Spiritual struggle and affective symptoms among geriatric mood disordered patients.

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：OBJECTIVE:The Severe Impairment Battery (SIB) is developed to test cognitive function in patients with dementia of moderate to severe degree. We have conducted a study to assess the inter-rater reliability and the validity of the Norwegian version of SIB. METHODS:The reliability study comprised 30 patients, and the va...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bergh S,Selbaek G,Engedal K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated the impact of an eight-session training program for aged care staff in managing dementia-related challenging behaviours. Participation in the training program with an additional five-session peer support group was compared with both participation in training only and a wait-list control c...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Davison TE,McCabe MP,Visser S,Hudgson C,Buchanan G,George K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Little research has explored how cognitive function and activities of daily living (ADL) affect each other over time. In addition, no current finding provides a clear hint to the temporal precedence between them. The present study tries to address these limitations of prior studies by utilizing a longitudina...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wang J,Zhu WH,Li YF,Zhu WW

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine whether delirium has specific clinical subtypes. METHOD:One hundred and eighty-three elderly subjects meeting DSM-IIIR criteria for delirium were evaluated using a 19-item symptom check-list assessing different dimensions of delirium symptomatology. Exploratory factor ana...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Camus V,Burtin B,Simeone I,Schwed P,Gonthier R,Dubos G

更新日期：2000-04-01 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:To compare performance of patients with mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) on tests of executive functioning and working memory. METHODS:Patients with AD (n = 76) and VaD (n = 46) were recruited from a memory clinic along with dementia free participants (n = 28). They underwen...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： McGuinness B,Barrett SL,Craig D,Lawson J,Passmore AP

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is common in Alzheimer's disease (AD; 5-35%). It is associated with increased disability, cost of care and carer burden. Exercise is known to be associated with a lower prevalence of depression across the age range but little is known about its relationship to depression in AD. AIMS:To investigat...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Regan C,Katona C,Walker Z,Livingston G

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wandering represents a major problem in the management of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study we examined the utility of the Algase Wandering Scale (AWS), a newly developed psychometric instrument that asks caregivers to assess the likelihood of wandering behavior. METHODS:The AWS was admi...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Marcus JF,Cellar JS,Ansari FP,Bliwise DL

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between depression and an increased risk of death in elderly persons has been established in both clinical and community studies. Co-occurrence of depression and generalized anxiety has been shown to represent more severe and more chronic psychopathology. However, little is known about the re...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Holwerda TJ,Schoevers RA,Dekker J,Deeg DJ,Jonker C,Beekman AT

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Suicide in older adults is a major public health issue. Past research across the US adult population has linked prescription medication misuse with suicidal ideation. No work has evaluated associations between prescription opioid or benzodiazepine misuse and suicidal ideation in older adults, and this work a...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Schepis TS,Simoni-Wastila L,McCabe SE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations between vision impairment (VI), vision correction (VC) and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older Chinese. METHODS:22 203 participants aged ≥45 years from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2011 to 2015 were divided into four self-reported VI categories: no VI...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Zhang Q,Cao GY,Yao SS,Wang C,Chen ZS,Hu YH,Xu B

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Depression and generalised anxiety disorder frequently overlap. The question remains unresolved whether these are specific disorders, or that they represent different dimensions of a single disorder. Although both are highly prevalent disorders in this age group, studies on this issue in the elderly are scar...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Schoevers RA,Beekman AT,Deeg DJ,Jonker C,van Tilburg W

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the contribution of applying the theoretical framework of implementation science for adherence to non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium. METHODS:A quasi-experimental prospective design was conducted from March 2017 to October 2018 in a teaching hospital. Participants included 149 ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Garrido MA,Alvarez EA,Ponce DP,Salech F,Tobar DI,Tobar EA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined changes in cognitive-functional relationships in vascular dementia (VaD) over the course of one year. METHODS:Twenty-four patients with probable VaD were administered the Dementia Rating Scale (DRS). Caregivers completed an informant-based measure of instrumental (IADL) and basic activit...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Jefferson AL,Cahn-Weiner D,Boyle P,Paul RH,Moser DJ,Gordon N,Cohen RA

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Cognitive frailty is characterized by the presence of cognitive impairment in exclusion of dementia. In line with other frailty domains, cognitive frailty is associated with negative outcomes. The Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument (CFAI) measures 4 domains of frailty, namely physical, psychological...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： De Roeck EE,Dury S,De Witte N,De Donder L,Bjerke M,De Deyn PP,Engelborghs S,Dierckx E

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study is part of the Research to Assess Policies and Strategies for Dementia in the Young project. Information about specific needs in young onset dementia (YOD) will provide the basis for the development of an e-health intervention to assist caregivers in coping with YOD in several European countries. ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Millenaar JK,Bakker C,van Vliet D,Koopmans RTCM,Kurz A,Verhey FRJ,de Vugt ME

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：PURPOSE:In this study, we explored association between hypertension and depression in the very elderly using a sample ranged in age from 90 to 108 years. METHODS:A cross-sectional study. RESULTS:The sample included 687 unrelated Chinese nonagenarians/centenarians (67.4% women, mean age 93.51 years). The mean depressi...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wen Z,Bi-Rong D,Chang-Quan H,Zhen-Chan L,Yuan Z,Hong-Mei W,Yan-Ling Z,Hui W,Ping H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the frequency of and determine predictive factors for acute hospitalization in a prospective study of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). DESIGN:A one year prospective study. PARTICIPANTS:134 patients recruited from the memory clinic in Toulouse University Hospital, with AD diagnosed using t...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Andrieu S,Reynish E,Nourhashemi F,Shakespeare A,Moulias S,Ousset PJ,Sagnier P,Richard A,Albarede JL,Vellas B

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hospitalizations of people with dementia (PWD) are often accompanied by complications or functional loss and can lead to adverse outcomes. Unsystematic findings suggest an influence of comorbidities on the extent of differences in the length of hospital stay (LOS). This systematic review aimed to identify and...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Möllers T,Stocker H,Wei W,Perna L,Brenner H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate mortality and causes of death in older patients with schizophrenia in comparison with the general population. The mortality of patients experiencing relapse was also compared with those in remission. METHODS:The study sample consists of patients (n = 9461) over 65 years ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Talaslahti T,Alanen HM,Hakko H,Isohanni M,Häkkinen U,Leinonen E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The IDEAL Schedule was developed for staging "care needs" in patients with dementia. We here aim to validate the Spanish version, further test its psychometric properties and explore a latent construct for "care needs". METHODS:A multicenter study was done in 8 dementia care facilities across Spain. Patients...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： López-Antón R,Barrada JR,Santabárbara J,Posadas-de Miguel M,Agüera L,Burillo C,Franco M,López-Álvarez J,Mesa P,Petidier R,Quintanilla MÁ,Robles-Del Olmo B,Ventura T,Semrau M,Sartorius N,Lobo A,the members of the IDEAL Spa

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the last decade, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been introduced as a non-invasive neuromodulation therapy for depression. Little is known, however, about (serious) adverse events (AE) of rTMS in older adults with a depression. In this article, we want to study what is known about (...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Overvliet GM,Jansen RAC,van Balkom AJLM,van Campen DC,Oudega ML,van der Werf YD,van Exel E,van den Heuvel OA,Dols A

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the frequency and clinical correlates of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) with and without dementia and in those with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHODS:Neuropsychiatric symptoms during the month prior to assessment were assessed in clinically diagnosed PD...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Aarsland D,Ballard C,Larsen JP,McKeith I

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine the unidimensionality, item fit, redundancy and differential item functioning (DIF) of the 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) in a community sample of 300 Hong Kong Chinese patients with pneumoconiosis. METHODS:Participants were randomly selected...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Tang WK,Wong E,Chiu HF,Lum CM,Ungvari GS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the availability and the consistency of prevalence findings of epidemiological studies on cognitive impairment and dementia conducted in Eastern and Middle Europe. METHODS:We adopted a stepwise multimethod study approach consisting of iterative literature searches for epidemiological articles pu...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kiejna A,Frydecka D,Adamowski T,Bickel H,Reynish E,Prince M,Caracciolo B,Fratiglioni L,Georges J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00