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Duration of antihypertensive drug use and risk of dementia: A prospective cohort study
Background: The evidence from prospective observational research for a protective effect of antihypertensive drug use on the risk of dementia is far from uniform. Duration of follow-up was limited and relied mainly on baseline drug exposure data without information on duration of use. We investigated the association between the duration of antihypertensive use and risk […]
Musical structural determinants of emotional judgments in dementia of the Alzheimer type
People with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) may well be emotionally soothed by listening to music. However, very few systematic studies have been conducted to support the anecdotal evidence. DAT does damage certain cerebral structures that subsume emotional processing, and some studies have demonstrated deficits affecting emotional judgments of facial expression and prosody in […]
Impact of TimeSlips, a creative expression intervention program, on nursing home residents with dementia and their caregivers
Fritsch, Thomas,
Kwak, Jung,
Grant, Stacey,
Lang, Josh,
Montgomery, Rhonda R.,
Basting, Anne D.
Purpose: Creative expression (CE) programs are emerging interventions to improve the quality of care and life of persons with dementia (PWDs) in long-term care settings. However, limited empirical evidence exists to support the effectiveness of these programs. Here, we report the findings from an assessment of the impact of TimeSlips (TS), a group storytelling program […]
The effects of a support group on dementia caregivers’ burden and depression
Chu, Hsin,
Yang, Chyn-Yng,
Liao, Yen-Hsueh,
Chang, Lu- I.,
Chen, Chiung-Hua,
Lin, Chun-Chieh,
Chou, Kuei-Ru
Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of a support group on depression levels and burden among dementia caregivers in Taiwan. Method: An experimental, pre-intervention post-intervention control group design was used in this study. The experimental group received intervention consisting of a 12-week support group for dementia caregivers. A total of […]
Sharing meals with institutionalized people with dementia: A natural experiment
Nutritional deficiency can have dramatic effects on the physical and psychological status of older adults. Although food supplements can enhance nutritional status, several authors suggest that more ecological means could also have beneficial impacts. Therefore, a natural experiment was conducted to study the impact of changed mealtime experiences for people with Alzheimer-type dementia. Two special […]
Statins and serum cholesterol’s associations with incident dementia and mild cognitive impairment
Beydoun, May A.,
Beason-Held, Lori L.,
Kitner-Triolo, Melissa H.,
Beydoun, Hind A.,
Ferrucci, Luigi,
Resnick, Susan M.,
Zonderman, Alan B.
Background: Statin use and serum cholesterol reduction have been proposed as preventions for dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: 1604 and 1345 eligible participants from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) were followed after age 50 for a median time of around 25 years, to examine the incidence of dementia (n = 259) […]