Publications by authors named "E Pongan"

Background: End-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant concern for older adults and is often associated with cognitive impairment (CI). The origin of this CI is multifactorial, involving vascular and metabolic factors. Additionally, renal treatments, including dialysis, may affect cognition.

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  • - This study explores how the premorbid personality of patients with mild Alzheimer's disease affects the burden on their caregivers, focusing on the influence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS).
  • - Researchers assessed 180 individuals with early Alzheimer's using personality tests, NPS evaluations, and caregiver burden scales, finding that higher NPS scores and certain personality traits (like high neuroticism and low conscientiousness) were linked to increased caregiver burden.
  • - The findings indicate that caregivers may experience less burden when patients possess higher levels of extraversion and conscientiousness, suggesting that a patient's personality can significantly impact caregiver stress during early stages of Alzheimer's.
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  • The study looks at how frailty affects older people with severe kidney disease who are waiting for a kidney transplant.
  • Researchers used a method called intrinsic capacity (IC) to check for frailty, which can help predict health problems.
  • They found that issues in movement, mental health, and energy levels were linked to being frail, and these findings were confirmed by looking at other patients too.
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Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, older people and patients with psychiatric disorders had an increased risk of being isolated. The French National Authority for Health has recommended a reinforced follow-up of these patients. Cross-sectional studies reported an increased risk of developing anxiety and depression during pandemic.

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Introduction: Lockdown over the Covid-19 pandemic might have had a major impact on people's mental health. The present longitudinal study was aimed to explore the impact of the two first lockdowns on anxious and depressive symptoms of older subjects suffering from psychiatric disorders and to highlight their strategies to cope with the stress induced by these lockdowns.

Methods: Twenty-one outpatients from psychogeriatric units benefited from a follow-up visit phone.

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