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The effect of videophone communication (with skype and webcam)for elderly patients with dementia and their caregivers
Hori, Miyako,
Kubota, Masakazu,
Ando, Koichi,
Kihara, Takeshi,
Takahashi, Ryosuke,
Kinoshita, Ayae
We conducted an intervention study to clarify how effectively videophone (Skype) was used in the communication for elderly patients with dementia cared at home and their caregivers. For a period of 12 weeks, a patient-caregiver pair(n = 6) communicated with a nurse via computer for 30 minutes once a week. The patient and the caregiver […]
Hospice use and outcomes in nursing home residents with advanced dementia
Objectives: To identify characteristics of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia and their healthcare proxies (HCPs) associated with hospice referral and to examine the association between hospice use and the treatment of pain and dyspnea and unmet needs during the last 7 days of life.; Design: Prospective cohort study.; Setting: Twenty-two Boston-area NHs.; Participants: […]
WHEDA study: effectiveness of occupational therapy at home for older people with dementia and their caregivers–the design of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial evaluating a Dutch programme in seven German centres
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 […]
The Danish Alzheimer intervention study: rationale, study design and baseline characteristics of the cohort
WALDEMAR, G.,
Waldorff, F. B.,
Buss, D. V.,
Eckermann, A.,
Keiding, N.,
Rishøj, S.,
Siersma, V.,
Sørensen, J.,
Sørensen, L. V.,
VOGEL, A.
Background: There is a lack of appropriately designed trials investigating the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for patients with mild dementia and their family caregivers. This paper reports the rationale and design of the Danish Alzheimer Disease Intervention Study and baseline characteristics of the cohort.; Methods: The study was a 1-year multicentre randomized controlled rater-blinded trial […]
Improved end-of-life care for patients with dementia: greater family satisfaction and possibly greater end-of-life comfort
van der Steen, Jenny T.,
van Soest-Poortvliet, Mirjam C.,
Gijsberts, Marie-José H. E.,
Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D.,
Achterberg, Wilco P.,
Ribbe, Miel W.,
Deliens, Luc,
de Vet, Henrica C. W.
Objective: To analyse possible trends in families’ evaluations of the quality of end-of-life care and the quality of dying in dementia.; Design: Analysis of individual patient data from 3 studies (2 solely retrospective (after death) and 1 partly prospective).; Method: We combined data on 372 residents with dementia from 38 nursing homes and 13 residential […]
Decision-making and outcomes of feeding tube insertion: a five-state study
Teno, Joan M.,
Mitchell, Susan L.,
Kuo, Sylvia K.,
Gozalo, Pedro L.,
Rhodes, Ramona L.,
Lima, Julie C.,
Mor, Vincent
Objectives: To examine family member’s perceptions of decision-making and outcomes of feeding tubes.; Design: Mortality follow-back survey. Sample weights were used to account for oversampling and survey design. A 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 […]
The peaceful mind program: a pilot test of a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based intervention for anxious patients with dementia
Stanley, Melinda A.,
Calleo, Jessica,
Bush, Amber L.,
Wilson, Nancy,
Snow, A. Lynn,
Kraus-Schuman, Cynthia,
Paukert, Amber L.,
Petersen, Nancy J.,
Brenes, Gretchen A.,
Schulz, Paul E.,
Williams, Susan P.,
Kunik, Mark E.
Objectives: To assess feasibility and to conduct a preliminary evaluation of outcomes following Peaceful Mind, a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based intervention for anxiety in dementia, relative to usual care.; Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial including assessments at baseline and 3 and 6 months.; Setting: Houston, TX.; Participants: Thirty-two outpatients diagnosed with mild (47%) or moderate (53%) dementia […]