This database contains 170 studies, archived under the term: "quality of life"
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Effectiveness of an intervention in groups of family caregivers of dependent patients for their application in primary health centers. Study protocol
Rodriguez-Sánchez, Emiliano,
Mora-Simón, Sara,
Porras-Santos, Nieves,
Patino-Alonso, María C.,
Recio-Rodríguez, José I,
Becerro-Muñoz, Concepción,
Pérez-Arechaederra, Diana,
Gómez-Marcos, Manuel A,
García-Ortiz, Luis
Background: Although Primary Health Care (PHC) Teams are used to deal with prevention and treatment of sanitary problems in adults with chronic diseases, they usually have a lack of experience in development of psychotherapeutic interventions. However, these interventions are the ones that achieve better results to reduce symptomatology and improve emotional state of caregivers.The study […]
Evidence-based interventions in dementia: A pragmatic cluster-randomised trial of an educational intervention to promote earlier recognition and response to dementia in primary care (EVIDEM-ED)
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 […]
Evaluation of exercise on individuals with dementia and their carers: a randomised controlled trial
Cerga-Pashoja, Arlinda,
Lowery, David,
Bhattacharya, Rahul,
Griffin, Mark,
Iliffe, Steve,
Lee, James,
Leonard, Claire,
Ricketts, Sue,
Strother, Lyn,
Waters, Fiona,
Ritchie, Craig W.,
Warner, James
Background: Almost all of the 820,000 people in the UK with dementia will experience Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). However, research has traditionally focused on treating cognitive symptoms, thus neglecting core clinical symptoms that often have a more profound impact on living with dementia. Recent evidence (Kales et al, 2007; Ballard et al, […]
Dementia in residential care: education intervention trial (DIRECT); protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Beer, Christopher D.,
Horner, Barbara,
Almeida, Osvaldo P.,
Scherer, Samuel,
Lautenschlager, Nicola T.,
Bretland, Nick,
Flett, Penelope,
Schaper, Frank,
Flicker, Leon
Background: There is scope to improve the quality of life (QOL) of people with dementia living in residential care facilities (RCF). The DIRECT study will determine if delivery of education to General Practitioners (GPs) and care staff improves the quality of life of residential care recipients with cognitive impairment.; Methods/design: A prospective randomised controlled trial […]
Cost-effectiveness of post-diagnosis treatment in dementia coordinated by Multidisciplinary Memory Clinics in comparison to treatment coordinated by general practitioners: an example of a pragmatic trial
Meeuwsen, E. J.,
German, P.,
Melis, R. J. F.,
Adang, E. M.,
Golüke-Willemse, G. A.,
Krabbe, P. F.,
de Leest, B. J.,
van Raak, F. H. J. M.,
Schölzel-Dorenbos, C. J. M.,
Visser, M. C.,
Wolfs, C. A.,
Vliek, S.,
Rikkert, M. G. M. Olde
Background: With the rising number of dementia patients with associated costs and the recognition that there is room for improvement in the provision of dementia care, the question arises on how to efficiently provide high quality dementia care.; Objective: To describe the design of a study to determine multidisciplinary memory clinics’ (MMC) effectiveness and cost-effectiveness […]
Continuous dopaminergic stimulation by Duodopa in advanced Parkinson’s disease: Efficacy and safety
Annic, A.,
Devos, D.,
Seguy, D.,
Dujardin, K.,
Destée, A.,
Defebvre, L.
Introduction: When advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients experience motor complications (fluctuations and dyskinesias) despite standard oral treatment, two treatment options are available: deep brain stimulation and subcutaneous apomorphine infusion with respects of indications for each strategy. Continuous intraduodenal infusion of levodopa (Duodopa) via a gastrojejunal tube may be proposed at this stage of the disease […]