Kolanowski, Ann, Litaker, Mark, Buettner, Lin, Moeller, Joyel, Costa, Paul T., Jr.

Objectives: To test the main and interactive effects of activities derived from the Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior model for responding to behavioral symptoms in nursing home residents.; Design: Randomized double-blind clinical trial.; Setting: Nine community-based nursing homes.; Participants: One hundred twenty-eight cognitively impaired residents randomly assigned to activities adjusted to functional level (FL) (n=32), personality style […]

Montgomery, R. J. V., Kwak, J., Kosloski, K., O'Connell Valuch, K.

Objectives: We examined the effects of a manualized care management protocol specifically designed for care managers working with caregivers, the Tailored Caregiver Assessment and Referral® (TCARE®) protocol, on caregiver identity discrepancy, burden, and depressive symptoms.; Methods: Preliminary data from a longitudinal, randomized, controlled intervention study with 266 family caregivers served by 52 care managers in […]

Allgaier, Antje-Kathrin, Kramer, Dietmar, Mergl, Roland, Fejtkova, Sabina, Hegerl, Ulrich

Objective: To assess and compare the validity of the German 15-item version and shortened versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) for early detection of depression in nursing home residents with mild to moderate cognitive impairment (MMSE ≥ 15).; Methods: Data from 92 patients were analysed. The Structural Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) was used as […]