Efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer's disease and for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in older patients with moderate and …

M Seibert, V Mühlbauer, J Holbrook… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Many patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are physically frail or
have substantial functional impairments. There is growing evidence that such patients are at …

To be frail or not to be frail: this is the question—a critical narrative review of frailty

S Sciacchitano, V Carola, G Nicolais… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Many factors have contributed to rendering frailty an emerging, relevant, and very popular
concept. First, many pandemics that have affected humanity in history, including COVID-19 …

Effectively caring for individuals with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Keng, EE Brown, A Rostas, TK Rajji… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the elderly and particularly individuals
with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD). Behavioral and psychological …

[HTML][HTML] New antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of agitation and psychosis in Alzheimer's disease: focus on brexpiprazole and pimavanserin

F Caraci, M Santagati, G Caruso, D Cannavò… - …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are symptoms of disturbed perception,
mood, behavior, and thought content that occurred frequently. These symptoms, which …

Nutrition in Alzheimer's disease: A review of an underappreciated pathophysiological mechanism

J Jiang, H Shi, S Jiang, A Wang, X Zou, Y Wang… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in older individuals and is an
escalating challenge to global public health. Pharmacy therapy of AD is one of the well …

Frailty, psychological well‐being, and social isolation in older adults with cognitive impairment during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic: data from the GeroCovid initiative

C Terziotti, C Ceolin, M Devita, C Raffaelli… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The containment measures linked to the COVID‐19 pandemic negatively
affected the phyco‐physical well‐being of the population, especially older adults with …

Similarities, differences and overlaps between frailty and Parkinson's disease

J Ebina, S Ebihara, O Kano - Geriatrics & Gerontology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterized by
bradykinesia, rest tremor, rigidity, and postural and gait disturbances, which are frequently …

The Relationships between Caregiver Burden, Physical Frailty, Race, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms (BPSD), and Other Associated Variables: An …

CI Cohen, S Hashem, KT Kyaw, SA Brangman… - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: For persons with dementia, the relationships between caregiver
burden, physical frailty, race, behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD), and other …

Prevalence of behavioral and psychological symptoms in patients with cognitive decline before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Y Kuroda, T Sugimoto, N Matsumoto, K Uchida… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Preventive measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 are essential, but often
cause social isolation, affecting the physical and mental health of older adults. Patients with …

Factors associated with health‐related quality of life of informal caregivers of older patients and the mediating role of subjective caregivers' burden

I Vrettos, F Anagnostopoulos, P Voukelatou… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Caregiving has been associated with increased subjective burden and
decreased health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) for caregivers. The aim of the study was to …