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Physical activity reduces hippocampal atrophy in elders at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Smith, J. Carson,
Nielson, Kristy A.,
Woodard, John L.,
Seidenberg, Michael,
Durgerian, Sally,
Hazlett, Kathleen E.,
Figueroa, Christina M.,
Kandah, Cassandra C.,
Kay, Christina D.,
Matthews, Monica A.,
Rao, Stephen M.
...classified as High or Low PA based on a self-report questionnaire of frequency and intensity of exercise. Risk status was defined by the presence or absence of the apolipoprotein E-epsilon...
Effects of age, gender, education and race on two tests of language ability in community-based older adults
Snitz, Beth E.,
Unverzagt, Frederick W.,
Chang, Chung-Chou H.,
Bilt, Joni Vander,
Gao, Sujuan,
Saxton, Judith,
Hall, Kathleen S.,
Ganguli, Mary
...on (1) a Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score of 0; (2) non-missing baseline language test data; and (3) race self-reported as African-American or white. The combined sample (n = 1885)...
Staff training in assisted living: evaluating treatment fidelity
Teri, Linda,
McKenzie, Glenise L.,
Pike, Kenneth C.,
Farran, Carol J.,
Beck, Cornelia,
Paun, Olimpia,
LaFazia, David
...2 half-day group workshops and four individualized sessions.; Measures: Treatment fidelity was assessed following the National Institute of Health Behavior Change Consortium model utilizing observations and self-report of trainers, direct...
The implementation of integrated emotion-oriented care: did it actually change the attitude, skills and time spent of trained caregivers?
van der Kooij, C.,
Droes, R.,
de Lange, J.,
Ettema, T.,
Cools, H.,
van Tilburg, W.
...job in addition to training courses for personnel. To examine the implementation effectiveness, a self-report questionnaire, ‘Emotion-oriented Skills in the Interaction with Elderly People with Dementia’, was administered at baseline...
Do nurse-led skill training interventions affect informal caregivers’ out-of-pocket expenditures?
Van Houtven, C. H.,
Thorpe, J. M.,
Chestnutt, D.,
Molloy, M.,
Boling, J. C.,
Davis, L. L.
...Purpose Of the Study: This paper is a report of a study of the Assistance, Support, and Self-health Initiated through Skill Training (ASSIST) randomized control trial. The aim of...
Dietary intake of vitamin D and cognition in older women: a large population-based study
Annweiler, C.,
Schott, A.M.,
Rolland, Y.,
Blain, H.,
Herrmann, F. R.,
Beauchet, O.
Background: Serum vitamin D concentrations are associated with global cognitive function among older adults. The benefits of vitamin D intake to treat or prevent cognitive impairment remain unknown....
Physical activity attenuates age-related biomarker alterations in preclinical AD
Okonkwo, O. C.,
Schultz, S. A.,
Oh, J. M.,
Larson, J.,
Edwards, D.,
Cook, D.,
Koscik, R.,
Gallagher, C. L.,
Dowling, N. M.,
Carlsson, C. M.,
Bendlin, B. B.,
LaRue, A.,
Rowley, H. A.,
Christian, B. T.,
Asthana, S.,
Hermann, B. P.,
Johnson, S. C.,
Sager, M. A.
...imaging. Participants’ responses on a self-report measure of current physical activity were used to classify them as either physically active or physically inactive based on American Heart Association guidelines. They...
A pilot study of yogic meditation for family dementia caregivers with depressive symptoms: effects on mental health, cognition, and telomerase activity
Lavretsky, H.,
Epel, E.S.,
Siddarth, P.,
Nazarian, N.,
Cyr, N. St.,
Khalsa, D.S.,
Lin, J.,
Blackburn, E.,
Irwin, M.R.
Background: This study examined the effects of brief daily yogic meditation on mental health, cognitive functioning, and immune cell telomerase activity in family dementia caregivers with mild depressive...
Cognitive training enhances pre-attentive neurophysiological responses in older adults ‘at risk’ of dementia
Mowszowski, Loren,
Hermens, Daniel F.,
Diamond, Keri,
Norrie, Louisa,
Cockayne, Nicole,
Ward, Philip B.,
Hickie, Ian B.,
Lewis, Simon J. G.,
Batchelor, Jennifer,
Naismith, Sharon L.
...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...