Caregiver burden and prevalence of depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances in A lzheimer's disease caregivers in C hina

S Liu, C Li, Z Shi, X Wang, Y Zhou, S Liu… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To evaluate caregiver burden and factors that influence this burden
among caregivers and patients with Alzheimer's disease in China. Background Long‐term …

Analysing the use of music to facilitate social interaction in care home residents with dementia: Narrative synthesis systematic review

B Waters, L Sousa, M Orrell, O McDermott - Dementia, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Individuals with dementia residing in care homes can rely heavily on care staff
to access activities and meaningful interactions. Previous research suggests that care home …

[PDF][PDF] Using proxies to assess quality of life: a review of the issues and challenges

SE Rand, J Caiels - 2015 - kar.kent.ac.uk
1. In recent decades, quality of life has been advocated as an indicator to evaluate
publiclyfunded services and to be used in service planning and delivery. 2. Quality of life is …

Deterioration of basic activities of daily living and their impact on quality of life across different cognitive stages of dementia: a European study

CM Giebel, C Sutcliffe, M Stolt, S Karlsson… - International …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Background: Performing basic activities of daily living (ADLs) is one of the major difficulties
encountered in dementia, which can have considerable negative impacts on the quality of …

Improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life-living well with dementia: study protocol for the IDEAL study

L Clare, SM Nelis, C Quinn, A Martyr… - Health and quality of life …, 2014 - Springer
Background Enabling people with dementia and carers to 'live well'with the condition is a
key United Kingdom policy objective. The aim of this project is to identify what helps people …

Quality of life in relation to neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: 5‐year prospective ALSOVA cohort study

K Hongisto, I Hallikainen, T Selander… - … journal of geriatric …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the association between neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) with self‐
and caregiver‐rated Quality of Life (QoL) for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) during a …

Effects of cognitive stimulation therapy Japanese version (CST-J) for people with dementia: a single-blind, controlled clinical trial

K Yamanaka, Y Kawano, D Noguchi… - Aging & mental …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) has shown to have significant benefits in
improving the cognitive function and quality of life (QOL) in people with mild-to-moderate …

Characteristics associated with quality of life in long-term care residents with dementia: a cross-sectional study

MS Klapwijk, MAA Caljouw, MJC Pieper… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2016 - karger.com
Background: To determine which characteristics are associated with quality of life (QOL) in
residents with moderate to very severe dementia in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) …

Determinants of self‐and carer‐rated quality of life and caregiver burden in Alzheimer disease

C Schumann, P Alexopoulos… - International journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We aimed to investigate factors associated with self‐and carer‐rated quality of life
(QoL) and caregiver burden related to very mild to severe clinical Alzheimer disease (AD) …

Caregiver perspectives about using antipsychotics and other medications for symptoms of dementia

JW Kerns, JD Winter, KM Winter, CC Kerns… - The …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives To avoid “chemical restraints,” policies and guidelines
have been implemented to curb the use of medications for behavioral and psychological …