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How to manage overactive bladder in elderly individuals with dementia? A combined use of donepezil, a central acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, and propiverine, a peripheral muscarine receptor antagonist
Sakakibara, Ryuji,
Ogata, Takeshi,
Uchiyama, Tomoyuki,
Kishi, Masahiko,
Ogawa, Emina,
Isaka, Shigeo,
Yuasa, Joji,
Yamamoto, Tatsuya,
Ito, Takashi,
Yamanishi, Tomonori,
Awa, Yusuke,
Yamaguchi, Chiharu,
Takahashi, Osamu
Although urinary incontinence inevitably occurs in advanced stages of dementia of any etiology, urinary urgency or frequency, also called an overactive bladder (OAB), occurs more commonly in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and vascular dementia than it does in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors for dementia and anticholinergics for OAB have been widely used, […]
Improving decision‐making for feeding options in advanced dementia: A randomized, controlled trial
Hanson, Laura C.,
Carey, Timothy S.,
Caprio, Anthony J.,
Lee, Tae Joon,
Ersek, Mary,
Garrett, Joanne,
Jackman, Anne,
Gilliam, Robin,
Wessell, Kathryn,
Mitchell, Susan L.
Objectives: To test whether a decision aid improves quality of decision‐making about feeding options in advanced dementia. Design: Cluster randomized controlled trial. Setting: Twenty‐four nursing homes in North Carolina. Participants: Residents with advanced dementia and feeding problems and their surrogates. Intervention: Intervention surrogates received an audio or print decision aid on feeding options in advanced […]
Effect of an inpatient geriatric consultation team on functional outcome, mortality, institutionalization, and readmission rate in older adults with hip fracture: A controlled trial
Deschodt, Mieke,
Braes, Tom,
Broos, Paul,
Sermon, An,
Boonen, Steven,
Flamaing, Johan,
Milisen, Koen
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of an inpatient geriatric consultation team (IGCT) on end points of interest in people with hip fracture: length of stay, functional status, mortality, new nursing home admission, and hospital readmission. Design: Controlled trial based on assignment by convenience. Setting: Trauma ward in a university hospital. Participants: One hundred seventy-one people […]
Physical training improves motor performance in people with dementia: a randomized controlled trial
Hauer, Klaus,
Schwenk, Michael,
Zieschang, Tania,
Essig, Marco,
Becker, Clemens,
Oster, Peter
Objectives: To determine whether a specific, standardized training regimen can improve muscle strength and physical functioning in people with dementia.; Design: Double-blinded, randomized, controlled trial with 3-month intervention and 3-month follow-up period in 2006 to 2009.; Setting: Outpatient geriatric rehabilitation.; Participants: Individuals with confirmed mild to moderate dementia, no severe somatic or psychological disease, and […]
Increasing walking and bright light exposure to improve sleep in community-dwelling persons with Alzheimer’s disease: results of a randomized, controlled trial
McCurry, Susan M.,
Pike, Kenneth C.,
Vitiello, Michael V.,
Logsdon, Rebecca G.,
Larson, Eric B.,
Teri, Linda
Objectives: To test the effects of walking, light exposure, and a combination intervention (walking, light, and sleep education) on the sleep of persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).; Design: Randomized, controlled trial with blinded assessors.; Setting: Independent community living.; Participants: One hundred thirty-two people with AD and their in-home caregivers.; Interventions: Participants were randomly assigned to […]
A randomized clinical trial of theory-based activities for the behavioral symptoms of dementia in nursing home residents
Kolanowski, Ann,
Litaker, Mark,
Buettner, Lin,
Moeller, Joyel,
Costa, Paul T., Jr.
Objectives: To test the main and interactive effects of activities derived from the Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior model for responding to behavioral symptoms in nursing home residents.; Design: Randomized double-blind clinical trial.; Setting: Nine community-based nursing homes.; Participants: One hundred twenty-eight cognitively impaired residents randomly assigned to activities adjusted to functional level (FL) (n=32), personality style […]
Improving decision-making for feeding options in advanced dementia: a randomized, controlled trial
Hanson, Laura C.,
Carey, Timothy S.,
Caprio, Anthony J.,
Lee, Tae Joon,
Ersek, Mary,
Garrett, Joanne,
Jackman, Anne,
Gilliam, Robin,
Wessell, Kathryn,
Mitchell, Susan L.
Objectives: To test whether a decision aid improves quality of decision-making about feeding options in advanced dementia.; Design: Cluster randomized controlled trial.; Setting: Twenty-four nursing homes in North Carolina.; Participants: Residents with advanced dementia and feeding problems and their surrogates.; Intervention: Intervention surrogates received an audio or print decision aid on feeding options in advanced […]
Comparative cardiovascular safety of dementia medications: a cross-national study
Fosbøl, Emil L.,
Peterson, Eric D.,
Holm, Ellen,
Gislason, Gunnar H.,
Zhang, Yinghong,
Curtis, Lesley H.,
Køber, Lars,
Iwata, Isao,
Torp-Pedersen, Christian,
Setoguchi, Soko
Objectives: To compare the cardiovascular safety of currently marketed dementia medications in new users in the United States and Denmark.; Design: Retrospective cohort study.; Setting: Nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries from 2006 through 2009 and nationwide Danish administrative registries from 1997 through 2007.; Participants: Individuals treated with a dementia medication aged 65 and older.; […]