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Can Doll therapy preserve or promote attachment in people with cognitive, behavioral, and emotional problems? A pilot study in institutionalized patients with dementia
Pezzati, Rita,
Molteni, Valentina,
Bani, Marco,
Settanta, Carmen,
Di Maggio, Maria Grazia,
Villa, Ivan,
Poletti, Barbara,
Ardito, Rita B.
Doll therapy is a non-pharmacological intervention aimed at reducing behavioral and psychological disorders in institutionalized patients with dementia. This therapy as a care tool has been integrated into the context of long-term care institutions, in which the need to find solutions to cognitive, behavioral and emotional problems showed by people with dementia meets the primary […]
Peaceful Mind: an open trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in persons with dementia
Paukert, Amber L.,
Calleo, Jessica,
Kraus-Schuman, Cynthia,
Snow, Lynn,
Wilson, Nancy,
Petersen, Nancy J.,
Kunik, Mark E.,
Stanley, Melinda A.
Background: Anxiety has a high prevalence among individuals with dementia, and it has a significant negative impact on their functioning; yet intervention studies are lacking. We developed Peaceful Mind, a cognitive-behavioral intervention for persons with dementia. In this paper, we describe the intervention and results of an open trial evaluating the feasibility and utility of […]
Fetal striatal grafting slows motor and cognitive decline of Huntington’s disease
Paganini, M.,
Biggeri, A.,
Romoli, A. M.,
Mechi, C.,
Ghelli, E.,
Berti, V.,
Pradella, S.,
Bucciantini, S.,
Catelan, D.,
Saccardi, R.,
Lombardini, L.,
Mascalchi, M.,
Massacesi, L.,
Porfirio, B.,
Di Lorenzo, N.,
Vannelli, G. B.,
Gallina, P.
Objective: To assess the clinical effect of caudate-putaminal transplantation of fetal striatal tissue in Huntington’s disease (HD).; Methods: We carried out a follow-up study on 10 HD transplanted patients and 16 HD not-transplanted patients. All patients were evaluated with the Unified HD Rating Scale (UHDRS) whose change in motor, cognitive, behavioural and functional capacity total […]
Motor effects of REAC in advanced Alzheimer’s disease: results from a pilot trial
Olazarán, Javier,
González, Belén,
López-Álvarez, Jorge,
Castagna, Alessandro,
Osa-Ruiz, Emma,
Herrero-Cano, Vanesa,
Agüera-Ortiz, Luis,
Rinaldi, Salvatore,
Martínez-Martín, Pablo
We conducted a pilot, randomized, controlled trial to mainly investigate the feasibility, safety, and short-term motor effects of brain stimulation with radio electric asymmetric conveyer (REAC) technology in patients with advanced Alzheimer’s disease (AD) who also experience some gait dysfunction. Neuropostural optimization (NPO) or sham protocol was administered to 31 nursing home patients (mean [SD] […]
Pilot controlled trial of mindfulness meditation and education for dementia caregivers
Oken, Barry S.,
Fonareva, Irina,
Haas, Mitchell,
Wahbeh, Helane,
Lane, James B.,
Zajdel, Daniel,
Amen, Alexandra
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate whether a mindfulness meditation intervention may be effective in caregivers of close relatives with dementia and to help refine the protocol for future larger trials.; Design: The design was a pilot randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a mindfulness meditation intervention adapted from the Mindfulness-Based […]
Effects of music therapy on autonomic nervous system activity, incidence of heart failure events, and plasma cytokine and catecholamine levels in elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease and dementia
Okada, Kaoru,
Kurita, Akira,
Takase, Bonpei,
Otsuka, Toshiaki,
Kodani, Eitaro,
Kusama, Yoshiki,
Atarashi, Hirotsugu,
Mizuno, Kyoichi
Music therapy (MT) has been used in geriatric nursing hospitals, but there has been no extensive research into whether it actually has beneficial effects on elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and dementia. We investigated the effects of MT on the autonomic nervous system and plasma cytokine and catecholamine levels in elderly patients with CVD […]
The effect of Baroque music on behavioural disturbances in patients with dementia
Nair, Balakrishnan Kichu,
Heim, Christian,
Krishnan, Chitra,
D'Este, Catherine,
Marley, John,
Attia, John
Aim: To study the effect of Baroque music in people with dementia.; Methods: Patients in a multicultural dementia-specific aged care facility were subjected to Baroque music in a cross-over study.; Results: There were significantly more behavioural disturbances during the weeks when Baroque music was played compared to control periods (0.2 more episodes per week, P […]
Animal-assisted activity and emotional status of patients with Alzheimer’s disease in day care
Mossello, Enrico,
Ridolfi, Alessandro,
Mello, Anna Maria,
Lorenzini, Giulia,
Mugnai, Francesca,
Piccini, Carolina,
Barone, Domenico,
Peruzzi, Anna,
Masotti, Giulio,
Marchionni, Niccolò
Background: Preliminary studies suggest beneficial effects of animal-assisted activities (AAA) on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), but data are inconsistent. This study aimed to assess the effect of AAA with dogs on cognition, BPSD, emotional status and motor activity in severe Alzheimer’s disease (AD).; Methods: Ten patients attending an Alzheimer Day Care Center […]