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The impact of stimuli on affect in persons with dementia
Objective: To examine how presentation of different stimuli impacts affect in nursing home residents with dementia.; Method: Participants were 193 residents aged 60 to 101 years from 7 Maryland nursing homes who had a diagnosis of dementia (derived from the medical chart or obtained from the attending physician). Cognitive functioning was assessed via the Mini-Mental […]
The effects of exposure to scenarios about dementia on stigma and attitudes toward dementia care in a Chinese community
Cheng, Sheung-Tak,
Lam, Linda C. W.,
Chan, Liliane C. K.,
Law, Alexander C. B.,
Fung, Ada W. T.,
Chan, Wai-chi,
Tam, Cindy W. C.,
Chan, Wai-man
Background: This study investigated whether brief exposure to information has any effect on stigmatizing attitudes towards older people with dementia, and how people responded to this medical diagnosis.; Methods: 494 adults were randomly assigned to three groups differentiated by experimental conditions. Group A (control) responded to questions on stigma directly. Group B (symptom) read two […]
A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial of Melissa officinalis oil and donepezil for the treatment of agitation in Alzheimer’s disease
Burns, Alistair,
Perry, Elaine,
Holmes, Clive,
Francis, Paul,
Morris, Julie,
Howes, Melanie-Jayne R.,
Chazot, Paul,
Lees, George,
Ballard, Clive
Background/aims: Behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPSD) are frequent in people with Alzheimer’s disease and cause considerable stress to patients and their carers. Antipsychotics have been widely used as a first-line treatment, resulting in an estimated 1,800 excess strokes and 1,600 excess deaths in the UK alone. Safe and effective alternatives are urgently needed. Based upon […]
Prognostic factors for a favourable long-term outcome from an integrative psychotherapeutic nursing home programme
Bakker, Ton J. E. M.,
Duivenvoorden, Hugo J.,
van der Lee, Jacqueline,
Olde Rikkert, Marcel G. M.,
Beekman, Aartjan T. F.,
Ribbe, Miel W.
Background/aims: The prevalence of multiple psychiatric symptoms (MPS) in psychogeriatric patients is about 80%. MPS have negative effects on caregivers; 70-80% of caregivers are moderately to heavily burdened. We tested an integrative psychotherapeutic programme (IRR) focused on MPS as well as caregiver burden. To develop decision rules in indicating IRR, prognostic potentialities of diagnostic and […]
Integrative psychotherapeutic nursing home program to reduce multiple psychiatric symptoms of cognitively impaired patients and caregiver burden: randomized controlled trial
Bakker, Ton J. E. M.,
Duivenvoorden, Hugo J.,
van der Lee, Jacqueline,
Olde Rikkert, Marcel G. M.,
Beekman, Aartjan T. F.,
Ribbe, Miel W.
Objective: To test the effectiveness of an integrative psychotherapeutic nursing home program (integrative reactivation and rehabilitation [IRR]) to reduce multiple neuropsychiatry symptoms (MNPS) of cognitively impaired patients and caregiver burden (CB).; Design: Randomized controlled trial.; Setting: Psychiatric-skilled nursing home (IRR) and usual care (UC), consisting of different types of nursing home care at home or […]
Improved social interaction and increased anterior cingulate metabolism after group reminiscence with reality orientation approach for vascular dementia
Akanuma, Kyoko,
Meguro, Kenichi,
Meguro, Mitsue,
Sasaki, Eriko,
Chiba, Kentaro,
Ishii, Hiroshi,
Tanaka, Naofumi
A group reminiscence approach (GRA) with reality orientation (RO) is widely used as a psychosocial intervention for dementia. Since clinical effectiveness was reported for the intervention, interest has been directed toward areas of the neuronal network that might be being stimulated. We hypothesized that the frontal lobe associated with social interaction was being stimulated. To […]
Spine Surgery under general anesthesia may not increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Background: Volatile anesthetics cause Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-like neuropathology in animals. We determined whether spine surgery under general anesthesia and anesthetic choice contributed to AD development.; Methods: We searched the Clinical Data Repository of the University of Virginia for patients receiving spine surgery from January 1, 1992 to March 1, 2004. Patients with newly-diagnosed AD after […]
The effect of telephone support groups on costs of care for veterans with dementia
Wray, Laura O.,
Shulan, Mollie D.,
Toseland, Ronald W.,
Freeman, Kurt E.,
Vásquez, Bob Edward,
Gao, Jian
Purpose: Few studies have addressed the effects of caregiver interventions on the costs of care for the care recipient. This study evaluated the effects of a caregiver education and support group delivered via the telephone on care recipient health care utilization and cost.; Design and Methods: The Telehealth Education Program (TEP) is a manualized program […]