Timely diagnosis of dementia? Family carers' experiences in 5 European countries.

Objectives: Timely diagnosis of dementia is recommended in national strategies. To what extent is it occurring across Europe, what factors are associated with it, and what is the impact on carers emotions of quality of diagnostic disclosure?

Methods/design: Survey of family carers recruited through 5 Alzheimer's associations (Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Scotland). One thousand four hundred and nine carers participated, 84% completing online.

Factors Associated with the Quality of Life of People with Dementia and with Quality of Life-Improving Interventions: Scoping Review.

Objectives: To synthesise current research exploring the factors and interventions associated with the quality of life of people with dementia.

Background: Dementia is a progressive condition affecting an estimated 40 million people worldwide. The illness has a significant impact on the lives of the persons affected and their loved ones, and may thus impair the quality of life of both.

Family support, living alone, and subjective health of a patient in connection with a coronary artery bypass surgery.

Objective: The study's objective was to evaluate the connections among family support, living alone, and subjective health after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS).

Design: This was a prospective and comparative follow-up study.

Setting: The study took place in surgical clinics in two university hospitals in Finland.