Dementia prevention, intervention, and care

G Livingston, A Sommerlad, V Orgeta, SG Costafreda… - The lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Acting now on dementia prevention, intervention, and care will vastly
improve living and dying for individuals with dementia and their families, and in doing so …

Screening for cognitive impairment in older adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

CD Patnode, LA Perdue, RC Rossom, MC Rushkin… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Early identification of cognitive impairment may improve patient and caregiver
health outcomes. Objective To systematically review the test accuracy of cognitive screening …

Comparative efficacy of 11 non-pharmacological interventions on depression, anxiety, quality of life, and caregiver burden for informal caregivers of people with …

Y Sun, M Ji, M Leng, X Li, X Zhang, Z Wang - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, numerous dementia caregiving interventions for informal
caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia have been developed. However, it …

The effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for informal dementia caregivers: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

ST Cheng, KK Li, A Losada, F Zhang, A Au… - Psychology and …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
This systematic review and meta-analysis compared the effects of 131 randomized
controlled trials, published between 2006 and mid-2018, for dementia caregivers with …

Screening for cognitive impairment in older adults: a systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

JS Lin, E O'Connor, RC Rossom… - Annals of internal …, 2013 - acpjournals.org
This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
supplement. Background: Earlier identification of cognitive impairment may reduce patient …

A systematic review of social support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia: Are they doing what they promise?

AEH Dam, ME de Vugt, IPM Klinkenberg, FRJ Verhey… - Maturitas, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Social support interventions for caregivers of persons with dementia (PwD) are
important because informal carers often rely on their social networks for support. This …

Peer support for parents of children with chronic disabling conditions: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies

V Shilling, C Morris, J Thompson‐Coon… - … medicine & child …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
AIM To review the qualitative and quantitative evidence of the benefits of peer support for
parents of children with disabling conditions in the context of health, well‐being, impact on …

Clinical effectiveness of a manual based coping strategy programme (START, STrAtegies for RelaTives) in promoting the mental health of carers of family members …

G Livingston, J Barber, P Rapaport, M Knapp, M Griffin… - Bmj, 2013 - bmj.com
Objective To assess whether a manual based coping strategy compared with treatment as
usual reduces depression and anxiety symptoms in carers of family members with dementia …

Psychosocial interventions in dementia care research: the INTERDEM manifesto

E Moniz-Cook, M Vernooij-Dassen, B Woods… - Aging & mental …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Dementia is a biomedical, psychological and societal disability, which poses complex
challenges that are different to those of many other disabilities. As a global health problem, it …

Effects of befriending on depressive symptoms and distress: systematic review and meta-analysis

N Mead, H Lester, C Chew-Graham, L Gask… - The British Journal of …, 2010 - cambridge.org
BackgroundHigh rates of emotional distress and depressive symptoms in the community can
reflect difficult life events and social circumstances. There is a need for appropriate, low-cost …