Kuiper, D., Dijkstra, G. J., Tuinstra, J., Groothoff, J. W.

The prevalence of behavioural problems in nursing home residents with dementia is high. Knowledge based on practical experiences suggests that problems diminish when caregivers are better able to recognize and acknowledge the individual psychosocial needs of residents. Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is a method designed to support caregivers in providing person centered care. After implementing […]

Sevilla, C., Jiménez Caballero, P. E., Alfonso, V.

Aim: To know whether caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients on donepezil treatment are more satisfied with the orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) formulation than with the film-coated tablets.; Patients and Methods: Multicenter, cross-sectional study of patients with probably AD by DSM-IV or NINCDS-ADRDA criteria, on monotherapy with donepezil, ODT or film-coated tablets. Satisfaction with treatment […]

van de Ven, Geertje, Draskovic, Irena, Adang, Eddy M. M., Donders, Rogier, Zuidema, Sytse U., Koopmans, Raymond T. C. M., Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra J. F. J.

Background: The effectiveness of dementia-care mapping (DCM) for institutionalised people with dementia has been demonstrated in an explanatory cluster-randomised controlled trial (cRCT) with two DCM researchers carrying out the DCM intervention. In order to be able to inform daily practice, we studied DCM effectiveness in a pragmatic cRCT involving a wide range of care homes […]

Sevilla, C., Jiménez Caballero, P.E., Alfonso, V., González-Adalid, M.

Background/aims: A full comparison of the satisfaction with treatment using the current Alzheimer’s disease (AD) therapies from the perspective of caregivers has not yet been done. The aim of this study was thus to find out the degree of satisfaction with the main available drug treatments in monotherapy for AD from this point of view.; […]