Greenaway, M. C., Duncan, N. L., Smith, G. E.

Objective: Individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have few empirically based treatment options for combating their memory loss. This study sought to examine the efficacy of a calendar/notebook rehabilitation intervention, the memory support system (MSS), for individuals with amnestic MCI.; Methods: Forty individuals with single domain amnestic MCI and their program partners were randomized […]

Gies, Cheryl, Pierce, Linda, Steiner, Victoria, van der Bijl, Joan, Salvador, Diane

Purpose and Design: Most of the 5.4 million Americans with dementia are cared for by family members who experience care needs and time constraints. This quasi-experimental study examined the experience of using a psychosocial assessment instrument to understand caregiver needs delivered in an interview versus a self-administered web-based format.; Methods: Ten family caregivers were randomized […]

Érsek, K., Kovács, T., Wimo, A., Kárpati, K., Brodszky, V., Péntek, M., Jönsson, L., Gustavsson, A., McDaid, D., Kenigsberg, P. A., Valtonen, H., Gulácsi, L.

Objective: The main aim of this paper is to give an overview on the quality of life, health care utilisation and costs of dementia in Hungary.; Method: A cross-sectional non-population based study of 88 consecutive dementia patients and their caregivers was conducted in three GP practices and one outpatient setting in 2008. Resource Utilization in […]

Czaja, Sara J., Loewenstein, David, Schulz, Richard, Nair, Sankaran N., Perdomo, Dolores

Background/objectives: Available services and intervention programs for dementia caregivers are often underutilized because of issues such as cost, logistics, lack of knowledge about available services, or insufficient support from others. Information technologies offer the potential of removing these barriers and facilitating the ability of caregivers to access needed support. This project evaluated the feasibility and […]

Cox, Kay L., Flicker, Leon, Almeida, Osvaldo P., Xiao, Jianguo, Greenop, Kathryn R., Hendriks, Jacqueline, Phillips, Michael, Lautenschlager, Nicola T.

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess in older adults with memory complaints, the effects of a 6-month home-based physical activity (PA) intervention on short-term adherence, short and long-term self-efficacy and the predictors of adherence.; Methods: Participants with memory complaints with or without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were recruited from Perth, Western Australia […]

Bird, Michael, Llewellyn-Jones, Robert H., Korten, Ailsa

Objectives: Treatment of challenging behaviour in dementia using standardized psychopharmacological or psychosocial approaches remains problematical. A case-specific approach was trialled in this study, based on extensive evidence that each case is different in aetiology, the effects of the behaviour on others and what interventions are possible given the available resources.; Method: Forty-four consecutive referrals for […]

Attanasio, A., Bedin, M., Stocco, S., Negrin, V., Biancon, A., Cecchetto, G., Tagliapietra, M.

Aim: Several reviews or clinical trials published in the last years have not demonstrated that tube feeding can improve outcomes, including inhalation pneumonia, survival, pressure sores. Further, high rate of risks are recognized. Therefore, this practice should be discouraged for severely demented patients. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of these […]