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Social factors and quality of life aspects on frailty syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: the VERISAÚDE study
(BioMed Central, 2018-03-07)
[Abstract]
Background. Frailty is a multidimensional clinical geriatric syndrome that may be reversed in its early stages. Most studies have paid attention to its physical or phenotypic boundaries, however, little is ...
UnderstAID, an ICT platform to help informal caregivers of people with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled study
(Hindawi, 2016)
[Abstract] Information and communications technology (ICT) could support ambient assisted living (AAL) based interventions to provide support to informal caregivers of people with dementia, especially when they need to ...
Predictors of caregiving satisfaction in informal caregivers of people with dementia
(Elsevier, 2015-03-14)
[Abstract] Objective. The prevalence of dementia is increasing and consequently the demands from families, institutions and healthcare system. Although a substantial amount of research on caregiving has emphasized the ...
Optimal nonpharmacological management of agitation in Alzheimer’s disease: challenges and solutions
(Dove Press, 2016-02-22)
[Abstract] Many patients with Alzheimer’s disease will develop agitation at later stages of
the disease, which constitutes one of the most challenging and distressing aspects of dementia.
Recently, nonpharmacological ...
Factors related to primary health care provision: a cross-sectional study in an elderly rural population
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-07-06)
[Abstract] We examined the relationship between social support, lifestyle habits, and disease-related factors in two primary health care settings: the health care center and the elders’ homes. Logistic regression analysis ...
Effects of physical exercise interventions in frail older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
(BioMed Central, 2015-12-02)
[Abstract] Background: Low physical activity has been shown to be one of the most common components of frailty, and
interventions have been considered to prevent or reverse this syndrome. The purpose of this systematic ...
Multisensory stimulation as an intervention strategy for elderly patients with severe dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial
(SAGE, 2015-12-01)
[Abstract] The objective of this study was to compare the effect of multisensory stimulation environment (MSSE) and one-to-one activity sessions in the symptomatology of elderly individuals with severe dementia. Thirty-two ...
Caregiver's distress related to the patient's neuropsychiatric symptoms as a function of the care-setting
(Elsevier, 2016-09-09)
[Abstract] Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and correlation between its intensity and caregiver distress were evaluated as a function of the care-setting in a cross-sectional study including 72 patient-caregiver ...
Preserved suppression of salient irrelevant stimuli during visual search in age-associated memory impairment
(Frontiers, 2016-01-12)
[Abstract] Previous studies have suggested that older adults with age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) may show a significant decline in attentional resource capacity and inhibitory processes in addition to memory ...
Nutritional determinants of frailty in older adults: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2017-05-15)
[Abstract]
Background. Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that affects multiple domains of human functioning. A variety of problems contributes to the development of this syndrome; poor nutritional status is an important ...