Joling, Karlijn J, van Marwijk, Harm W.J., Smit, Filip, van der Horst, Henriëtte E, Scheltens, Philip, van de Ven, Peter M., Mittelman, Mary S., van Hout, Hein P.J.

Background: Family caregivers of dementia patients are at increased risk of developing depression or anxiety. A multi-component program designed to mobilize support of family networks demonstrated effectiveness in decreasing depressive symptoms in caregivers. However, the impact of an intervention consisting solely of family meetings on depression and anxiety has not yet been evaluated. This study […]

Joling, Karlijn J, Bosmans, Judith E, van Marwijk, Harm WJ, van der Horst, Henriëtte E, Scheltens, Philip, Vroomen, Janet L, van Hout, Hein PJ

Background: Dementia imposes a heavy burden on health and social care systems as well as on family caregivers who provide a substantial portion of the care. Interventions that effectively support caregivers may prevent or delay patient institutionalization and hence be cost-effective. However, evidence about the cost-effectiveness of such interventions is scarce. The aim of this […]

Husebo, B. S., Ballard, C., Fritze, F., Sandvik, R. K., Aarsland, D.

Background: Depression is common in nursing home (NH) patients with dementia, and often clustered with anxiety and other mood symptoms. An association between pain and depressive symptoms has been reported, but the impact of pain management on depression and other mood symptoms has not been investigated. Objective: Secondary analyses of a cluster randomized clinical trial […]