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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"dementia patients"”.
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Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Neurocognitive Performance in Dementia Patients
<p>Dementia has become a serious problem worldwide due to the rapidly increasing incidence rate and the lack of effective treatments that cure or slow disease progression, and thus. prevention is crucial. Some studies suggests that cigarette smoking may increase the risk of developing dementia, but …
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Psychopathic Agents: Use and Implications for Rural Caregivers of Dementia Patients
<p>Elderly caregivers of dementia individuals within the community are at risk for mental and emotional stress. One method caregivers have coped with this stress is through psychotropic and social drug use.<br> Although research has investigated drug-taking practices of the elderly in the …
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The Effect of Caregiver Question Types On Disruptive Behavior in Dementia Patients
… determine if individuals in the later stages of dementia could benefit from their caregivers' use of language components that would assist them in gaining access to their emotional memories that had been developed throughout a lifetime of experiences. Participants in the study included 10 …
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Prevalence, Predictors and Healthcare Impact of Anticholinergic Medications Use in Elderly Dementia Patients
… of anticholinergic drugs use in elderly dementia patients (ii) to determine predictors of anticholinergic drugs use in elderly dementia patients (iii) to assess the association between the use of drugs with anticholinergic properties and Health-related Quality of life (HRQoL) among …
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A Duty to Deceive? Using New and Deceptive Technologies to Enhance the Lives of Dementia Patients
In this paper I propose a new type of therapy for dementia patients called AIIT. AIIT concerns using artificially intelligent programs to mimic the likeness of a dementia patients' spouse or relative in hopes of providing them comfort and an alternative solution to them constantly reliving grief or …
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Length of Hospital Stay, Delirium and Discharge Status Outcomes Associated With Anticholinergic Drug Use in Elderly Hospitalized Dementia Patients
Problem: There are a significant proportion of patients taking acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (ChEi) for cognitive dysfunction also taking medications with anticholinergic (ACh) properties that may counteract their effects. As the number of ACh medications, burden, increases so does the likelihood …
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Hospital-to-home care transition for dementia patients and family caregivers : discharge planning and decision-making experience of family caregivers
… transitions for persons living with dementia (PLWD) are critical periods that often expose family caregivers (FCGs) to significant decisional, informational, and emotional challenges. This dissertation explored the discharge planning and decision-making experiences of culturally …
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An exploration of family members perceptions of palliative care given to dementia patients and their families in old age homes in Cape Town
The disease trajectory that characterises dementia is one of progressive neuro-psychiatric, physical and cognitive decline. It is family members who often bear the brunt of the suffering that these sequential 'deaths' and losses bring. As they retain strong bonds, placement of loved ones in an …
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The cognitive functioning of dementia patients : an examination of the hierarchic dementia scale, and the impact of cognitive functioning on caregiver burden and desire to institutionalize
Dementia is a chronic condition leading to a decline in independent functioning. The objective of the study was to examine dementia patient cognitive functioning by using the Hierarchic Dementia Scale (HDS), and examine the impact of cognitive functioning on caregiver burden and desire to …
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INAPPROPRIATE ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION USE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
… use in the elderly in general and elderly with dementia patients in specific (ii) to determine the predictors of inappropriate anticholinergic medication use in the elderly (iii) to determine the predictors of inappropriate anticholinergic medication use in elderly dementia patients METHODS: …
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Predicting intellectual level from the Mini-Mental State Examination : a multivariate approach
… to assess the intellectual functioning of dementia patients. However, psychometric instruments such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - revised (WAIS-R) are often too demanding for dementia patients, precluding its utility. Clinicians and researchers have indirectly estimated a …
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Dementia caregivers: Educational intervention and coping styles
Caregivers of dementia patients who were referred to a community-based comprehensive assessment program for demented and/or chronically ill older adults by physicians or community agencies were studied for this thesis.
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Dementia caregivers: Educational intervention and coping styles
Caregivers of dementia patients who were referred to a community-based comprehensive assessment program for demented and/or chronically ill older adults by physicians or community agencies were studied for this thesis.
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Validation of the Mild Behavioral Impairment-Checklist in Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
… symptoms (NPS) are early markers of dementia preceding cognitive impairment. The Mild Behavioral Impairment Checklist (MBI-C) was developed to characterize NPS for pre-dementia patients. This thesis examines the validity and utility of the MBI-C for detecting neuropsychiatric symptoms …
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The lived experience of male and female caregivers of people with dementia: a qualitative study
… coping strategies and the disease state of dementia patients all influence carers’ quality of life (QoL) and well-being. Qualitative research looking at carers’ lived experiences and the effect that this has on their well-being is limited. Aim/Objectives: To explore carers’ lived experiences …
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HISTAMINERGIC H3 AND CANNABINOID CB1 RECEPTORS IN DEMENTIA
… of H3 receptors remain unchanged under vascular dementia or mixed dementia pathology, and may serve as a therapeutic target for cognitive deficits. Measurements of CB1 receptors in postmortem brain samples of Lewy body dementia patients indicate the possible relationship between CB1 loss and …
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Use of the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate-II (Pacslac-II) by People Who Are Not Health Professionals
… undertreated, especially in older people with dementia. Patients with severe dementia are likely to suffer from untreated pain because of their limited ability to report it. Observational methods of pain assessment, such as the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to …
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Husband's and Daughter's Role Strain During Breast Cancer Hospice Patient Caregiving and Bereavement Adjustment
… on the experience of those providing care to dementia patients. This study tests these competing models of bereavement adjustment for husband and daughter caregivers of breast cancer hospice patients. For husbands, greater psychological strain and health strain were predictive of greater …
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