Influence of personality on caregiver's burden, depression and distress related to the BPSD.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the fact that the current definitions of dementia in the DSM-IV and ICD-10 require functional deterioration for the diagnosis of dementia, it is not necessary a formal evaluation of functional capacity. OBJECTIVES:To examine the efficiency of functional assessment as a method of screening dementia i...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Castilla-Rilo J,López-Arrieta J,Bermejo-Pareja F,Ruiz M,Sánchez-Sánchez F,Trincado R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cost-effectiveness of memantine for the treatment of moderate and severe Alzheimer's disease has been assessed in several European countries. Objective of the study was to assess it in Norwegian settings. METHODS:This cost-utility analysis used a Markov modelling approach to simulate the evolution of pa...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Rive B,Aarsland D,Grishchenko M,Cochran J,Lamure M,Toumi M

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：AIM:To determine rates of cerebral atrophy in individuals with symptoms of memory loss but no objective cognitive impairment (SNCI) and their association with future cognitive decline. METHODS:Thirty-two SNCI subjects, 16 with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 27 control subjects had clinical assessment and magnetic...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Archer HA,Kennedy J,Barnes J,Pepple T,Boyes R,Randlesome K,Clegg S,Leung KK,Ourselin S,Frost C,Rossor MN,Fox NC

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the association of the combined engagement in cognitive activity (CA) and physical activity (PA) with domain-specific cognition in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS:We analysed data from 3192 dementia-free participants aged ≥50 years in the Shanghai Aging S...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wu W,Zhao Q,Xiao Z,Liang X,Luo J,Ding D

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wolf-Klein and colleagues' clock drawing test (CDT) performance was compared with Pfeiffer's Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (Pfeiffer) scores in 145 outpatient geropsychiatry patients. Although normal CDT results were almost always associated with normal Pfeiffer scores, 21% of Pfeiffer normal individuals ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gruber NP,Varner RV,Chen YW,Lesser JM

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors which may contribute to prolonged length of stay in an elderly psychiatric inpatient setting. DESIGN:Retrospective case note study. METHODS:A list of all patients over the age of 65 discharged from a private psychiatric hospital over a three-year period excluding those with a length of ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Greene E,Cunningham CJ,Eustace A,Kidd N,Clare AW,Lawlor BA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While a recent task force report recommended that remission from major depression be defined according to DSM criteria, most previous work has used depressive symptom rating scales. The current study sought to identify baseline factors associated with treatment outcome in major depression, diagnosed accordin...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Azar AR,Chopra MP,Cho LY,Coakley E,Rudolph JL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare directly, in the same patient cohort, the ease of use and tolerability of donepezil and galantamine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and investigate the effects of both treatments on cognition and activities of daily living (ADL). METHODS:Patients with mild to moderate AD from 14 Eur...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Jones RW,Soininen H,Hager K,Aarsland D,Passmore P,Murthy A,Zhang R,Bahra R

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between care management arrangements and the Care Programme Approach (CPA) in the context of old age mental health services and, particularly, dementia services. METHOD:The information reported is from a national study of care management arrangements, funded by the Department of H...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Hughes J,Stewart K,Challis D,Darton R,Weiner K

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether donepezil is effective in enhancing cognitive functioning and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in older adults with bipolar disorder. METHODS:Twelve elderly patients with bipolar I or II disorder, with evidence of mild cognitive decrements, were administered donepezil 5-10...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gildengers AG,Butters MA,Chisholm D,Reynolds CF,Mulsant BH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is prevalent among elderly people, who often have comorbid conditions, and may be prescribed multiple medications. Drug safety and tolerability is paramount in maximising efficacy and optimising patient and carer quality of life, as patients are vulnerable to adverse events (AEs) and/...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Jones RW

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of the DementiAbility Methods: The Montessori Way (DMMW) on agitation in long-term care home residents with dementia. The activities using the DMMW are hypothesized to reduce agitation in terms of its frequency and disruptiveness to greater extent than structured social activities as...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Yuen I,Kwok T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patient expectations of treatment effects could influence neuropsychological and clinical outcomes in clinical trials of behavioral and lifestyle interventions, which could potentially confound the interpretation of findings. Our aim was to examine whether patient expectancy mediated effectiveness of Mindful...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Haddad R,Lenze EJ,Nicol G,Miller JP,Yingling M,Wetherell JL

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of body image dysfunction in a cohort of older, inpatient women, and to examine any associated health or sociodemographic factors. METHODS:In this cross-sectional, observational study, 50 older women admitted to a subacute hospital completed the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-34),...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Dean E,Haywood C,Hunter P,Austin N,Prendergast L

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Little is known about the use of antidementia medications in Australia. Other countries have reported sociodemographic disparities in use. Our objective was to estimate prevalence, duration, and time to initiation of antidementia medication (cholinesterase inhibitors or memantine) among Australians with deme...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lind KE,Gray LC,Raban MZ,Georgiou A,Westbrook JI

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The views of GPs about psychiatric services for dementia were obtained by questionnaire survey. Provision of adequate long term care, together with support for both family carers and healthcare workers were strongly stated needs. Other needs were rapid access to care, clear diagnosis, special needs of young patients w...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Williams I

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apathy and depression are the most common neuropsychiatric features in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The clinical and functional specific correlates of these syndromes are not well known independently from cognitive deficits and other behavioral disturbances. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Six hundred and eighty-six pati...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Benoit M,Andrieu S,Lechowski L,Gillette-Guyonnet S,Robert PH,Vellas B,REAL-FR group.

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine whether patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) with subnormal vitamin B12 levels show more frequent behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) than AD patients with normal vitamin B12 levels. The design was a prospective case-control study. The study took place...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Meins W,Müller-Thomsen T,Meier-Baumgartner HP

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To consider the characteristics of first episode psychosis in older adults in a county in North East England. METHOD/DESIGN:The present study used a naturalistic design to compare individuals aged 65 years and over with those under 65, with a first episode psychosis. Data were collected on demographics, diag...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mitford E,Reay R,McCabe K,Paxton R,Turkington D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The subtypes and risk factors of neuropsychiatric symptoms remain largely unexplored in South-East Asian populations. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the prevalence, subtypes, and risk factors, namely, demographic, medical morbidity, and cognitive impairment associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms in a South-Ea...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Yatawara C,Hiu S,Tan L,Kandiah N

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Residents of nursing and residential homes are often prescribed medication for physical and mental ill-health with resultant polypharmacy and the possibility of iatrogenic disorders. Sometimes drugs are prescribed inappropriately and a number of studies have highlighted the overuse of psychotropic drugs. Legislation i...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Furniss L,Craig SK,Burns A

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) share clinical features like cognitive decline, motor disturbances en psychiatric symptoms. Overlapping symptoms may cause physicians to mistake DLB for CJD. METHODS:Clinical data of 12 patients with autopsy-confirmed DLB who had been clini...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lemstra AW,Schoenmaker N,Rozemuller-Kwakkel AJ,van Gool WA

更新日期：2006-11-01 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:Cultural differences in how the symptoms, causes, consequences, and treatments of dementia are understood and interpreted by South Asian people are a commonly expressed reason for late- or nonuse of mental health and care services. However, systematic collection of information on South Asian perceptions of d...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kampanellou E,Wilberforce M,Worden A,Giebel C,Challis D,Bhui K

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cross-sectional studies indicate that, in comparison to younger patients, older schizophrenic patients have a higher risk for neuroleptic-induced Parkinsonism and tardive dyskinesia (TD). It has been suggested, therefore, that older patients with schizophrenia could be maintained on reduced doses of conventi...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mamo DC,Sweet RA,Chengappa KN,Reddy RR,Jeste DV

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00