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Your search has found 227 articles in the database for the term 'Quality of Life (self-rated)'

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

Objective: To evaluate a case management (CM) model for people with mild dementia, whereby resources within the family and in the community were mobilized and optimally used.; Method:...

Video game play (Dance Dance Revolution) as a potential exercise therapy in Huntington’s disease: a controlled clinical trial

...adverse health changes), spatiotemporal gait measures, Four-Square Step Test, Tinetti Mobility Test, Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life – Bref, before and after each intervention.;...

Effects of dementia-care mapping on residents and staff of care homes: a pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial

...DCM-intervention twice during the study. The primary outcome was agitation, measured with the Cohen-Mansfield agitation inventory (CMAI). The secondary outcomes included residents’ neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) and quality of life, and...

Decision-making and outcomes of feeding tube insertion: a five-state study

...multivariate model examined the association between feeding tube use and overall quality of care rating regarding the last week of life.; Setting: Nursing homes, hospitals, and assisted living facilities.; Participants:...

A multidimensional home-based care coordination intervention for elders with memory disorders: the maximizing independence at home (MIND) pilot randomized trial

...unmet needs in safety and legal/advance care domains relative to controls. Intervention participants had a significant improvement in self-reported quality of life (QOL) relative to control participants. No group differences...

The Coping with Caregiving Group Program for Chinese caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease in Hong Kong

...to handle caregiving stress.; Results: As compared to the wait-list control group, caregivers completing the CWC program demonstrated a significant increase in their self-efficacy for controlling their upsetting thoughts and...

Effect of increased social support on the well-being of cognitively impaired elderly people

...Social relationships are an important factor for maintaining life satisfaction in elderly people. Little is known, however, about the influence of increased social support towards the well-being of cognitively...

The effect of midlife physical activity on cognitive function among older adults: AGES–Reykjavik Study

...The ≤ 5 hours PA group was significantly less likely to have dementia in late life (odds ratio: 0.6, 95% confidence interval: 0.40-0.88) after adjusting for confounders.; Conclusion: Midlife PA...

Cognitive training enhances pre-attentive neurophysiological responses in older adults ‘at risk’ of dementia

...fronto-central MMN responses (p < 0.05), as well as improved phonemic verbal fluency (p < 0.05) and decreased self-rated memory difficulties (p < 0.05) following CT, in comparison to the...

A home-based training program improves caregivers’ skills and dementia patients’ aggressive behaviors: a randomized controlled trial

...by the Agitation Management Self-efficacy Scale and the Preparedness and Competence Scales. These instruments were administered before the program and 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months afterward.; Results: Family...

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