Effect of an interdisciplinary educational program on antipsychotic prescribing among nursing home residents with dementia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several potentially modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia have been identified, including low educational attainment, smoking, diabetes, physical inactivity, hypertension, midlife obesity, depression, and perceived social isolation. Managing these risk factors in late midlife and older ag...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Huntley J,Corbett A,Wesnes K,Brooker H,Stenton R,Hampshire A,Ballard C

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Exposure to negative life events (NLEs) and neuroticism are associated with dementia. It is unknown whether neuroticism explains or modifies the association of NLEs with dementia in older Black and White Brazilians. METHODS:A total of 1747 decedents 65 years and older White and Black (11% Black and 23% Mixed...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Capuano AW,Wilson RS,Leurgans SE,Sampaio C,Barnes LL,Farfel JM,Bennett DA

更新日期：2020-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to determine the long-term effect of a stepped care cognitive behavioral therapy prevention program for depression in older people and the factors predicting or moderating outcome. METHODS:In a randomized controlled trial, 136 participants, aged 55 years or older, who had been treated for dep...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Apil SR,Spinhoven P,Haffmans PM,Hoencamp E

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the cost effectiveness of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) treatment in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHOD:We used 4-month open label follow-up data from routine memory clinic patients. There were 852 patients with AD and 112 with DLB. We applied three...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gustavsson A,Van Der Putt R,Jönsson L,McShane R

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a tailored evidence-based intervention, consisting of a leaflet and a letter, to encourage timely help-seeking for dementia in Black elders. METHODS:Participating GP surgeries were randomised to send either the intervention or a control leaflet about ageing w...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Roche M,Mukadam N,Adelman S,Livingston G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the short-term and long-term effects of a cognitive training (CT) program in enhancing cognitive function of older people with subjective memory complaints. METHODS:A single-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial was carried out in a sample of 223 older adults aged 65 years or above wi...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kwok TC,Bai X,Li JC,Ho FK,Lee TM

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical significance of subjective memory complaints in elderly subjects has been an area of active research. In this study, we evaluated subjective complaints and self-evaluation of memory test performance in subjects with Questionable dementia (QD) and mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:Ninety-tw...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wong CH,Lam LC,Lui VW,Chiu HF,Chan SS,Tam CW

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This integrative review aimed to synthesize studies that investigated the effects of acupressure on sleep quality, depression, anxiety, and agitation in older people, and to describe the acupressure procedures and techniques applied in the included studies. METHODS:A literature search was conducted using el...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Hmwe NTT,Browne G,Mollart L,Allanson V,Chan SW

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study objective is to evaluate the use of qEEG data for the cross-sectional differentiation of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in the longitudinal prediction of cognitive decline in MCI. METHODS:Eighty-eight subjects with MCI and 42 subjects with mild probable AD we...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Luckhaus C,Grass-Kapanke B,Blaeser I,Ihl R,Supprian T,Winterer G,Zielasek J,Brinkmeyer J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebromicrovascular disease (CMVD) strikes 87% of the population older than 65 years and is linked to an increased risk of ischemic stroke, depression, cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease. Despite the wealth of knowledge on the consequences to the body stemming from poor vascular health, little fo...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Nemeth CL,Haroon E,Neigh GN

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:to investigate the suicide phenomenon among the elderly (people aged 65 and over) in the Italian provinces of Novara and Verbania, in the time span between January 1990 and December 2000, in order to evaluate if the characteristics of the suicide behaviour correlate to the place of living with particular att...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Zeppegno P,Manzetti E,Valsesia R,Siliquini R,Ammirata G,De Donatis O,Usai C,Torre E

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is a frequent problem in stroke patients but, all too often, the problem goes unrecognized. How depression-like symptoms in post-stroke depression (PSD) should be interpreted is still subject to debate. If PSD has a distinct symptom profile of depression accompanying other chronic vascular somatic...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bour A,Rasquin S,Aben I,Strik J,Boreas A,Crijns H,Limburg M,Verhey F

更新日期：2009-10-01 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:To examine the level and clinical correlates of aggressive behaviour in Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHOD:Seventy patients with probable AD were rated using validated assessment instruments including the Rating Scale for Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly (RAGE). RESULTS:Thirty-one subjects were rated as a...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gormley N,Rizwan MR,Lovestone S

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Antidepressant use is often reported as a risk factor for Orthostatic Hypotension (OH), however this relationship has never been explored in those with mild/moderate Alzheimer Disease (AD), who may represent a particularly vulnerable cohort. METHODS:We performed a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data f...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Dyer AH,Murphy C,Briggs R,Lawlor B,Kennelly SP,NILVAD Study Group.

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Test Your Memory (TYM) test is a recently described cognitive test instrument designed to be self-administered under medical supervision. The pragmatic role of such self-administered tests in cognitive clinics has not previously been examined. We investigated the diagnostic utility of the TYM as an independe...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Hancock P,Larner AJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have reported depressive symptoms in the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The objective of this study was to determine whether depressive symptoms are associated with cortical amyloid burden. In order to do this, we measured cortical amyloid via (11) C-labeled Pittsburgh Compou...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Yasuno F,Kazui H,Morita N,Kajimoto K,Ihara M,Taguchi A,Yamamoto A,Matsuoka K,Kosaka J,Kudo T,Iida H,Kishimoto T,Nagatsuka K

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Dementia is under-diagnosed in primary care. This study investigated whether an in-home geriatric assessment and management programme could improve the identification of patients with dementia in primary care. METHODS:A secondary analysis was performed, using data of a randomised controlled trial ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Perry M,Melis RJ,Teerenstra S,Drasković I,van Achterberg T,van Eijken MI,Lucassen P,Rikkert MG

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Since plasma protein binding of tricyclic antidepressants may be relevant to treatment effects and can be influenced by age-associated factors, we examined both plasma ultrafiltrate and total concentrations of nortriptyline (NT) in patients and compared these to age. We hypothesized negative associations wit...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Young RC,Dhar AK,Hull J,Kakuma T,Alexopoulos GS

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of risperidone and olanzapine on cognitive functioning in elderly patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. METHOD:One hundred seventy-six elderly inpatients and outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were enrolled in this multicenter, double-blind tr...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Harvey PD,Napolitano JA,Mao L,Gharabawi G

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively evaluate the reliability and validity of the Collateral Source Geriatric Depression Scale (CS-GDS) administered by telephone (T-CS-GDS) in patients undergoing outpatient comprehensive geriatric assessment. SUBJECTS:Eighty-three geriatric patients evaluated in a 1-year period at the outpatien...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Burke WJ,Rangwani S,Roccaforte WH,Wengel SP,Conley DM

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We estimated the cost effectiveness of different cognitive screening tests for use by General Practitioners (GPs) to detect cognitive impairment in England. METHODS:A patient-level cost-effectiveness model was developed using a simulated cohort that represents the elderly population in England (65 years a...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Tong T,Thokala P,McMillan B,Ghosh R,Brazier J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to clarify if admission to a specialist geriatric medicine ward leads to improvements in aspects of acute medical care for patients with dementia. METHODS:We analysed combined data involving 900 patients from the Irish and Northern Irish audits of dementia care. Data on baselin...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Briggs R,O'Shea E,de Siún A,O'Neill D,Gallagher P,Timmons S,Kennelly S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To gain more insight into the association between severity of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and prevalence of comborbid depression. METHODS:A systematic literature review based on the Cochrane methodology was performed. PubMed, PsychINFO and EMBASE databases were searched for existing studies that fulfilled pred...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Verkaik R,Nuyen J,Schellevis F,Francke A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Currently available pharmacological treatments in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been associated with modest benefits to cognition, but the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is less well established. Our aim was to determine if decline of specific cognitive functions commonly associated with AD ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bosboom PR,Almeida OP

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Apathy is one of the most frequent symptoms of dementia, whose underlying neurobiology is not well understood. The objective was to analyze the correlations of apathy and its dimensions with gray and white matter damage in the brain of patients with advanced Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:The setting of t...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Agüera-Ortiz L,Hernandez-Tamames JA,Martinez-Martin P,Cruz-Orduña I,Pajares G,López-Alvarez J,Osorio RS,Sanz M,Olazarán J

更新日期：2017-08-01 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