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Home blood pressure measurement in elderly patients with cognitive impairment: comparison of agreement between relative-measured blood pressure and automated blood pressure measurement
Plichart, Matthieu,
Seux, Marie-Laure,
Caillard, Laure,
Chaussade, Edouard,
Vidal, Jean-Sébastien,
Boully, Clémence,
Hanon, Olivier
Objectives: Home blood pressure measurement (HBPM) is recommended by guidelines for hypertension management. However, this method might be difficult to use in elderly individuals with cognitive disorders. Our aim was to assess the agreement and the feasibility of HBPM by a relative as compared with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in elderly patients with […]
Can Doll therapy preserve or promote attachment in people with cognitive, behavioral, and emotional problems? A pilot study in institutionalized patients with dementia
Pezzati, Rita,
Molteni, Valentina,
Bani, Marco,
Settanta, Carmen,
Di Maggio, Maria Grazia,
Villa, Ivan,
Poletti, Barbara,
Ardito, Rita B.
Doll therapy is a non-pharmacological intervention aimed at reducing behavioral and psychological disorders in institutionalized patients with dementia. This therapy as a care tool has been integrated into the context of long-term care institutions, in which the need to find solutions to cognitive, behavioral and emotional problems showed by people with dementia meets the primary […]
Increased pulse pressure linked to dementia: further results from the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial – HYVET
Peters, Ruth,
Beckett, Nigel,
Fagard, Robert,
Thijs, Lutgarde,
Wang, Ji-Guang,
Forette, Francoise,
Pereira, Lisa,
Fletcher, Astrid,
Bulpitt, Christopher
Objectives: High blood pressure (BP) has been associated with increased risk of dementia. Concerns have been raised about lowering BP too far in the very elderly and thereby increasing risk. There is some evidence to suggest a potential ‘J’-shaped relationship between DBP and risk of cognitive impairment. This was investigated using data from the HYpertension […]
A chronic grief intervention for dementia family caregivers in long-term care
Paun, O.,
Farran, C. J.,
Fogg, L.,
Loukissa, D.,
Thomas, P. E.,
Hoyem, R.
Dementia caregivers do not relinquish their role after placing family members in long-term care and they experience increased chronic grief. The Chronic Grief Management Intervention (CGMI) is a12-week group-based program that uses guided discussion to deliver knowledge of Alzheimer’s or a related dementia and teach skills in communication, conflict resolution, and chronic grief management in […]
Effect of treatment gaps in elderly patients with dementia treated with cholinesterase inhibitors
Pariente, A.,
Fourrier-Reglat, A.,
Bazin, F.,
Ducruet, T.,
Dartigues, J. F.,
Dragomir, A.,
Perreault, S.,
Moore, N.,
Moride, Y.
Objective: To determine the effect of treatment gaps on the risk of institutionalization or death among community-dwelling elderly patients treated with cholinesterase inhibitors (ChIs).; Methods: A survival analysis was conducted among a cohort of community-dwelling elderly patients (age 66+) newly treated with ChIs identified in the Quebec drug claims databases (Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du […]
Isolated theory of mind deficits and risk for frontotemporal dementia: A longitudinal pilot study
Pardini, M.,
Emberti Gialloreti, L.,
Mascolo, M.,
Benassi, F.,
Abate, L.,
Guida, S.,
Viani, E.,
Dal Monte, O.,
Schintu, S.,
Krueger, F.,
Cocito, L.
Objective: Recent data suggest that theory of mind (ToM) deficits represent an early symptom of the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). However, longitudinal data on the natural history of subjects presenting with isolated ToM deficits are lacking. The aim of the study was to verify if isolated ToM deficits represent an at-risk state for […]