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Self-management in early-stage dementia: a pilot randomised controlled trial of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a self-management group intervention (the SMART study)
Quinn, Catherine,
Anderson, Daniel,
Toms, Gill,
Whitaker, Rhiannon,
Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor,
Jones, Carys,
Clare, Linda
Background: The possibility of living well with a long-term condition has been identified as centrally relevant to the needs of people living with dementia. Growing numbers of people with early-stage dementia are contributing accounts that emphasise the benefits of actively engaging in managing the condition. Self-management interventions share the common objectives of educating about the […]
Walking stabilizes cognitive functioning in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) across one year
Winchester, J.,
Dick, M.B.,
Gillen, D.,
Reed, B.,
Miller, B.,
Tinklenberg, J.,
Mungas, D.,
Chui, H.,
Galasko, D.,
Hewett, L.,
Cotman, C.W.
AD is a public health epidemic, which seriously impacts cognition, mood and daily activities; however, one type of activity, exercise, has been shown to alter these states. Accordingly, we sought to investigate the relationship between exercise and mood, in early-stage AD patients (N=104) from California, over a 1-year period. Patients completed the Mini-Mental State Examination […]
Video-based coping skills to reduce health risk and improve psychological and physical well-being in Alzheimer’s disease family caregivers
Williams, Virginia P.,
Bishop-Fitzpatrick, Lauren,
Lane, James D.,
Gwyther, Lisa P.,
Ballard, Edna L.,
Vendittelli, Analise P.,
Hutchins, Tiffany C.,
Williams, Redford B.
Objective: To determine whether video-based coping skills (VCS) training with telephone coaching reduces psychosocial and biological markers of distress in primary caregivers of a relative with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia (ADRD).; Methods: A controlled clinical trial was conducted with 116 ADRD caregivers who were assigned, alternately as they qualified for the study, to a […]
The long-term efficacy and tolerability of donepezil in patients with vascular dementia
Wilkinson, David,
Róman, Gustavo,
Salloway, Stephen,
Hecker, Jane,
Boundy, Karyn,
Kumar, Dinesh,
Posner, Holly,
Schindler, Rachel
Objective: To determine the long-term tolerability and efficacy of donepezil in patients with vascular dementia (VaD).; Methods: International, multicentre, open-label, 30-week extension study of two 24-week, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. Participants were ambulatory adults (59% female; mean age, 74.7 +/- 0.3) with a diagnosis of possible or probable VaD and without a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s […]
Comparison of patient therapy adherence of two structural different memory clinics
Weih, M,
Sulimma, A.-K,
Lehfeld, H,
Niklewski, G,
Sonnenberg, M,
Richter-Schmidinger, T,
Alexopoulos, P,
Gräßel, E,
Kornhuber, J
There are more than 100 memory clinics established in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland. We compared the impact of the structure of two German memory clinics (Erlangen and Nuremberg) on therapeutic outcome. 483 patients suffering from dementia with indication for antidementive therapy were included in this study. The data ascertainment included patient-related data, the mini […]
Validity of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale to detect mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease and REM sleep behavior disorder
Villeneuve, Sylvia,
Rodrigues-Brazète, Jessica,
Joncas, Steve,
Postuma, Ronald B.,
Latreille, Véronique,
Gagnon, Jean-François
Background/aims: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is frequent in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD). However, only a few studies have evaluated the validity of brief cognitive measures to detect MCI in PD or iRBD using standard diagnostic criteria for MCI. Our aim was to evaluate the validity of the Mini-Mental State […]
Efficacy and tolerability of risperidone, yokukansan, and fluvoxamine for the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: a blinded, randomized trial
Teranishi, Mika,
Kurita, Masatake,
Nishino, Satoshi,
Takeyoshi, Kenji,
Numata, Yukio,
Sato, Tadahiro,
Tateno, Amane,
Okubo, Yoshiro
The descriptive term behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) is used to cover a range of noncognitive disturbances including anxiety, depression, irritability, aggression, agitation, eating disorders, and inappropriate social or sexual behaviors. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are seen in about 90% of patients with dementia. We aimed to compare the efficacy and […]
Differential perceptions of quality of life (QoL) in community-dwelling persons with mild-to-moderate dementia
Tay, Laura,
Chua, Kia Chong,
Chan, Mark,
Lim, Wee Shiong,
Ang, Yue Ying,
Koh, Evonne,
Chong, Mei Sian
Background: Discordance between patient- and caregiver-reported quality of life (QoL) is well recognized. This study sought to (i) identify predictors of discrepancy between patient- and caregiver-rated QoL amongst community-dwelling persons with mild-to-moderate dementia, and (ii) differentiate between patients who systematically rate their QoL lower versus those who rate their QoL higher relative to their caregiver […]