Increased mortality and hospital readmission risk in patients with dementia and a history of cardiovascular disease: Results from a nationwide registry linkage study.

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:To examine health behaviour, severity of depression, gender differences and religiosity in older patients admitted to intermediate care for further rehabilitation. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS:A research physiotherapist interviewed 173 older patients (113 female), 60 and older consecutively a...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Yohannes AM,Koenig HG,Baldwin RC,Connolly MJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to examine the hypotheses stating the importance of amyloid or of its oligomers in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:Published studies were examined. RESULTS:The importance of amyloid in the pathogenesis of AD is well established, yet accepting it as the main cau...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Fessel J

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to determine whether resilience is associated with depressive symptoms in geriatric populations. METHOD:A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed (up to March 2015) following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis recommendations on th...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wermelinger Ávila MP,Lucchetti AL,Lucchetti G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with both cognitive and behavioral symptoms. Agitation, hallucinations, delusions, aggression, irritability, and anxiety are observed in up to 90% of patients with dementia. Although new information has emerged in recent years on the treatment of psychosis and agitation...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mintzer J,Faison W,Street JS,Sutton VK,Breier A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Depression in late life has been associated with difficulties in cognitive processing, particularly in the domains of executive function, processing speed and memory, and increases the risk of developing dementia suggesting a neurodegenerative phenotype. Mitochondrial dysfunction is frequently an early event...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Harper DG,Joe EB,Jensen JE,Ravichandran C,Forester BP

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies have assessed the impact of caregivers' work activities on the caregiver. There is growing concern about the ever-increasing problems, both physical and physiological, faced by health care workers who provide care for the ill and incapacitated. AIM:The aim of the study was to examine what, if a...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Chiou CJ,Chen IP,Wang HH

更新日期：2005-09-01 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: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：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the reliability and validity of a chronic care facility adaptation of the Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR-CC). METHOD:Sixty-two residents in a chronic care facility participated in an inter-rater and 1 month test-retest reliability study. The instrument was validated against the M...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Marin DB,Flynn S,Mare M,Lantz M,Hsu MA,Laurans M,Paredes M,Shreve T,Zaklad GR,Mohs RC

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure depressive symptomatology in a largely illiterate elderly population in India, using a new Hindi version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-H), and to examine its distribution and associations with age, gender, literacy, cognitive impairment and functional impairment. DESIGN:A Hindi version of...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Ganguli M,Dube S,Johnston JM,Pandav R,Chandra V,Dodge HH

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：:This review presents evidence of the undertreatment of pain for people with cognitive impairment and explores reasons for this, emphasizing inadequate detection due to lack of suitable pain assessment protocols. Implications for practice and suggestions for further research are made. ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Cook AK,Niven CA,Downs MG

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:The mini-mental state exam (MMSE) has been used to address questions such as determination of appropriate cutoff scores for differentiation of individuals with intact cognitive function from patients with dementia and rate of cognitive decline. However, little is known about the relationship of performance i...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Guerrero-Berroa E,Luo X,Schmeidler J,Rapp MA,Dahlman K,Grossman HT,Haroutunian V,Beeri MS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Past research has demonstrated that there is a high level of depression among older people, particularly for those with cognitive impairment and those in residential care. The current study was designed to determine the prevalence of depression among older people in hostels with cognitive impairment using a ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： McCabe MP,Davison T,Mellor D,George K,Moore K,Ski C

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Loneliness is expected to become an even bigger social problem in the upcoming decades, because of the growing number of older adults. It has been argued that the use of social network sites can aid in decreasing loneliness and improving mental health. The purpose of this study was to examine whether and how...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Aarts S,Peek ST,Wouters EJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the effectiveness of reminiscence and life review on late-life depression across different target groups and treatment modalities. METHOD:Twenty controlled outcome studies were retrieved from Psychlit, Medline and Dissertation Abstracts. For each study a standardised effect size, d, was calculated and a ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bohlmeijer E,Smit F,Cuijpers P

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Dementia is a growing health and social concern for all Australians. Whilst the prevalence of dementia amongst Australia's indigenous people is unclear, there is some evidence that dementia rates are five times that of the general Australian population. To date no studies have examined dementia knowledge l...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Garvey G,Simmonds D,Clements V,O'Rourke P,Sullivan K,Gorman D,Curnow V,Wise S,Beattie E

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine the association between physical frailty and neurocognitive performance in late-life depression (LLD). METHODS:Cross-sectional design using baseline data from a treatment study of late-life depression was used in this study. Individuals aged 60 years and older were diagno...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Potter GG,McQuoid DR,Whitson HE,Steffens DC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-consequences of an intervention for the management of neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home residents with young-onset dementia. METHODS:A stepped wedge design was used. The intervention consisted of an educational program and a multidisciplinary care program and was implemented in 1...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： van Duinen-van den IJssel JCL,Bakker C,Smalbrugge M,Zwijsen SA,Adang E,Appelhof B,Zuidema SU,de Vugt ME,Verhey FRJ,Koopmans RTCM

更新日期：2020-01-01 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: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：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：OBJECTIVE:In the Netherlands, persons of Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese descent form the largest groups of non-western immigrants. A high prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia has been described in immigrant populations in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. We determined the pre...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Parlevliet JL,Uysal-Bozkir Ö,Goudsmit M,van Campen JP,Kok RM,Ter Riet G,Schmand B,de Rooij SE

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the severity of baseline depressive symptoms and the problems that low-income homebound older adults (n = 66) identified in their problem-solving therapy (PST) sessions. METHODS:Depressive symptoms were measured with the 24-item Hamilton Rati...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Choi NG,Hegel MT,Marinucci ML,Sirrianni L,Bruce ML

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Day hospital (DH) care remains a core component of mental health services for older people. However, there has been an ongoing debate about the effectiveness and value for money of DHs in comparison to day centres (DC). AIM:The aim was to review the recent research on the effectiveness of day hospitals for ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Hoe J,Ashaye K,Orrell M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00