Carbonneau, Hélène, Caron, Chantal D., Desrosiers, Johanne

Leisure represents a positive way to keep relationships satisfactory between caregivers and a person with dementia. Adapted leisure education is a promising approach to assist the family to discover new ways to share good times with their relatives. This study aimed to develop an adapted leisure education program. It included an evaluation of the caregivers’ […]

Tak, Erwin C. P. M., van Uffelen, Jannique G. Z., Paw, Mai J. M. Chin A., van Mechelen, Willem, Hopman-Rock, Marijke

After a randomized controlled trial showing that improvement on some aspects of cognitive function was related to adherence to an exercise program, determinants of adherence and maintenance were further studied. Older adults with mild cognitive impairment were contacted 6 mo after the end of exercise programs for a telephone interview addressing patterns of adherence and […]

Khan, Farooq, Curtice, Martin

This article describes a 6-month pilot project in which a community mental health team provided a dementia inreach service into 4 care homes in Birmingham, UK. The project included analysis of the impact of the service at the end of the project as well as a literature review of dementia care in care homes, and […]

Morgan, Debra G., Crossley, Margaret, Kirk, Andrew, D’Arcy, Carl, Stewart, Norma, Biem, Jay, Forbes, Dorothy, Harder, Sheri, Basran, Jenny, Dal Bello-Haas, Vanina, McBain, Lesley

The availability, accessibility and acceptability of services are critical factors in rural health service delivery. In Canada, the aging population and the consequent increase in prevalence of dementia challenge the ability of many rural communities to provide specialized dementia care. This paper describes the development, operation and evaluation of an interdisciplinary memory clinic designed to […]

Johnson, D. K., Niedens, M., Wilson, J. R., Swartzendruber, L., Yeager, A., Jones, K.

Purpose: Although declines in memory and attention are hallmark symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), noncognitive symptoms are prevalent. Over 80% of individuals will experience neuropsychiatric symptoms, which complicates symptom profiles. Research indicates a community-integrated response to dementia crisis can reduce negative consequences attributed to crisis including increased caregiver burden, increased health care costs, and premature […]

Au, Alma, Li, Sapphire, Lee, Kristy, Leung, Patrick, Pan, Pey-Chyou, Thompson, Larry, Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores

Objective: This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of Coping with Caregiving (CWC) psychoeducational program for Chinese family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease in Hong Kong.; Method: Twenty-seven female primary caregivers were randomized to join the treatment group or wait-list control group. The caregivers in the treatment group participated in 13 weekly training sessions which […]