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A telephone-delivered psychosocial intervention improves dementia caregiver adjustment following nursing home placement
Objective: Study the preliminary efficacy of a telephone intervention, Family Intervention: Telephone Tracking-Nursing Home (FITT-NH) for improving dementia caregivers’ adjustment following nursing home placement.; Methods: Caregivers were enrolled on average 6 weeks following the care-recipients’ placement in a nursing home. Baseline assessment included self-report measures of caregiver emotional functioning, staff-caregiver interactions, placement satisfaction, health-related quality […]
The FABS trial: a randomised control trial of the effects of a 6-month physical activity intervention on adherence and long-term physical activity and self-efficacy in older adults with memory complaints
Cox, Kay L.,
Flicker, Leon,
Almeida, Osvaldo P.,
Xiao, Jianguo,
Greenop, Kathryn R.,
Hendriks, Jacqueline,
Phillips, Michael,
Lautenschlager, Nicola T.
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess in older adults with memory complaints, the effects of a 6-month home-based physical activity (PA) intervention on short-term adherence, short and long-term self-efficacy and the predictors of adherence.; Methods: Participants with memory complaints with or without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were recruited from Perth, Western Australia […]
Hostility and change in cognitive function over time in older blacks and whites
Barnes, Lisa L.,
Mendes de Leon, Carlos F.,
Bienias, Julia L.,
Wilson, Robert S.,
Everson-Rose, Susan A.,
Evans, Denis A.
Objective: To test whether the level of hostility predicted the rate of cognitive decline in a community of older blacks and whites and whether the association varied as a function of race.; Methods: Over 4800 persons from a defined community in Chicago completed up to three structured interviews at approximately 3 year intervals over a […]
Lipid lowering agents, cognitive decline, and dementia: the three-city study
Ancelin, Marie-Laure,
Carrière, Isabelle,
Barberger-Gateau, Pascale,
Auriacombe, Sophie,
Rouaud, Olivier,
Fourlanos, Spiros,
Berr, Claudine,
Dupuy, Anne-Marie,
Ritchie, Karen
The aim of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate the effects of lipid lowering agent (LLA) intake on cognitive function in 6,830 community-dwelling elderly persons. Cognitive performance (global cognitive functioning, visual memory, verbal fluency, psychomotor speed, and executive function), clinical diagnosis of dementia, and fibrate and statin use, were evaluated at baseline, and 2, […]