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Differential perceptions of quality of life (QoL) in community-dwelling persons with mild-to-moderate dementia

Background: Discordance between patient- and caregiver-reported quality of life (QoL) is well recognized. This study sought to (i) identify predictors of discrepancy between patient- and caregiver-rated QoL amongst...

Six-month walking program changes cognitive and ADL performance in patients with Alzheimer

...of activities of daily living (ADLs), and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) tests were performed before and after 24 weeks of the program. The WG showed significant improvement in the 6WT...

Galantamine treatment in outpatients with mild Alzheimer’s disease

...Results: Seventy-five patients (55% women; mean ADAS-cog 22.3; mean age 70.2 years) were treated with galantamine for approximately 36 months. About 60% (n=45) received a total daily dose of 24...

Galantamine (Reminyl) once daily outcome and satisfaction survey (RODOS) in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease: a study in a real life population

...Aim: To record in real life the appreciation of elderly patients, their caregivers and physicians of a once daily formulation of prolonged release of galantamine in the treatment of...

Introducing a Latin ballroom dance class to people with dementia living in care homes, benefits and concerns: a pilot study

The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of introducing a dance-based psychomotor intervention using Danzón (Latin ballroom) for people with dementia in care homes. This...

Engaging nursing home residents with dementia in activities: The effects of modeling, presentation order, time of day, and setting characteristics

We examined the impact of setting characteristics and presentation effects on engagement with stimuli in a group of 193 nursing home residents with dementia (recruited from a total...

Apple juice improved behavioral but not cognitive symptoms in moderate-to-late stage Alzheimer’s disease in an open-label pilot study

...no change in the Dementia Rating Scale, and institutional caregivers reported no change in Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)-Activities of Daily Living (ADL) in this brief study. However, caregivers reported...

Effects of the Finnish Alzheimer disease exercise trial (FINALEX): a randomized controlled trial

...randomized controlled trial.; Setting and Participants: A total of 210 home-dwelling patients with AD living with their spousal caregiver.; Interventions: The 3 trial arms included (1) group-based exercise (GE; 4-hour...

Effect of citalopram on agitation in Alzheimer disease: the CitAD randomized clinical trial

...daily living (ADLs), caregiver distress, cognitive safety (based on scores from the 30-point Mini Mental State Examination [MMSE]), and adverse events.; Results: Participants who received citalopram showed significant improvement compared...

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