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Safety and effectiveness of donepezil on behavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer disease

...months. The primary outcome measure was the incidence of adverse events. Secondary outcome measures were neuropsychiatric function measured by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), the Mini-Mental State Evaluation, and caregiver burden...

Long-term safety and efficacy of donepezil in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies: results from a 52-week, open-label, multicenter extension study

...5 mg daily for the remaining 50 weeks. Cognitive function, behavioral and psychiatric symptoms, cognitive fluctuations, and caregiver burden were assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination, Neuropsychiatric Inventory, Cognitive Fluctuation...

A videophone psychosocial intervention for dementia caregivers

...REACH II intervention and targeted known areas of caregiver risk.; Measurement: Standardized measures of depression, caregiver burden, social support, and the caregivers’ perception of the caregiver’s experience were administered at...

Silicon-rich mineral water as a non-invasive test of the ‘aluminum hypothesis’ in Alzheimer’s disease

...the ‘aluminum hypothesis’, which would provide unequivocal data specific to the link, is to test the null hypothesis that a reduction in the body burden of aluminum to its lowest...

Malnutrition in community-dwelling adults with dementia (NutriAlz Trial)

...(IADL) score, Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q), Cornell depression scale and Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview.; Results: 5.2% of participants were classified as being malnourished, 42.6% as being at risk of malnutrition...

Costs of dementia in Hungary

...costs of nursing home patients were considered by official reimbursement to determine the disease burden from a societal viewpoint.; Results: The mean age of the patients was 77.4 years (SD=9.2),...

Dementia care consultation for family caregivers: collaborative model linking an Alzheimer’s association chapter with primary care physicians

...symptoms, and caregiver burden.; Results: A total of 84 family caregivers participated. After adjusting for baseline characteristics, patients whose family caregivers were in the intervention group were less likely than...

A randomized controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of case management model for community dwelling older persons with mild dementia in Hong Kong

...(control group, N = 43). Primary outcome indicators included the Zarit Burden Scale (ZBI), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and Personal Well-Being Index for Adult (PWI-A) of the family caregivers. Secondary...

Elder-Clowning in Long-Term Dementia Care: Results of a Pilot Study

...Mapping (DCM), and nursing burden of care measured using the Modified Nursing Care Assessment Scale (M-NCAS). Secondary outcomes were occupational disruptiveness measured using the NPI-NH, agitation measured using the Cohen...

Helping carers to care–the 10/66 dementia research group’s randomized control trial of a caregiver intervention in Russia

...(two sessions); and (iii) training regarding specific problem behaviors (two sessions).; Measurements: Dementia was diagnosed using DSM-IV criteria. Caregiver: Zarit Carer Burden Interview; carer psychological distress (SRQ 20); and carer...

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