Improving Cognition through Dance in Older Filipinos with Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Background: People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are considered a high-risk population for developing dementia and therefore potential targets for preventive interventions. So far, no pharmacological interventions have proven to be effective. Latest evidence has laid the groundwork for the hypothesis that dancing can have beneficial effect on cognition by improving neuroplasticity.

Dementia prevalence, care arrangement, and access to care in Lebanon: A pilot study.

Introduction: In North Africa and the Middle East, studies about dementia prevalence are scarce. A pilot study was conducted in Lebanon to assess dementia prevalence, using the Arabic-validated 10/66 Dementia Research Group (DRG) diagnostic assessment for case ascertainment. The study also examined care arrangement and access to care.

Validation of the 10/66 Dementia Research Group diagnostic assessment for dementia in Arabic: a study in Lebanon.

Objectives: In the North Africa and Middle East region, the illiteracy rates among older people are high, posing a great challenge to cognitive assessment. Validated diagnostic instruments for dementia in Arabic are lacking, hampering the development of dementia research in the region. The study aimed at validating the Arabic version of the 10/66 Dementia Research Group (DRG) diagnostic assessment for dementia to determine whether it is suitable for case ascertainment in epidemiological research.

Early psychosocial intervention in Alzheimer's disease: cost utility evaluation alongside the Danish Alzheimer's Intervention Study (DAISY).

Objective: To assess the cost utility of early psychosocial intervention for patients with Alzheimer's disease and their primary caregivers.

Design: Cost utility evaluation alongside a multicentre, randomised controlled trial with 3 years of follow-up.

Setting: Primary care and memory clinics in five Danish districts.

A three-year follow-up on the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for patients with mild dementia and their caregivers: the multicentre, rater-blinded, randomised Danish Alzheimer Intervention Study (DAISY).

Objectives: To examine the long-term efficacy at the 36-month follow-up of an early psychosocial counselling and support programme lasting 8-12 months for community-dwelling patients with mild Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers.

Design: Multicentre, randomised, controlled, rater-blinded trial.

Setting: Primary care and memory clinics in five Danish districts.

Access to diagnostic evaluation and treatment for dementia in Europe.

This paper reviews and discusses existing barriers to diagnosis and treatment for patients with dementia in Europe as well as approaches to overcome these barriers. The barriers to care are manifold, being present at all levels in each society and between countries in Europe. Multilevel and multifaceted strategies are needed to improve diagnosis and treatments for all patients with cognitive complaints.