Iliffe, Steve, Wilcock, Jane, Griffin, Mark, Jain, Priya, Thuné-Boyle, Ingela, Koch, Tamar, Lefford, Frances

Background: The National Dementia Strategy seeks to enhance general practitioners’ diagnostic and management skills in dementia. Early diagnosis in dementia within primary care is important as this allows those with dementia and their family care networks to engage with support services and plan for the future. There is, however, evidence that dementia remains under-detected and […]

Streater, Amy, Spector, Aimee, Aguirre, Elisa, Hoe, Juanita, Hoare, Zoe, Woods, Robert, Russell, Ian, Orrell, Martin

Background: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a psychosocial evidence-based group intervention for people with dementia recommended by the UK NICE guidelines. In clinical trials, CST has been shown to improve cognition and quality of life, but little is known about the best way of ensuring implementation of CST in practice settings. A recent pilot study […]

Teri, Linda, McKenzie, Glenise L., Pike, Kenneth C., Farran, Carol J., Beck, Cornelia, Paun, Olimpia, LaFazia, David

Objectives: To investigate a protocol for identifying and evaluating treatment fidelity in Staff Training in Assisted-living Residences (STAR), a structured but flexible program to train direct care staff to improve care of residents with dementia.; Design: Multisite feasibility trial.; Setting: Assisted living facilities (ALFs).; Participants: Forty-four direct care staff and 36 leadership staff.; Intervention: STAR […]

Taipale, Heidi, Tanskanen, Antti, Koponen, Marjaana, Tolppanen, Anna-Maija, Tiihonen, Jari, Hartikainen, Sirpa

The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) and memantine use, duration of treatment, concomitant use of these drugs, and factors associated with the discontinuation of AChEI therapy during 2006-2009. We utilized data from a nationwide sample of community-dwelling individuals with a clinically verified Alzheimer’s disease diagnosed during the […]

Brown, Arleen F., Vassar, Stefanie D., Connor, Karen I., Vickrey, Barbara G.

Objectives: To examine educational gradients in dementia care and whether the effect of a dementia collaborative care management intervention varied according to the educational attainment of the informal caregiver.; Design: Analysis of data from a cluster-randomized controlled trial.; Setting: Eighteen clinics in three healthcare organizations in southern California.; Participants: Dyads of Medicare recipients aged 65 […]

Beer, Christopher, Horner, Barbara, Flicker, Leon, Scherer, Samuel, Lautenschlager, Nicola T., Bretland, Nick, Flett, Penelope, Schaper, Frank, Almeida, Osvaldo P.

Background: The Dementia In Residential care: EduCation intervention Trial (DIRECT) was conducted to determine if delivery of education designed to meet the perceived need of GPs and care staff improves the quality of life of participants with dementia living in residential care.; Methodology/principal Findings: This cluster-randomised controlled trial was conducted in 39 residential aged care […]