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Effects of a low-volume, nutrient- and energy-dense oral nutritional supplement on nutritional and functional status: a randomized, controlled trial in nursing home residents
Stange, Inken,
Bartram, Matthias,
Liao, Yuye,
Poeschl, Karin,
Kolpatzik, Sarah,
Uter, Wolfgang,
Sieber, Cornel C.,
Stehle, Peter,
Volkert, Dorothee
Objectives: Although oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are known to be effective to treat malnutrition in the elderly, evidence from nursing home populations, including individuals with dementia, is rare, especially with regard to functionality and well-being. A known barrier for ONS use among elderly is the volume that needs to be consumed, resulting in low compliance […]
Measuring the experience and perception of suffering
Schulz, R.,
Monin, J. K.,
Czaja, S. J.,
Lingler, J. H.,
Beach, S. R.,
Martire, L. M.,
Dodds, A.,
Hebert, R. S.,
Zdaniuk, B.,
Cook, T. B.
Purpose: assess psychometric properties of scales developed to assess experience and perception of physical, psychological, and existential suffering in older individuals.; Design and Methods: scales were administered to 3 populations of older persons and/or their family caregivers: individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and their family caregivers (N = 105 dyads), married couples in whom 1 […]
Malnutrition in community-dwelling adults with dementia (NutriAlz Trial)
Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess the nutritional status, measured by the MNA, in community-dwelling elderly individuals with dementia and to identify clinical risk factors for nutritional risk or malnutrition.; Design: Cross-sectional analysis of a cluster randomized clinical trial (Nutrialz).; Setting: Community-dwelling individuals attending dementia clinics.; Participants: 940 individuals.; Measurements: The clinical […]
The ALS-FTD-Q: a new screening tool for behavioral disturbances in ALS
Raaphorst, Joost,
Beeldman, Emma,
Schmand, Ben,
Berkhout, Joris,
Linssen, Wim H. J. P.,
van den Berg, Leonard H.,
Pijnenburg, Yolande A.,
Grupstra, Hepke F.,
Weikamp, Janneke G.,
Schelhaas, H. Jurgen,
Papma, Janne M.,
van Swieten, John C.,
de Visser, Marianne,
de Haan, Rob J.
Objective: The assessment of behavioral disturbances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is important because of the overlap with the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (ALS-bvFTD). Motor symptoms and dysarthria are not taken into account in currently used behavioral questionnaires. We examined the clinimetric properties of a new behavioral questionnaire for patients with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral […]
Effects of music therapy on autonomic nervous system activity, incidence of heart failure events, and plasma cytokine and catecholamine levels in elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease and dementia
Okada, Kaoru,
Kurita, Akira,
Takase, Bonpei,
Otsuka, Toshiaki,
Kodani, Eitaro,
Kusama, Yoshiki,
Atarashi, Hirotsugu,
Mizuno, Kyoichi
Music therapy (MT) has been used in geriatric nursing hospitals, but there has been no extensive research into whether it actually has beneficial effects on elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and dementia. We investigated the effects of MT on the autonomic nervous system and plasma cytokine and catecholamine levels in elderly patients with CVD […]
The FABS trial: a randomised control trial of the effects of a 6-month physical activity intervention on adherence and long-term physical activity and self-efficacy in older adults with memory complaints
Cox, Kay L.,
Flicker, Leon,
Almeida, Osvaldo P.,
Xiao, Jianguo,
Greenop, Kathryn R.,
Hendriks, Jacqueline,
Phillips, Michael,
Lautenschlager, Nicola T.
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess in older adults with memory complaints, the effects of a 6-month home-based physical activity (PA) intervention on short-term adherence, short and long-term self-efficacy and the predictors of adherence.; Methods: Participants with memory complaints with or without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were recruited from Perth, Western Australia […]