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Fish consumption and cognitive function among older people in the UK: baseline data from the OPAL study

...and the CVLT scores with a mean increase of approximately 0.24 words remembered for each increase in level of reported fish consumption. These associations were noticeably attenuated on adjustment for...

Physical and psychological effects of 6-week tactile massage on elderly patients with severe dementia

....05) and CgA levels decreased significantly after 6 weeks in the tactile massage group. These results suggest that tactile massage reduces aggressiveness and stress level in patients with dementia.;...

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

...(26.7%)) with poorer self-perceived QoL (QoL-ADp < QoL-ADc). Patient's education level, depressive symptoms, and severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms predicted magnitude of discrepancy. Depression (OR = 1.17, 95% CI = 1.02-1.35)...

Validation of the interRAI Cognitive Performance Scale against independent clinical diagnosis and the Mini-Mental State Examination in older hospitalized patients

Objective: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of the interRAI Acute Care (AC) Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS2) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), against independent clinical diagnosis for detecting...

An evaluation of dog-assisted therapy for residents of aged care facilities with dementia

Although some research suggests that dog-assisted therapy may be beneficial for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities, the intervention has not been adequately investigated. To...

Prevalence of anosognosia in Alzheimer’s disease

...ratio [OR] 1.04; 95% CI 1.01-1.09), lower functional capacity (OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.93-0.98), lower cognitive level (OR 0.9; 95% CI 0.88-0.99), and greater apathy (OR 1.1; 95% CI 1.03-1.18),...

The implementation of integrated emotion-oriented care: did it actually change the attitude, skills and time spent of trained caregivers?

...standardized care plan, resulting in a similar level of quality of care at the start of the trial. On the experimental wards IEOC was then implemented by training on the...

Improved end-of-life care for patients with dementia: greater family satisfaction and possibly greater end-of-life comfort

...exclusively retrospective data indicated increased comfort. Item- and subscale-level analyses showed that, in particular, families were more satisfied with general (comfort) measures for residents and the emotional support provided for...

Proton MR spectroscopy and white matter hyperintensities in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and other dementias

...to therapy and in the differentiation of INPH from other dementias was statistically evaluated. The level of statistical significance was set at p0.05). In conclusion, neither WMH nor MRS were...

Development and evaluation of a computerized test battery for Alzheimer’s disease screening in community-based settings

...analysis was used to examine the ability of the battery to differentiate between those with Alzheimer’s disease and cognitively healthy elderly individuals.; Results: On a group level, the Alzheimer’s disease...

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