Alzheimer's disease

CL Masters, R Bateman, K Blennow… - Nature reviews disease …, 2015 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is a chronic illness with long preclinical and prodromal phases (20
years) and an average clinical duration of 8–10 years. The disease has an estimated …

Antidepressants for treating depression in dementia

R Dudas, R Malouf, J McCleery… - Cochrane Database of …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The use of antidepressants in dementia accompanied by depressive symptoms
is widespread, but their clinical efficacy is uncertain. This review updates an earlier version …

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 …

Unmet needs of community‐residing persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: Findings from the maximizing independence at home study

BS Black, D Johnston, PV Rabins… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the prevalence and correlates of unmet needs in a sample of
community‐residing persons with dementia (PWD) and their informal caregivers. Design …

Quality of life assessment in older adults with dementia: A systematic review

HB Burks, JKA des Bordes, R Chadha… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: In the absence of a cure, dementia is often managed by minimizing risk factors
contributing to quality of life (QOL). Attitudes to dementia in older adults may differ from those …

[图书][B] Dementia and human rights

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Unmet needs in community-living persons with dementia are common, often non-medical and related to patient and caregiver characteristics

BS Black, D Johnston, J Leoutsakos… - International …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Objective: Understanding which characteristics of persons with dementia (PWD) and their
caregivers are associated with unmet needs can inform strategies to address those needs …

A multidimensional home-based care coordination intervention for elders with memory disorders: the maximizing independence at home (MIND) pilot randomized trial

QM Samus, D Johnston, BS Black, E Hess… - The American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess whether a dementia care coordination intervention delays time to
transition from home and reduces unmet needs in elders with memory disorders. Design 18 …

Factors influencing quality of life of elderly people with dementia and care implications: A systematic review

W Jing, R Willis, Z Feng - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Identifying factors associated with Quality of Life (QoL) of elderly people with
dementia could contribute to finding pathways to improve QoL for elderly people in …

Measuring the impact of informal elderly caregiving: a systematic review of tools

I Mosquera, I Vergara, I Larrañaga, M Machón… - Quality of Life …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To classify and identify the main characteristics of the tools used in practice to
assess the impact of elderly caregiving on the informal carers' life. Methods A systematic …