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Informal care for people with dementia in Europe.
J Prev Alzheimers Dis
January 2025
Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society; Karolinska Institutet; Sweden; BioClinicum J9:20, Akademiska stråket, 171 64 Solna, Sweden.
Introduction: Informal care estimates for use in health-economic models are lacking. We aimed to estimate the association between informal care time and dementia symptoms across Europe.
Methods: A secondary analysis was performed on 13,529 observations in 5,369 persons from 9 European pooled cohort or trial studies in community-dwelling persons with dementia.
Support groups for family members of older adults in residential aged care: A pilot feasibility study.
Australas J Ageing
January 2025
Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Objectives: There are limited mental health support services in Australia that address the well-being of family members of aged care residents. The aim of this project was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of an online program designed to support residents' families.
Methods: This one-arm mixed methods project examined uptake, attendance and retention patterns, satisfaction and experience with the service, and pre- and postoutcomes with respect to depressive and anxiety symptoms and loneliness.
Loss of Insight in Syndromes Associated with Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: Clinical and Imaging Features.
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
December 2024
Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences (DA, BB), University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Molecular Markers Laboratory (BB), IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy. Electronic address:
Objectives: The present study aims to assess the prevalence, associated clinical symptoms, longitudinal changes, and imaging correlates of Loss of Insight (LOI), which is still unexplored in syndromes associated with Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD).
Design: Retrospective longitudinal cohort study, from Oct 2009 to Feb 2023.
Setting: Tertiary Frontotemporal Dementia research clinic.
Influence of Ageing on the Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Chronically Administered Medicines in Geriatric Patients: A Review.
Clin Pharmacokinet
January 2025
Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
As people age, the efficiency of various regulatory processes that ensure proper communication between cells and organs tends to decline. This deterioration can lead to difficulties in maintaining homeostasis during physiological stress. This includes but is not limited to cognitive impairments, functional difficulties, and issues related to caregivers which contribute significantly to medication errors and non-adherence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFValidation of the advance care planning engagement survey in Singapore.
BMC Palliat Care
January 2025
Department of Post-Acute and Continuing Care, SingHealth Community Hospitals, 10 Hospital Boulevard Singapore, Singapore, 168582, Singapore.
Background: Singapore has an ageing population. End-of-life care and advance care planning are becoming increasingly important. To assess advance care planning engagement, valid tools are required.
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