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The effect of person-centred dementia care to prevent agitation and other neuropsychiatric symptoms and enhance quality of life in nursing home patients: A 10-month randomized controlled trial
Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork,
Røsvik, Janne,
Kirkevold, Øyvind,
Selbaek, Geir,
Saltyte Benth, Jurate,
Engedal, Knut
Aims: We examined whether Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) or the VIPS practice model (VPM [Valuing people with dementia and those who care for them (V); treating people as...
Anhedonia and cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease: Italian validation of the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale and its application in the clinical routine practice during the PRIAMO study
Santangelo, G.,
Morgante, L.,
Savica, R.,
Marconi, R.,
Grasso, L.,
Antonini, A.,
De Gaspari, D.,
Ottaviani, D.,
Tiple, D.,
Simoni, L.,
Barone, P.
...with Parkinson’s disease (PD).; Methods: The SHAPS (14 items) was translated into Italian and pre-tested in a pilot study. Two items evaluating physical anhedonia related to sexual issues were added....
Long-term metformin usage and cognitive function among older adults with diabetes
Ng, Tze Pin,
Feng, Liang,
Yap, Keng Bee,
Lee, Tih Shih,
Tan, Chay Hoon,
Winblad, Bengt
Evidence strongly supports the important role of insulin resistance in cognitive decline and dementia and suggests that insulin sensitizers may protect against cognitive decline in diabetic and pre-diabetic...
The impact of supplemental macular carotenoids in Alzheimer’s disease: A randomized clinical trial
Nolan, John M.,
Loskutova, Ekaterina,
Howard, Alan,
Mulcahy, Riona,
Moran, Rachel,
Stack, Jim,
Bolger, Maggie,
Coen, Robert F.,
Dennison, Jessica,
Akuffo, Kwadwo Owusu,
Owens, Niamh,
Power, Rebecca,
Thurnham, David,
Beatty, Stephen
Background: Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) exhibit significantly less macular pigment (MP) and poorer vision when compared to control subjects. Objective: To investigate supplementation with the macular carotenoids...
Orengedoku-to augmentation in cases showing partial response to yokukan-san treatment: A case report and literature review of the evidence for use of these Kampo herbal formulae
Okamoto, Hideki,
Chino, Atsushi,
Hirasaki, Yoshiro,
Ueda, Keigo,
Iyo, Masaomi,
Namiki, Takao
Background: Yokukan-san, a Japanese traditional herbal (Kampo) prescription, has recently gathered increasing attention due to accumulating reports showing its remarkable efficacy in treating a wide variety of diseases...
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...