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A cluster-randomised trial of staff education to improve the quality of life of people with dementia living in residential care: the DIRECT study
Beer, Christopher,
Horner, Barbara,
Flicker, Leon,
Scherer, Samuel,
Lautenschlager, Nicola T.,
Bretland, Nick,
Flett, Penelope,
Schaper, Frank,
Almeida, Osvaldo P.
...multi-level regression analysis. Education of GPs or care facility staff did not affect the primary outcome at either 4 weeks or 6 months. In a post hoc analysis excluding facilities...
Physical activity and cognitive functioning in the oldest old: Within- and between-person cognitive activity and psychosocial mediators
Robitaille, Annie,
Muniz, Graciela,
Lindwall, Magnus,
Piccinin, Andrea M.,
Hoffman, Lesa,
Johansson, Boo,
Hofer, Scott M.
...was also significant. At the within-person level, only cognitive activity mediated the relationship between physical activity and change in cognition; however, the indirect effect was small. Depressive symptomatology was not...
Maintenance of health and relief for caregivers of elderly with dementia by using “initial case management”: experiences from the Lighthouse Project on Dementia, Ulm, ULTDEM-study
Lukas, A.,
Kilian, R.,
Hay, B.,
Muche, R.,
von Arnim, C.A.F.,
Otto, M.,
Riepe, M.,
Jamour, M.,
Denkinger, M.D.,
Nikolaus, T.
...(ULTDEM Study) was to prove the effectiveness of a single advisory approach in order to provide support services after care level classification and to relieve the burden placed on relatives...
The economics of dementia-care mapping in nursing homes: A cluster-randomised controlled trial
van de Ven, Geertje,
Draskovic, Irena,
van Herpen, Elke,
Koopmans, Raymond T. C. M.,
Donders, Rogier,
Zuidema, Sytse U.,
Adang, Eddy M. M.,
Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra J. F. J.
...use at the resident level and absenteeism at the staff level. Data were extracted from resident files and the nursing home records. Prizes were determined using the Dutch manual of...
Optimal blood pressure for cognitive function: findings from an elderly African-American cohort study
Liu, Hai,
Gao, Sujuan,
Hall, Kathleen S.,
Unverzagt, Frederick W.,
Lane, Kathleen A.,
Callahan, Christopher M.,
Hendrie, Hugh C.
...the Community Screening Interview for Dementia. Other measurements included BP, height, weight, education level, antihypertensive medication use, alcohol use, smoking, and history of chronic medical conditions.; Results: Longitudinal assessments (n...
The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) study: cluster randomised trial of humour therapy in nursing homes
Low, Lee-Fay,
Brodaty, Henry,
Goodenough, Belinda,
Spitzer, Peter,
Bell, Jean-Paul,
Fleming, Richard,
Casey, Anne-Nicole,
Liu, Zhixin,
Chenoweth, Lynn
...Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects, and self-rated and proxy-rated quality-of-life scores on a health-related quality-of-life tool for dementia, the DEMQOL. All outcomes were measured at the participant level by...
Nursing homes and end-of-life care in Japan
...from Tokyo cooperated.; Participants: Nursing home staff answered questionnaires on facility and resident characteristics. Resident level data were obtained from 1158. The questionnaire on the quality of care was responded...
Screening for dementia using telephone interviews. An evaluation and reliability study of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS) in its modified German version
Matrisch, M.,
Trampisch, U.,
Klaaßen-Mielke, R.,
Pientka, L.,
Trampisch, H.J.,
Thiem, U.
...repeated tests. TICS and MMSE showed only moderate correlation, with a correlation coefficient of 0.48 (95% CI: 0.36; 0.58). TICS values were dependent on age and educational level of the...
Impaired glucose metabolism slows executive function independent of cerebral ischemic lesions in Japanese elderly: the Takahata study
Takahashi, Yoshimi,
Iseki, Chifumi,
Wada, Manabu,
Momma, Tadasuke,
Ueki, Masao,
Kawanami, Toru,
Daimon, Makoto,
Suzuki, Kyoko,
Tamiya, Gen,
Kato, Takeo
...and conventional vascular risk factors. Glucose metabolism status was determined by analysis of HbA1c level.; Results: In multiple regression analyses, performance on a verbal fluency (VF) test and the Trail...
Mediterranean diet and cognitive function: a French study
Kesse-Guyot, E.,
Andreeva, V. A.,
Lassale, C.,
Ferry, M.,
Jeandel, C.,
Hercberg, S.,
Galan, P.
...did not interact with educational level in relation to cognitive function.; Conclusion: This study did not find support for a beneficial effect of MedDiet adherence on cognitive function, irrespective of...