Patterns of impairment in decision-making capacity in Alzheimer's disease and its relationship with cognitive and clinical variables.

Objectives: To investigate the patterns of impairment in decision-making abilities and their relationship with cognitive and clinical symptoms in people with Alzheimer's disease. We hypothesized that decision-making abilities would not be impaired at the same level and would be related to impairment of global cognition and other clinical symptoms of the disease.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, we included a consecutive sample of 102 people with Alzheimer's disease and their respective caregivers.

Factor analysis of the Resilience Scale for Brazilian caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease.

Introduction: Resilience is a dynamic process that acts to modify the effects of an adverse life event. In this study, we aimed to test the construct validity of the Resilience Scale by employing exploratory and confirmatory procedures, and to investigate the relationship between caregiver's resilience and clinical status of people with Alzheimer's disease.

Methods: A sample of 143 dyads of people with Alzheimer's disease and their primary caregivers were included.

Awareness of Functional Status: People with Alzheimer's Disease Abilities to Self-Report Impairment in Activities of Daily Living.

Background: Awareness of functional status may underlie specific profiles and differences related to stage severity in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Objective: This study aimed to assess self-reported experiences of awareness of functional activity in people with mild and moderate AD.

Methods: This is a mixed methods approach.

Modeling Quality of Life in Alzheimer Disease: The Impact of Cognitive, Functional, and Mood Variables in Self and Carers' Perceptions.

Quality of life (QoL) includes complex interactions between objective and subjective factors. Through structural equation modeling, we analyzed people with Alzheimer disease (PwAD) and carers' ratings to identify the factors associated with PwAD QoL. We included 264 PwAD and their carers.

Social cognition: Patterns of impairments in mild and moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Objective: Social cognition (SC) deficits in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are commonly associated with the progression of the disease, and mainly as a result of global cognition deterioration. We aimed to investigate the relationship between SC, global cognition, and other clinical variables in mild and moderate people with AD and their caregivers. We also investigated the differences between self-reported SC and family caregivers' ratings of SC.

Young- and Late-Onset Dementia: A Comparative Study of Quality of Life, Burden, and Depressive Symptoms in Caregivers.

Objective: To compare the quality of life, burden, and depressive symptoms of caregivers of individuals with young-onset dementia (YOD) and late-onset dementia (LOD).

Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, a convenience sample of 110 dyads of individuals with dementia and their caregivers, all living in the community, was included. The care recipients completed assessments about cognition, quality of life, and awareness of disease.

Effectiveness of day care in supporting family caregivers of people with dementia: A systematic review.

Unlabelled: Day care (DC) provides a break in daily care as a support strategy for family caregivers (FC) of people with dementia (PwD).

Objective: to analyze the support strategies used by the DC for FC, their methodological and theoretical models, as well as the respective benefits for FC burden, coping strategies and quality of life.

Methods: a systematic review following the Prisma methodology was performed on PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus and SciELO electronic databases in August, 2018.

Resilience in Carers of People With Young-Onset Alzheimer Disease.

Young-onset Alzheimer disease (YOAD) causes psychological and emotional difficulties for carers. However, even in the face of considerable caregiving demands and burden, some carers are resistant to stress, which may be a sign of resilience. This study investigated whether the clinical symptoms of the person with YOAD might be associated with resilience in their carers.

Caregivers' resilience in mild and moderate Alzheimer's disease.

To investigate the resilience of caregivers of people with mild and moderate Alzheimer's disease (PwAD) and the related sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Cross-sectional assessment of dyads of PwAD and family caregivers ( = 106). Caregivers were assessed for resilience, depression, anxiety, hopelessness, quality of life, burden and cognition.

Awareness of disease in Alzheimer's disease: what do patients realize about their own condition?

We aim to assess different objects of awareness of disease of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in mild and moderate stages Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 34 participants with AD and qualitative analyses were used to analyze the participants' reports. Cognitive impairment was the most peserved area of awareness. The participants' explanations were mainly categorized as biological/genetic and psychosocial causes.

Coping strategies among caregivers of people with Alzheimer disease: a systematic review.

Introduction: Caregivers of people with Alzheimer disease (PwAD) report significant stress, burden and depression compared to caregivers of people with other dementias, especially when neuropsychiatric symptoms are prominent. Adequate coping strategies can modify the impact of stressful situations and increase the caregivers' quality of life.

Objective: To systematically review the different coping strategies used by caregivers of PwAD to manage neuropsychiatric symptoms.

The Relationship Between Social Cognition and Awareness in Alzheimer Disease.

A large body of evidence highlights the social cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative diseases such Alzheimer disease (AD). This study investigated the relationship among social and emotional functioning (SEF), awareness of disease, and other clinical aspects in people with AD (PwAD). A consecutive series of 50 people with mild to moderate AD and their 50 family caregivers were assessed.

MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment in Alzheimer disease: cross-cultural adaptation.

Objective:: We adapted the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment (MacCAT-T) to Brazilian Portuguese, pilot testing it on mild and moderate patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Methods:: The cross-cultural process required six steps. Sixty-six patients with AD were assessed for competence to consent to treatment, global cognition, working memory, awareness of disease, functionality, depressive symptoms and dementia severity.

Caregivers' resilience is independent from the clinical symptoms of dementia.

Resilience is the capacity for successful adaptation when faced with the stress of adversity. We aimed to investigate the relationship between caregivers' resilience and the sociodemographic and clinical factors of people with dementia. Cross-sectional assessment of 58 people with dementia and their caregiver dyads showed that most caregivers were female adult children.

Quality of life in young onset dementia: an updated systematic review.

Introduction: Young onset dementia (YOD) develops before 65 years of age and has specific age-related adverse consequences for quality of life (QoL). We systematically examined factors related to the QoL of people with YOD and their caregivers.

Method: This systematic review used the PRISMA methodology.

Facial expression recognition in Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal study.

Facial recognition is one of the most important aspects of social cognition. In this study, we investigate the patterns of change and the factors involved in the ability to recognize emotion in mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). Through a longitudinal design, we assessed 30 people with AD.

Resilience of caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review of biological and psychosocial determinants.

Introduction: Although caregivers of people with dementia may face difficulties, some positive feelings of caregiving may be associated with resilience.

Objective: This study systematically reviewed the definitions, methodological approaches and determinant models associated with resilience among caregivers of people with dementia.

Methods: Search for articles published between 2003 and 2014 in ISI, PubMed/MEDLINE, SciELO and Lilacs using the search terms resilience, caregivers and dementia.

Caregivers' quality of life in mild and moderate dementia.

Objective: To investigate quality of life (QoL) of caregivers of mild and moderate dementia and the aspects related to QoL.

Method: Cross-sectional assessment of dyads of people with dementia (PwD) and family caregivers (n=88).

Results: Burden (p<0.

Quality of life in dementia: the role of non-cognitive factors in the ratings of people with dementia and family caregivers.

Background: The validity of self-reported quality-of-life (QoL) assessments of people with dementia (PWD) is a critical issue. We designed this study to determine the non-cognitive factors that are associated with self-reported QoL and PWD QoL as rated by family caregivers.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional study, we assessed QoL of 41 people with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD).