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Morbidity and medication consumption among users of home telecare services
(Wiley, 2016-08-02)
[Abstract] Telecare is a healthcare resource based on new technologies that, through the services offered, attempt to help elderly people to continue living in their homes. In this sense, first-generation telecare services ...
Comparing the effects of multisensory stimulation and individualized music sessions on elderly people with severe dementia: a randomized controlled trial
(IOS Press, 2016-04-26)
[Abstract] The objective of this study was to compare the effects of a multisensory stimulation environment (MSSE) and individualized music sessions on agitation, emotional and cognitive status, and dementia severity in a ...
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 ...
Is salivary chromogranin A a valid psychological stress biomarker during sensory stimulation in people with advanced dementia?
(IOS Press, 2016-12-20)
[Abstract] Salivary chromogranin A (sCgA) is gaining attention as a biomarker of psychological stress. The objective of this work was to determine whether individualized music intervention and multisensory stimulation ...
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 ...
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 ...
Health determinants of nutritional status in community-dwelling older population: the VERISAÚDE study
(Cambridge, 2016-03-15)
[Abstract] Objective Malnutrition is a common and relevant syndrome in elderly people due to its influence on quality of life. The main aim of the present study was to identify health determinants of malnutrition or risk ...
The opinion of professional caregivers about the platform understAID for patients with dementia
(International Scientific Information, 2016-10-10)
[Abstract] BACKGROUND: The person with dementia should be treated as an unique person regarding symptoms directly associated with dementia, such as problems with memory, hallucinations, and delusions, as well as other ...
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 ...