay persons' perceptions about the competence of a person with AD and its relationship to social distance. METHODS:Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a total of 206 Jewish Israeli adults (mean age = 59.7) using an experimental vignette methodology, varying ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Werner P

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects millions of people worldwide and the number of AD cases will increase with increased life expectancy. Today there is no cure for this devastating and always lethal disease and therefore it is of great interest for patients, relatives and societies to find new drugs that can hinder the ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Ankarcrona M,Winblad B

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper investigates the potential effects of a policy change in the funding of UK residential care. The White Paper Modernising Social Services (Cm 4169, 1998) outlined plans to change the distribution of the Residential Allowance (RA), payable in support of residents in independent residential or nursin...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Clarkson P,Hughes J,Challis D

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Neuropsychological test batteries are administered in person to assess cognitive function in both clinical and research settings. However, in-person administration holds a number of logistical challenges that makes it difficult to use in large or remote populations or for multiple serial assessments over time...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bunker L,Hshieh TT,Wong B,Schmitt EM,Travison T,Yee J,Palihnich K,Metzger E,Fong TG,Inouye SK

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) cause great suffering in patients and their families. Phenomenology can help clarify the diagnosis and propose some new therapeutic responses using Daseinsanalyse. Separation issues understood using the phenomenological description of the melancholic ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Tible O,Mendez M,von Gunten A

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the degree to which longitudinal stability of subsyndromal symptoms of depression (SSD) is associated with conversion to dementia in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHODS:Data from 405 MCI participants from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) study were analyze...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mackin RS,Insel P,Aisen PS,Geda YE,Weiner MW,Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rivastigmine is used for symptomatic treatment of mild-to-moderately severe Alzheimer's Dementia (AD). We investigated the frequency of and reasons for rivastigmine discontinuation in clinical practice and possible predictive factors for discontinuation within the first six months after starting therapy. ME...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Frankfort SV,Appels BA,de Boer A,Tulner LR,van Campen JP,Koks CH,Beijnen JH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relation of plasma levels of Abeta peptides (Abeta1-40 and Abeta1-42) and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype to dementia status, and the duration of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in adults with Down syndrome (DS). METHODS:Adults with DS were recruited from community settings and followed up for ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Prasher VP,Sajith SG,Mehta P,Zigman WB,Schupf N

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe sociodemographic data of patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), to compare the cognitive profile of patients with FTD with that of severity-matched patients with Alzheimer's disease using the CERAD neuropsychological battery (CERAD-NP), to investigate the frequency of behavioural disturbanc...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Diehl J,Kurz A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this pilot study was to gather preliminary evidence on suicidal ideation in family carers of people with dementia. METHODS:An online, cross-sectional survey was conducted with 120 family carers, the majority of whom were located in Australia and USA. The survey included measures of suicidali...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： O'Dwyer ST,Moyle W,Zimmer-Gembeck M,De Leo D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disturbance of sleep is common in individuals with dementia where there may be reversal of the sleep-wake cycle. People with dementia of the Alzheimer's type have melatonin secretion rhythm disorders. There is some evidence that treatment with exogenous melatonin is an effective treatment for sleep disturban...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Serfaty M,Kennell-Webb S,Warner J,Blizard R,Raven P

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether psychogeriatric admissions increased after COVID-19, independent of seasonal variation; whether the increase was comparable with that seen in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); and which factors were associated with such increase. METHODS:All psychiatric admissions aged 65 or older...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lee ATC,Mo FYM,Lam LCW

更新日期：2020-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine incidence and risk factors for the development of postoperative acute confusional state (ACS) in the elderly. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENTS:One hundred and five consecutive patients without ACS at baseline who underwent hip surgery because of hip frac...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Galanakis P,Bickel H,Gradinger R,Von Gumppenberg S,Förstl H

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of elderly combat veterans is steadily increasing in the US and estimates project that a notable percentage of these veterans experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Limited data exist specifically related to prevalence, assessment, and treatment of PTSD among the elderly vete...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Owens GP,Baker DG,Kasckow J,Ciesla JA,Mohamed S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the predictive validity of flanker tasks on driving cessation in older drivers. The flanker task comprises a set of response inhibition tests used to assess the ability to suppress responses. METHODS:A total of 2805 older drivers aged ≥65 years at baseline participated in this study. We ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Shimada H,Uemura K,Makizako H,Doi T,Lee S,Suzuki T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Short-form versions of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (SF-MoCA) are increasingly used to screen for dementia in research and practice. We sought to collate evidence on the accuracy of SF-MoCAs and to externally validate these assessment tools. METHODS:We performed systematic literature searching across...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： McDicken JA,Elliott E,Blayney G,Makin S,Ali M,Larner AJ,Quinn TJ,VISTA-Cognition Collaborators.

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the present study was to examine the factors influencing intentions to seek a cognitive status evaluation among first-degree relatives of persons with Alzheimer's disease. METHODS:Phone interviews were conducted with 93 first-degree relatives of persons with Alzheimer's disease, recruited from a large ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Werner P,Heinik J

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00