Anstey, Kaarin J., Bahar-Fuchs, Alex, Herath, Pushpani, Rebok, George W., Cherbuin, Nicolas

Background: Disappointing results from clinical trials of disease-modifying interventions for Alzheimer’s dementia (AD), along with reliable identification of modifiable risk factors in mid life from epidemiological studies, have contributed to calls to invest in risk-reduction interventions. It is also well known that AD-related pathological processes begin more than a decade before the development of clinical […]

Gagnon, Lyssa G., Belleville, Sylvie

This study evaluated the efficacy of a cognitive intervention for attentional control in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) with an executive deficit. It also sought to verify if the benefits of training generalised to primary and secondary outcome measures. Participants (n = 24) were randomly assigned to a training programme or active control […]

Mirelman, Anat, Rochester, Lynn, Reelick, Miriam, Nieuwhof, Freek, Pelosin, Elisa, Abbruzzese, Giovanni, Dockx, Kim, Nieuwboer, Alice, Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.

Background: Recent work has demonstrated that fall risk can be attributed to cognitive as well as motor deficits. Indeed, everyday walking in complex environments utilizes executive function, dual tasking, planning and scanning, all while walking forward. Pilot studies suggest that a multi-modal intervention that combines treadmill training to target motor function and a virtual reality […]

Voigt-Radloff, Sebastian, Graff, Maud, Leonhart, Rainer, Schornstein, Katrin, Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra, Olde Rikkert, Marcel, Huell, Michael

Background: A recent Dutch mono-centre randomised controlled trial has shown that occupational therapy improves daily functioning in dementia. The aim of this present study is to compare the effects of the Dutch community occupational therapy programme with a community occupational therapy consultation on daily functioning in older people with mild or moderate dementia and their […]