Schaller, F., Sidelnikov, E., Theiler, R., Egli, A., Staehelin, H. B., Dick, W., Dawson-Hughes, B., Grob, D., Platz, A., Can, U., Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A.

Background: It is not well established if and to what extent mild to moderate cognitive impairment predicts mortality and risk of nursing home admission after hip fracture.; Objective: To investigate prospectively whether and to what extent mild to moderate cognitive impairment, contributes to mortality and admission to nursing home in the first year after acute […]

Bäurle, Peter, Suter, Andy, Wormstall, Henning

Background: In Chinese medicine, Ginkgo biloba is used for a variety of indications. In the current study, the safety and efficacy of a traditional fresh plant extract was investigated in patients with mild cognitive impairment.; Patients and Methods: 59 elderly patients were treated for 6 weeks with a twice daily tablet containing 90 mg of […]

Weber, Kerstin, Meiler-Mititelu, Corina, Herrmann, François Robert, Delaloye, Christophe, Giannakopoulos, Panteleimon, Canuto, Alessandra

Objective: Behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia are associated with more rapid cognitive deterioration as well as increased caregiver stress. The effectiveness of psychiatric day hospital care for this condition remains disputed. We report here the assessment of a psychotherapeutic day hospital program in a series of elderly people with dementia and concomitant BPSD.; […]

Simioni, Samanta, Cavassini, Matthias, Annoni, Jean-Marie, Rimbault Abraham, Aline, Bourquin, Isabelle, Schiffer, Véronique, Calmy, Alexandra, Chave, Jean-Philippe, Giacobini, Ezio, Hirschel, Bernard, Du Pasquier, Renaud A.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of cognitive complaints and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HANDs) in a cohort of aviremic HIV-positive patients. To evaluate the relevance of the HIV dementia scale to detect HANDs.; Design: Assessment of HANDs with neuropsychological tests.; Methods: Two hundred HIV-infected patients with undetectable HIV-1 RNA concentrations in the plasma, no history of […]

Schmid, R., Eschen, A., Rüegger-Frey, B., Martin, M.

Background: There is growing evidence that individuals with cognitive impairment and dementia require systematic assessment of needs for the selection of optimal treatments. Currently no valid instrument is applicable for illness-related need assessment in this growing population.; Method: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a new instrument (“Bedürfnisinventar bei Gedächtnisstörungen”, BIG-65) […]

Oppikofer, S., Albrecht, K., Martin, M.

Social relationships are an important factor for maintaining life satisfaction in elderly people. Little is known, however, about the influence of increased social support towards the well-being of cognitively impaired people. This is why two comparative studies in Switzerland and Austria, with 84 cognitively impaired individuals (aged between 65 and 98) with in-patient treatment, used […]