Allen, Victoria J., Methven, Lisa, Gosney, Margot

Aim: To analyse the influence of serving method on compliance and consumption of nutritional supplement drinks in older adults with cognitive impairment.; Background: Oral nutritional supplement drinks have positive benefits on increasing nutritional status in undernourished older people leading to weight gain. However, consumption of these drinks is low and therefore limits their effectiveness.; Design: […]

Aguiar, Paula, Monteiro, Larissa, Feres, Ana, Gomes, Irenio, Melo, Ailton

Objective: To determine the effects of rivastigmine patch associated with physical exercise versus rivastigmine patch alone in quality of life (QOL), cognition, activities of daily living (ADL) and functional mobility in Alzheimer’s disease (AD)subjects. Methods: A randomized, controlled, single-blinded trial was conducted in 40 patients with mild to moderate stages of AD. All patients were […]

Aarsland, Dag, Ballard, Clive, Walker, Zuzana, Bostrom, Fredrik, Alves, Guido, Kossakowski, Katja, Leroi, Iracema, Pozo-Rodriguez, Francisco, Minthon, Lennart, Londos, Elisabet

Background: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) are common forms of dementia that substantially affect quality of life. Currently, the only treatment licensed for PDD is rivastigmine, and there are no licensed treatments for DLB. We aimed to test the safety and efficacy of the N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist memantine […]

Aakhus, Eivind, Engedal, Knut, Aspelund, Tom, Selbaek, Geir

Background: Family caregivers of patients with psychiatric or medical disorders are at risk of developing psychological distress. Studies including family caregivers of patients with dementia have shown that psychoeducative programmes reduce distress and postpone institutionalisation. Little is known about the effect of psychoeducation of relatives of psychogeriatric patients. The aim of this study was to […]