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This database contains 23 studies, archived under the term: "anxiety"

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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

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

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 […]

Contribution of relaxation to a psychoeducational intervention program for family carers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease

Unlabelled: Family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease are at high risk of psychological and physical morbidity due to the daily caring experience.; Objectives: to evaluate the impact of a psychoeducational program involving relaxation techniques on caregivers’ burden and mental health status.; Methods: in this prospective study, 50 family caregivers were randomly assigned to one […]

Foot massage and physiological stress in people with dementia: A randomized controlled trial

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

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

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

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 […]

Results from the multisite implementation of STAR-VA: a multicomponent psychosocial intervention for managing challenging dementia-related behaviors of veterans

Dementia is often associated with challenging behaviors that can significantly impact the quality of life of individuals with dementia and pose great difficulty for long-term care staff. Antipsychotic medications, historically the mainstay approach for managing such behaviors, have increasingly been associated with limited efficacy and increased death risk with older dementia patients. In an effort […]

The effectiveness of a stimulation program on cognitive capacity among individuals older than 60

The purpose of this study was to test the effects of a multistimulant home-based intervention program on cognitive function, anxiety, and depression among older adults with cognitive impairment. This research is quasi-experimental and was designed in an effort to increase the cognitive capacity of individuals above the age of 60 with reduced cognitive capacities. Each […]

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