End-of-life experiences in individuals with dementia with Lewy bodies and their caregivers: A mixed-methods analysis.

Background: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is one of the most common degenerative dementias, but research on end-of-life experiences for people with DLB and their caregivers is limited.

Method: Dyads of individuals with moderate-advanced DLB and their primary informal caregivers were recruited from specialty clinics, advocacy organizations, and research registries and followed prospectively every 6 months. The current study examines results of caregiver study visits 3 months after the death of the person with DLB.

Caregiver Experiences and Burden in Moderate-Advanced Dementia With Lewy Bodies.

Background And Objectives: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a common degenerative dementia, but research on caregiver experiences in late stages is lacking. This study aimed to investigate the caregiving experience in moderate-advanced DLB to identify opportunities for improving care and support.

Methods: Dyads of individuals with moderate-advanced DLB and their primary informal caregivers were recruited from specialty clinics, advocacy organizations, and research registries.

Patient- and proxy-reported quality of life in advanced dementia with Lewy bodies.

Introduction: Little is known regarding quality of life (QoL) in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), particularly in advanced stages.

Methods: Dyads of individuals with moderate-advanced DLB and their primary caregivers were recruited from specialty clinics, advocacy organizations, and research registries. The study collected demographics, disease-related measures, and measures of patient/caregiver experiences.

Mood Lifters for Seniors: Development and Evaluation of an Online, Peer-Led Mental Health Program for Older Adults.

Effective, scalable mental health programs are greatly needed for older adults. In this study, Mood Lifters-a peer-led, community-based program promoting mental well-being-was adapted to more specifically address the needs of older adults. Two groups completed the 14-week program via Zoom.

A Survey of Geriatric Psychiatry Fellows and Program Directors: Specialty Choice, Program Choice, and Program Quality.

Objective: This study explored factors influencing a physician's choice to pursue geriatric psychiatry fellowship training from fellow and program director perspectives to improve recruitment into this critical need specialty.

Methods: Questionnaires were sent to the 54 fellows and 79 fellowship program directors of programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) available through the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) listserv. A 5-point Likert scale (strongly disagree, disagree, neutral-undecided, somewhat agree, strongly agree) was used to score and rank these questionnaires.

Protocol for an observational cohort study identifying factors predicting accurately end of life in dementia with Lewy bodies and promoting quality end-of-life experiences: the PACE-DLB study.

Introduction: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is one of the most common degenerative dementias. Despite the fact that most individuals with DLB die from complications of the disease, little is known regarding what factors predict impending end of life or are associated with a quality end of life.

Methods And Analysis: This is a multisite longitudinal cohort study.

Caregiver-Reported Barriers to Quality End-of-Life Care in Dementia With Lewy Bodies: A Qualitative Analysis.

Objective: This study investigated barriers to quality end-of-life (EOL) care in the context of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), one of the most common degenerative dementias in the United States.

Methods: The study consisted of telephone interviews with caregivers and family members of individuals who died with DLB in the last 5 years. Interviews used a semi-structured questionnaire.

The Road Ahead in Education: Milestones for Geriatric Psychiatry Subspecialty Training.

Objective: The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestone Project is the next step in a series of changes revamping the system of graduate medical education. In 2013 the ACGME completed the general psychiatry milestones. The ACGME then pursued creation of milestones for accredited psychiatric subspecialty fellowships.

Later-life depression and heart failure.

Using a case history to illustrate key points, this article (1) highlights depression criteria, prevalence, and later-life depression presentations; (2) discusses factors contributing to later-life depression; (3) reviews the interplay between heart failure and later-life depression; and (4) suggests screening and treatment recommendations for depression in patients with heart failure.

Race, gender, and psychiatrists' diagnosis and treatment of major depression among elderly patients.

Objective: This study examined psychiatrists' contributions to racial and gender disparities in diagnosis and treatment among elderly persons.

Methods: Psychiatrists who volunteered to participate in the study were randomly assigned to one of four video vignettes depicting an elderly patient with late-life depression. The vignettes differed only in terms of the race of the actor portraying the patient (white or African American) and gender.