Wroolie, Tonita E., Kenna, Heather A., Williams, Katherine E., Powers, Bevin N., Holcomb, Megan, Khaylis, Anna, Rasgon, Natalie L.

Objective: Much controversy exists and many questions remain unanswered about the effects of hormone therapy (HT) on cognition in postmenopausal women. There is growing evidence suggesting that HT compounds containing conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) have negative effects on cognition whereas 17β-estradiol (17β-E) either has positive or neutral effects. The present study sought to further examine […]

Tierney, Mary C., Oh, Paul, Moineddin, Rahim, Greenblatt, Ellen M., Snow, W. Gary, Fisher, Rory H., Iazzetta, John, Hyslop, Peter St George, MacLusky, Neil J.

We examined whether estradiol and norethindrone hormone therapy (HT) prevented decline in delayed verbal recall in older women with normal to mildly impaired memory functioning. This was a 2-year, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 142 women aged 61-87, randomly assigned to receive 1 mg 17-beta estradiol daily and 0.35 mg norethindrone 3 days/week or daily […]

Calley, Clifford S., Tillman, Gail D., Womack, Kyle, Moore, Patricia, Hart, John, Jr., Kraut, Michael A.

Objective: Compare subjective reports of both memory and word-finding deficits to clinical diagnosis and objective neuropsychological testing.; Background: With the increasing number of aging individuals with cognitive impairments, effective screening measures would improve the likelihood of detection. Subjective reports of symptoms are typically obtained in clinical settings, yet the validity of these reports is relatively […]

Vink, A. C., Zuidersma, M., Boersma, F., de Jonge, P., Zuidema, S. U., Slaets, J. P. J.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of music therapy with general recreational day activities in reducing agitation in people with dementia, residing in nursing home facilities.; Methods: In a randomised controlled design, residents with dementia (n = 94) were allocated to either music therapy or recreational activities. Both music therapy and general activities were offered […]

Perilli, V., Lancioni, G. E., Hoogeveen, F., Caffo, A., Singh, N., O'Reilly, M., Sigafoos, J., Cassano, G., Oliva, D.

Background/aim: Two studies assessed the effectiveness of video prompting as a strategy to support persons with mild and moderate Alzheimer’s disease in performing daily activities.; Methods: In study I, video prompting was compared to an existing strategy relying on verbal instructions. In study II, video prompting was compared to another existing strategy relying on static […]

Gozalo, Pedro, Prakash, Shivaani, Qato, Danya M., Sloane, Philip D., Mor, Vincent

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Bathing Without a Battle intervention in reducing physical and verbal aggressive behaviors for nursing home residents with dementia.; Design: A randomized crossover diffusion study, with one group receiving the intervention after one round of baseline observations and a delayed intervention group receiving the intervention after two rounds of […]

Berr, Claudine, Portet, Florence, Carrière, Isabelle, Akbaraly, Tasnime N., Feart, Catherine, Gourlet, Véronique, Combe, Nicole, Barberger-Gateau, Pascale, Ritchie, Karen

Background: Olive oil is a major component of the Mediterranean diet suggested to be beneficial to counteract Alzheimer’s disease.; Aim Of the Study: Our objective was to examine the association between olive oil use, cognitive deficit and cognitive decline in a large elderly population.; Methods: We followed 6,947 subjects with a brief baseline food frequency […]

Bédard, Annick, Landreville, Philippe, Voyer, Philippe, Verreault, René, Vézina, Jean

Objectives: Positive results have been reported with psychosocial interventions used to reduce verbal agitation (VA) in people with dementia, but there is no clear information regarding the proportion of persons who demonstrate significant behavioural improvement with such treatments. The main objectives of this pilot study are (a) to identify the proportion of persons with dementia […]