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Slowing progression of early stages of AD with alternative therapies: a feasibility study
This pilot study identified the feasibility and efficacy of the effect of combining healing touch (HT) and body talk cortices (BTC) on the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Both HT and BTC elicit the relaxation response and support cognitive function from two different perspectives. A two-group, repeated measures design was used. Subjects (n = 22), 65 or […]
The effects of humor therapy on nursing home residents measured using observational methods: the SMILE cluster randomized trial
Low, Lee-Fay,
Goodenough, Belinda,
Fletcher, Jennifer,
Xu, Kenny,
Casey, Anne-Nicole,
Chenoweth, Lynn,
Fleming, Richard,
Spitzer, Peter,
Bell, Jean-Paul,
Brodaty, Henry
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of humor therapy assessed using observational methods on agitation, engagement, positive behaviors, affect, and contentment. DESIGN: Single-blind cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING: A total of 35 Sydney nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS: All eligible residents within geographically defined areas within each nursing home were invited to participate. INTERVENTION: Professional “ElderClowns” provided 9 […]
Making physical activity accessible to older adults with memory loss: a feasibility study
Purpose: For individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), memory loss may prevent successful engagement in exercise, a key factor in preventing additional disability. The Resources and Activities for Life Long Independence (RALLI) program uses behavioral principles to make exercise more accessible for these individuals. Exercises are broken into small steps, sequenced, and linked with cues […]
The KICA Screen: the psychometric properties of a shortened version of the KICA (Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment)
LoGiudice, Dina,
Strivens, Edward,
Smith, Kate,
Stevenson, Margaret,
Atkinson, David,
Dwyer, Anna,
Lautenschlager, Nicola,
Almeida, Osvaldo A,
Flicker, Leon
Aim: To describe the development and psychometric properties of the KICA (Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment) Screen.; Methods: A short 10-item version of the KICA, the KICA screen was developed from original data of 363 Aboriginal people. The KICA Screen was subsequently independently validated in a non-random sample of 55 people living in Northern Queensland.; Results: […]
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
Livingston, G.,
Barber, J.,
Rapaport, P.,
Knapp, M.,
Griffin, M.,
King, D.,
Livingston, D.,
Mummery, C.,
Walker, Z.,
Hoe, J.,
Sampson, E. L.,
Cooper, C.
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 […]
Predicting AD conversion: comparison between prodromal AD guidelines and computer assisted PredictAD tool
Liu, Yawu,
Mattila, Jussi,
Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Muñoz,
Paajanen, Teemu,
Koikkalainen, Juha,
van Gils, Mark,
Herukka, Sanna-Kaisa,
Waldemar, Gunhild,
Lötjönen, Jyrki,
Soininen, Hilkka
Purpose: To compare the accuracies of predicting AD conversion by using a decision support system (PredictAD tool) and current research criteria of prodromal AD as identified by combinations of episodic memory impairment of hippocampal type and visual assessment of medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) on MRI and CSF biomarkers.; Methods: Altogether 391 MCI cases (158 […]
Optimal blood pressure for cognitive function: findings from an elderly African-American cohort study
Liu, Hai,
Gao, Sujuan,
Hall, Kathleen S.,
Unverzagt, Frederick W.,
Lane, Kathleen A.,
Callahan, Christopher M.,
Hendrie, Hugh C.
Objectives: To report the results from a prospective cohort study on the association between blood pressure (BP) and cognitive function in elderly African Americans.; Design: Prospective cohort study conducted from 1997 to 2009.; Setting: Community-based study in Indianapolis.; Participants: African Americans aged 65 years or older (N = 3,145).; Measurements: At each assessment, participant cognitive […]
Effect of a high-intensity functional exercise program on functional balance: preplanned subgroup analyses of a randomized controlled trial in residential care facilities
Littbrand, Håkan,
Carlsson, Maine,
Lundin-Olsson, Lillemor,
Lindelöf, Nina,
Håglin, Lena,
Gustafson, Yngve,
Rosendahl, Erik
Objectives: To evaluate whether age, sex, depression, dementia disorder, nutritional status, or level of functional balance capacity influences the effect of a high-intensity functional weight-bearing exercise program on functional balance.; Design: Preplanned subgroup analyses of a randomized controlled trial.; Setting: Nine residential care facilities.; Participants: One hundred ninety-one people aged 65 to 100 dependent in […]
The effect of an aloe polymannose multinutrient complex on cognitive and immune functioning in Alzheimer’s disease
Lewis, John E.,
McDaniel, H. Reginald,
Agronin, Marc E.,
Loewenstein, David A.,
Riveros, Jorge,
Mestre, Rafael,
Martinez, Mairelys,
Colina, Niurka,
Abreu, Dahlia,
Konefal, Janet,
Woolger, Judi M.,
Ali, Karriem H.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a leading killer of Americans, imparts a significant toll on the quality of life of the patient and primary caregiver, and results in inordinate costs in an already overburdened medical system. Prior studies on cholinesterase inhibitors among AD patients have shown minimal amelioration of disease symptoms and/or restoration of lost cognitive […]
More insight into the concept of apathy: a multidisciplinary depression management program has different effects on depressive symptoms and apathy in nursing homes
Leontjevas, Ruslan,
Teerenstra, Steven,
Smalbrugge, Martin,
Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra J. F. J.,
Bohlmeijer, Ernst T.,
Gerritsen, Debby L,
Koopmans, Raymond T. C. M.
Background: Apathy is common in nursing home (NH) residents and it overlaps with depression. This study examines the effects of a multidisciplinary depression program on apathy and depressive motivational and mood symptoms.; Methods: Secondary analyses of a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized controlled trial were conducted with six measurements. Sixteen dementia NH units and 17 somatic units were […]