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Cost evaluation of a coordinated care management intervention for dementia
Objective: To calculate intervention costs and the potential cost offset of a care management intervention that substantially improved the quality of dementia care.; Study Design: From both a payer perspective and a social planner perspective, we analyzed data from a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating this intervention versus usual care. The RCT included 408 […]
Comparative analysis of two musical genres within a multisensory environmental intervention
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if there were any differences in the behavioral responses of persons with dementia while listening to nonreligious and religious music within a multisensory environment.; Research Design: A within-subjects, repeated measures design was used.; Method: Participants were exposed to both musical genres during multiple sessions over a […]
Learning in Alzheimer’s disease is facilitated by social interaction
Seminal work in Gary Van Hoesen’s laboratory at Iowa in the early 1980s established that the hallmark neuropathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD; neurofibrillary tangles) had its first foothold in specific parts of the hippocampal formation and entorhinal cortex, effectively isolating the hippocampus from much of its input and output and causing the distinctive impairment of […]
Effects of multicomponent exercise on spatial-temporal gait parameters among the elderly with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI): preliminary results from a randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Doi, Takehiko,
Makizako, Hyuma,
Shimada, Hiroyuki,
Yoshida, Daisuke,
Tsutsumimoto, Kota,
Sawa, Ryuichi,
Misu, Shogo,
Suzuki, Takao
Exercise training has been shown to increase physical function in the elderly. However, the effects of exercise on elderly individuals with amnestic aMCI are unclear. The aim of this RCT was to investigate the effect of multicomponent exercise on gait in the elderly. Fifty elderly individuals with aMCI (age: 65-92 years) participated in the study […]
Efectos del Modelo de Atención Centrado en la Persona en la calidad de vida de personas con deterioro cognitivo de centros gerontológicos. = Effects from the Person Centered-Care Model on quality of life of cognitive impaired persons from gerontological centers
Díaz-Veiga, Pura,
Sancho, Mayte,
García, Álvaro,
Rivas, Esther,
Abad, Elixabet,
Suárez, Nerea,
Mondragón, Gabriela,
Buiza, Cristina,
Orbegozo, Ana,
Yanguas, Javier
Introduction: The Model of Person Centered Care has attracted increasing interest for use in gerontology centers. Therefore, the contributions about its impact are scarce in our context. The objective of this paper is to establish the impact that the interventions associated with the Model of Person Centered Care in the «Etxean Ondo» Project have on […]
The effect of souvenaid on functional brain network organisation in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease: a randomised controlled study
de Waal, Hanneke,
Stam, Cornelis J.,
Lansbergen, Marieke M.,
Wieggers, Rico L.,
Kamphuis, Patrick J. G. H.,
Scheltens, Philip,
Maestú, Fernando,
van Straaten, Elisabeth C. W.
Background: Synaptic loss is a major hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Disturbed organisation of large-scale functional brain networks in AD might reflect synaptic loss and disrupted neuronal communication. The medical food Souvenaid, containing the specific nutrient combination Fortasyn Connect, is designed to enhance synapse formation and function and has been shown to improve memory performance […]
Silicon-rich mineral water as a non-invasive test of the ‘aluminum hypothesis’ in Alzheimer’s disease
Davenward, Samantha,
Bentham, Peter,
Wright, Jan,
Crome, Peter,
Job, Deborah,
Polwart, Anthony,
Exley, Christopher
There has been a plausible link between human exposure to aluminum and Alzheimer’s disease for several decades. We contend that the only direct and ethically acceptable experimental test of the ‘aluminum hypothesis’, which would provide unequivocal data specific to the link, is to test the null hypothesis that a reduction in the body burden of […]
A complex multimodal activity intervention to reduce the risk of dementia in mild cognitive impairment–ThinkingFit: Pilot and feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial
Dannhauser, Thomas M.,
Cleverley, Martin,
Whitfield, Tim J.,
Fletcher, Ben,
Stevens, Tim,
Walker, Zuzana
Background: Dementia affects 35 million people worldwide and is currently incurable. Many cases may be preventable because regular participation in physical, mental and social leisure activities during middle age is associated with up to 47% dementia risk reduction. However, the majority of middle-aged adults are not active enough. MCI is therefore a clear target for […]