The multidisciplinary approach to Alzheimer's disease and dementia. A narrative review of non-pharmacological treatment

C Zucchella, E Sinforiani, S Tamburin… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia are chronic diseases with progressive
deterioration of cognition, function, and behavior leading to severe disability and death. The …

Daily functioning and dementia

G Cipriani, S Danti, L Picchi, A Nuti… - Dementia & …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Dementia is characterized by a decline in memory, language, problem-solving and in other
cognitive domains that affect a person's ability to perform everyday activities and social …

Cognitive interventions for cognitively healthy, mildly impaired, and mixed samples of older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled …

CM Mewborn, CA Lindbergh, L Stephen Miller - Neuropsychology review, 2017 - Springer
Cognitive interventions may improve cognition, delay age-related cognitive declines, and
improve quality of life for older adults. The current meta-analysis was conducted to update …

[HTML][HTML] Digital marker for early screening of mild cognitive impairment through hand and eye movement analysis in virtual reality using machine learning: First …

SY Kim, J Park, H Choi, M Loeser, H Ryu… - Journal of medical Internet …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background With the global rise in Alzheimer disease (AD), early screening for mild
cognitive impairment (MCI), which is a preclinical stage of AD, is of paramount importance …

Chronic physical conditions, multimorbidity, and mild cognitive impairment in low‐and middle‐income countries

A Koyanagi, E Lara, B Stubbs… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess the association between chronic physical conditions and
multimorbidity and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in low‐and middle‐income countries …

Effective multicomponent interventions in comparison to active control and no interventions on physical capacity, cognitive function and instrumental activities of daily …

M Bruderer-Hofstetter, AK Rausch-Osthoff… - Ageing research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Multicomponent interventions (MCT) combine physical exercises and cognitive training and
seem to be most effective in improving cognition in elderly people. However, literature is …

[HTML][HTML] Design considerations for an exergame-based training intervention for older adults with mild neurocognitive disorder: qualitative study including focus groups …

P Manser, M Adcock-Omlin, ED de Bruin - JMIR Serious Games, 2023 - games.jmir.org
Background Exergames have attracted growing interest in the prevention and treatment of
neurocognitive disorders. The most effective exergame and training components (ie …

Developing assistive robots for people with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia: a qualitative study with older adults and experts in aged care

M Law, C Sutherland, HS Ahn, BA MacDonald, K Peri… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This research is part of an international project to design and test a home-based
healthcare robot to help older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early dementia …

Verbal fluency and risk of dementia

AR Sutin, Y Stephan… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Verbal fluency is a common neuropsychological test that is impaired in dementia.
We test whether verbal fluency is a prospective risk factor for incident dementia, cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Hand movements in mild cognitive impairment: Clinical implications and insights for future research

CR Ilardi, A Iavarone, M La Marra, T Iachini… - Journal of integrative …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Decreased upper-extremity/visuomotor abilities are frequently encountered in healthy aging.
However, few studies have assessed hand movements in the prodromal stage of dementia …