Do we agree or disagree? A systematic review of the application of preference-based instruments in self and proxy reporting of quality of life in older people

C Hutchinson, A Worley, J Khadka, R Milte… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Quality of life is an important person-centred outcome in health and aged care
settings. Due to an increasing prevalence of cognitive decline and dementia in ageing …

Awareness of cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Cacciamani, M Houot, G Gagliardi… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Identifying a poor degree of awareness of cognitive decline (ACD) could
represent an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Objectives:(1) to understand …

Tumor location is associated with mood dysfunction in patients with diffuse glioma

MNG van Genderen, V Belgers, JM Niers, L Douw… - Nature Mental …, 2024 - nature.com
Gliomas are primary brain tumors that can cause neuropsychiatric symptoms, including
severe depressive symptoms (SDS; in 14%) and an absence of depressive symptoms (ADS; …

Deterioration of basic activities of daily living and their impact on quality of life across different cognitive stages of dementia: a European study

CM Giebel, C Sutcliffe, M Stolt, S Karlsson… - International …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Background: Performing basic activities of daily living (ADLs) is one of the major difficulties
encountered in dementia, which can have considerable negative impacts on the quality of …

Inter-rater agreement of the Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) self-rating and proxy rating scale: Secondary analysis of RightTimePlaceCare data

J Römhild, S Fleischer, G Meyer, A Stephan… - Health and Quality of …, 2018 - Springer
Background To assess the quality of life of people with dementia, measures are required for
self-rating by the person with dementia, and for proxy rating by others. The Quality of Life in …

Characteristics associated with quality of life in long-term care residents with dementia: a cross-sectional study

MS Klapwijk, MAA Caljouw, MJC Pieper… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2016 - karger.com
Background: To determine which characteristics are associated with quality of life (QOL) in
residents with moderate to very severe dementia in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) …

Understanding Alzheimer's disease as a disorder of consciousness

JD Huntley, SM Fleming, DC Mograbi… - … Research & Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
People with Alzheimer's disease (AD) demonstrate a range of alterations in consciousness.
Changes in awareness of cognitive deficit, self‐awareness, and introspection are seen early …

Association of lower spiritual well-being, social support, self-esteem, subjective well-being, optimism and hope scores with mild cognitive impairment and mild …

SB Dos Santos, GP Rocha, LL Fernandez… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Positive psychology (PP) constructs contribute significantly to a better quality of
life for people with various diseases. There are still few studies that have evaluated the …

Three-year trajectories of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease

JL Conde-Sala, O Turró-Garriga… - Journal of …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Although numerous studies have examined caregiver burden in the context of Alzheimer's
disease, discrepancies remain regarding the influence of certain factors. This study aimed to …

The hypothalamus in Alzheimer's disease: a Golgi and electron microscope study

SJ Baloyannis, I Mavroudis… - American Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by
irreversible decline of mental faculties, emotional and behavioral changes, loss of motor …