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Outcomes of interventions for Alzheimer’s family caregivers in Mexico
The study examines which of three interventions of cognitive conduct, laughter, or a mixed intervention including both cognitive conduct and laughter components, is more effective for improvement of attitudes toward care and reduction of anxiety among female Mexican caregivers of family members with Alzheimer’s disease. A repeated measures quasi-experimental design with four groups, three experimental […]
The Peaceful Mind program: A pilot test of a cognitive–behavioral therapy–based intervention for anxious patients with Dementia
Stanley, Melinda A.,
Calleo, Jessica,
Bush, Amber L.,
Wilson, Nancy,
Snow, A. Lynn,
Kraus-Schuman, Cynthia,
Paukert, Amber L.,
Petersen, Nancy J.,
Brenes, Gretchen A.,
Schulz, Paul E.,
Williams, Susan P.,
Kunik, Mark E.
Objectives: To assess feasibility and to conduct a preliminary evaluation of outcomes following Peaceful Mind, a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based intervention for anxiety in dementia, relative to usual care. Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial including assessments at baseline and 3 and 6 months. Setting: Houston, TX. Participants: Thirty-two outpatients diagnosed with mild (47%) or moderate (53%) dementia […]
The peaceful mind program: a pilot test of a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based intervention for anxious patients with dementia
Stanley, Melinda A.,
Calleo, Jessica,
Bush, Amber L.,
Wilson, Nancy,
Snow, A. Lynn,
Kraus-Schuman, Cynthia,
Paukert, Amber L.,
Petersen, Nancy J.,
Brenes, Gretchen A.,
Schulz, Paul E.,
Williams, Susan P.,
Kunik, Mark E.
Objectives: To assess feasibility and to conduct a preliminary evaluation of outcomes following Peaceful Mind, a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based intervention for anxiety in dementia, relative to usual care.; Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial including assessments at baseline and 3 and 6 months.; Setting: Houston, TX.; Participants: Thirty-two outpatients diagnosed with mild (47%) or moderate (53%) dementia […]
Foot massage and physiological stress in people with dementia: A randomized controlled trial
Moyle, Wendy,
Cooke, Marie Louise,
Beattie, Elizabeth,
Shum, David H.K.,
O’Dwyer, Siobhan T.,
Barrett, Sue,
Sung, Billy
Background: The anxiety associated with unfamiliar surroundings, the disorientation and mental confusion, and the social isolation that accompanies dementia can often create increased stress for people living in long-term care settings. Such a response is thought to affect the autonomic nervous system and result in emotional and physical symptoms of distress that may be manifested […]
Efficacy and safety of the dopaminergic stabilizer Pridopidine (ACR16) in patients with Huntington’s disease
Lundin, Anders,
Dietrichs, Espen,
Haghighi, Sara,
Göller, Marie-Louise,
Heiberg, Arvid,
Loutfi, Ghada,
Widner, Håkan,
Wiktorin, Klas,
Wiklund, Leif,
Svenningsson, Anders,
Sonesson, Clas,
Waters, Nicholas,
Waters, Susanna,
Tedroff, Joakim
Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the dopaminergic stabilizer pridopidine (ACR16) in patients with Huntington’s disease (HD).; Methods: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 4-week trial, patients with HD received pridopidine (50 mg/d, n = 28) or placebo (n = 30). The primary outcome measure was the change from baseline in weighted cognitive score, […]
Clinical effectiveness of a manual based coping strategy programme (START, STrAtegies for RelaTives) in promoting the mental health of carers of family members with dementia: pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Livingston, G.,
Barber, J.,
Rapaport, P.,
Knapp, M.,
Griffin, M.,
King, D.,
Livingston, D.,
Mummery, C.,
Walker, Z.,
Hoe, J.,
Sampson, E. L.,
Cooper, C.
Objective: To assess whether a manual based coping strategy compared with treatment as usual reduces depression and anxiety symptoms in carers of family members with dementia.; Design: Randomised, parallel group, superiority trial.; Setting: Three mental health community services and one neurological outpatient dementia service in London and Essex, UK.; Participants: 260 carers of family members […]
Cost effectiveness of a manual based coping strategy programme in promoting the mental health of family carers of people with dementia (the START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) study): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Knapp, M.,
King, D.,
Romeo, R.,
Schehl, B.,
Barber, J.,
Griffin, M.,
Rapaport, P.,
Livingston, D.,
Mummery, C.,
Walker, Z.,
Hoe, J.,
Sampson, E. L.,
Cooper, C.,
Livingston, G.
Objective: To assess whether the START (STrAtegies for RelatTives) intervention added to treatment as usual is cost effective compared with usual treatment alone.; Design: Cost effectiveness analysis nested within a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.; Setting: Three mental health and one neurological outpatient dementia service in London and Essex, UK.; Participants: Family carers of people with […]