What do family caregivers of people with dementia need? A mixed‐method systematic review

V Bressan, C Visintini, A Palese - Health & social care in the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Caring for people with dementia is a major challenge for relatives and society worldwide.
Understanding the family caregivers' needs is crucial to promote their care‐giving role …

Cognitive rehabilitation for people with mild to moderate dementia

A Kudlicka, A Martyr, A Bahar-Fuchs… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cognitive impairments affect functional ability in people with dementia.
Cognitive rehabilitation (CR) is a personalised, solution‐focused approach that aims to …

Barriers and facilitators to the access to and use of formal dementia care: findings of a focus group study with people with dementia, informal carers and health and …

A Stephan, A Bieber, L Hopper, R Joyce, K Irving… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background People with dementia and informal carers often access formal care late in the
process of dementia. The barriers and facilitators to service use from the perspectives of …

Impact of behavioral and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer's disease on caregiver outcomes

K Pinyopornpanish, A Soontornpun, T Wongpakaran… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This study was to determine the prevalence of behavioral and psychological symptoms of
dementia (BPSD) and its association with dementia severity and to explore the association …

Validation of the German Montreal-Cognitive-Assessment-H for hearing-impaired

C Völter, H Fricke, S Faour, G Lueg… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Hearing loss and dementia are highly prevalent in older age and often co-
occur. Most neurocognitive screening tests are auditory-based, and performance can be …

Novel strategies for Alzheimer's disease treatment: An overview of anti-amyloid beta monoclonal antibodies

K Rygiel - Indian journal of pharmacology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial, progressive neurodegenerative disorder with a
poor prognosis, and thus, novel therapies for AD are certainly needed in a growing …

Dependence in Alzheimer's disease and service use costs, quality of life, and caregiver burden: the DADE study

RW Jones, R Romeo, R Trigg, M Knapp, A Sato… - Alzheimer's & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Most models determining how patient and caregiver characteristics and costs
change with Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression focus on one aspect, for example …

The economics of mild cognitive impairment

PJ Lin, PJ Neumann - Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2013 - Elsevier
Individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at elevated risk of developing
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although the economic burden of AD itself is well recognized, little …

Caregiving spouses' experiences of relational uncertainty and partner influence in the prolonged relational transition of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

RA Cooper, MJ Pitts - Journal of Social and Personal …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias cause gradual cognitive and communicative
decline over a period of several years creating a prolonged transitional period in the lives of …

A path analysis of patient dependence and caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease

J Garre-Olmo, J Vilalta-Franch… - International …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Background: The concept of dependence has been proposed as an integrative measure to
assess the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to investigate the …