Publications by authors named "C Effendy"
Background: As the population ages, the prevalence of dementia in Indonesia is rapidly increasing. In Indonesia, dementia care is primarily provided by informal or family caregivers. However, there is limited information about these caregivers' understanding of dementia and the factors that may influence their knowledge.
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- Social health in dementia is gaining attention, highlighting the need for understanding social health markers that can aid in developing interventions and measures.
- An international qualitative study across six countries (Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Netherlands) involved interviews with various stakeholders, including people with dementia and caregivers, to identify both known and new social health markers.
- The study identified 67 participants and revealed social health markers such as loneliness and novel concepts like compliance with social norms and the role of social networks, emphasizing the importance of both individual and social environmental factors in dementia care.
Purpose: Investigating the effect of visual distraction using animated video cartoons (AVCs) on anxiety of children during class I class I glass-ionomer cement (GIC) restoration procedures.
Patients And Methods: This randomized clinical trial, 42 children between the ages of 5-6 years were enrolled. These participants were divided into two groups: Group 1, consisting of 21 individuals (AVCs), who were exposed to a cartoon as a visual distraction tool, and Group 2, a control group with 21 participants who did not receive any form of distraction during their first visit.
This scoping review aimed to identify the theory-based studies related to grief and bereavement in palliative care. The investigation was carried out by searching seven databases and conducting manual searches. The search procedure yielded 51 scholarly papers, which revealed 33 theories or models and 37 instruments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough medial temporal atrophy (MTA) and parietal atrophy (Koedam score) have been used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease (AD), early detection of other dementia types remains elusive. The study aims to investigate the association between these brain imaging markers and cognitive function in dementia. This cross-sectional study collected data from the Memory Clinic of Dr.
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