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A chronic grief intervention for dementia family caregivers in long-term care
Paun, O.,
Farran, C. J.,
Fogg, L.,
Loukissa, D.,
Thomas, P. E.,
Hoyem, R.
Dementia caregivers do not relinquish their role after placing family members in long-term care and they experience increased chronic grief. The Chronic Grief Management Intervention (CGMI) is a12-week...
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.
...were unchanged after controlling for depressive symptoms, chronic health, neuroticism, and social and cognitive activity patterns, or when persons with cognitive impairment at baseline were excluded. The association was similar...
Quality of life of nursing‐home residents with dementia subject to surveillance technology versus physical restraints: An explorative study
te Boekhorst, S.,
Depla, M. F. I. A.,
Francke, A. L.,
Twisk, J. W. R.,
Zwijsen, S. A.,
Hertogh, C. M. P. M.
Objective: As physical restraints should only be used in exceptional cases, there is an urgent need for alternatives to restraint use. Surveillance technology could be such an alternative....
Efficacy and tolerability of risperidone, yokukansan, and fluvoxamine for the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: a blinded, randomized trial
Teranishi, Mika,
Kurita, Masatake,
Nishino, Satoshi,
Takeyoshi, Kenji,
Numata, Yukio,
Sato, Tadahiro,
Tateno, Amane,
Okubo, Yoshiro
...social or sexual behaviors. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are seen in about 90% of patients with dementia. We aimed to compare the efficacy and tolerability of risperidone, yokukansan,...
Group therapy for patients with mild cognitive impairment and their significant others: Results of a waiting-list controlled trial
Banningh, Liesbeth W. A. Joosten-Weyn,
Prins, Judith B.,
Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra J. F. J.,
Wijnen, Hugo H.,
Rikkert, Marcel G. M. Olde,
Kessels, Roy P. C.
...Background: Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have to deal with an uncertain prognosis and also face a multitude of memory-related problems and psychosocial consequences. A newly developed group...
Utilisation of atypical antipsychotic drugs in institutionalised elderly persons and prevalence of metabolic alterations
Martínez Romero, G.,
Peris Martí, J.F.,
Gomar Fayos, J.,
Navarro Gosalbez, M.,
Quintana Vargas, I.,
Muelas Tirado, J.
...between the control group and the study group.; Results: 681 patients were included (study group, 344; control group, 337) from 20 social-health-care centres. 18.5% of the institutionalised patients are being...
Exploring the effect of companion robots on emotional expression in older adults with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Moyle, Wendy,
Cooke, Marie,
Beattie, Elizabeth,
Jones, Cindy,
Klein, Barbara,
Cook, Glenda,
Gray, Chrystal
This pilot study aimed to compare the effect of companion robots (PARO) to participation in an interactive reading group on emotions in people living with moderate to severe...
A home-based training program improves caregivers’ skills and dementia patients’ aggressive behaviors: a randomized controlled trial
Huang, Huei-Ling,
Kuo, Li-Min,
Chen, Yu-Shu,
Liang, Jersey,
Huang, Hsiu-Li,
Chiu, Yi-Chen,
Chen, Sien-Tsong,
Sun, Yu,
Hsu, Wen-Chuin,
Shyu, Yea-Ing L.
...written instructions and social telephone follow-ups. Behavioral problems of elderly dementia patients were assessed by the Chinese version of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory, community form. Family caregivers’ outcomes were measured...
Robot services for elderly with cognitive impairment: testing usability of graphical user interfaces
Granata, C.,
Pino, M.,
Legouverneur, G.,
Vidal, J. S.,
Bidaud, P.,
Rigaud, A. S.
...must be considered when designing interfaces for these users.; Objective: This paper presents findings from usability testing of two different services provided by a social assistive robot intended for elderly...