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Cost-effectiveness of post-diagnosis treatment in dementia coordinated by Multidisciplinary Memory Clinics in comparison to treatment coordinated by general practitioners: an example of a pragmatic trial
Meeuwsen, E. J.,
German, P.,
Melis, R. J. F.,
Adang, E. M.,
Golüke-Willemse, G. A.,
Krabbe, P. F.,
de Leest, B. J.,
van Raak, F. H. J. M.,
Schölzel-Dorenbos, C. J. M.,
Visser, M. C.,
Wolfs, C. A.,
Vliek, S.,
Rikkert, M. G. M. Olde
Background: With the rising number of dementia patients with associated costs and the recognition that there is room for improvement in the provision of dementia care, the question arises on how to efficiently provide high quality dementia care.; Objective: To describe the design of a study to determine multidisciplinary memory clinics’ (MMC) effectiveness and cost-effectiveness […]
Methodological issues in the non pharmacological treatment of BPSD in nursing home–the TNM study
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) such as agitation, aggressiveness, oppositional behaviour and psychotic symptoms are often reported by caregivers and staff members in institutions for the elderly. Taking into account the limited efficacy and the importance of side effects observed with psychotropic agents, the majority of existing guideline underlines the importance of non-pharmacological […]
Dementia care initiative in primary practice: study protocol of a cluster randomized trial on dementia management in a general practice setting
Holle, Rolf,
Grässel, Elmar,
Ruckdäschel, Stefan,
Wunder, Sonja,
Mehlig, Hilmar,
Marx, Peter,
Pirk, Olaf,
Butzlaff, Martin,
Kunz, Simone,
Lauterberg, Jörg
Background: Current guidelines for dementia care recommend the combination of drug therapy with non-pharmaceutical measures like counselling and social support. However, the scientific evidence concerning non-pharmaceutical interventions for dementia patients and their informal caregivers remains inconclusive. Targets of modern comprehensive dementia care are to enable patients to live at home as long and as independent […]
Effects of a robot pet-assisted program for elderly people with dementia
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects on the cognitive function, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), mood, social behaviors, and problematic behaviors of robot pet-assisted program for elderly people with dementia.; Methods: This study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 32 elders with dementia. Seventeen were assigned […]
The effect of videophone communication (with skype and webcam)for elderly patients with dementia and their caregivers
Hori, Miyako,
Kubota, Masakazu,
Ando, Koichi,
Kihara, Takeshi,
Takahashi, Ryosuke,
Kinoshita, Ayae
We conducted an intervention study to clarify how effectively videophone (Skype) was used in the communication for elderly patients with dementia cared at home and their caregivers. For a period of 12 weeks, a patient-caregiver pair(n = 6) communicated with a nurse via computer for 30 minutes once a week. The patient and the caregiver […]
Continuous dopaminergic stimulation by Duodopa in advanced Parkinson’s disease: Efficacy and safety
Annic, A.,
Devos, D.,
Seguy, D.,
Dujardin, K.,
Destée, A.,
Defebvre, L.
Introduction: When advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients experience motor complications (fluctuations and dyskinesias) despite standard oral treatment, two treatment options are available: deep brain stimulation and subcutaneous apomorphine infusion with respects of indications for each strategy. Continuous intraduodenal infusion of levodopa (Duodopa) via a gastrojejunal tube may be proposed at this stage of the disease […]
Using spaced retrieval and Montessori-based activities in improving eating ability for residents with dementia
Lin, Li-Chan,
Huang, Ya-Ju,
Su, Su-Gen,
Watson, Roger,
Tsai, Belina W. J.,
Wu, Shiao-Chi
Objectives: To construct a training protocol for spaced retrieval (SR) and to investigate the effectiveness of SR and Montessori-based activities in decreasing eating difficulty in older residents with dementia.; Methods: A single evaluator, blind, and randomized control trial was used. Eighty-five residents with dementia were chosen from three special care units for residents with dementia […]