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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Salvation Army Hong Kong & Macau Command, Tai Po Multi-service Centre for Senior Citizen, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
Background: Understand individuals' self-perception of aging is crucial for promoting a positive aging experience, better health with good quality of life, addressing activities participation, and can help by advocating policies and interventions that support the diverse needs of an aging population. This study aims to examine the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of BAPQ (C-BAPQ) for the healthy older people by assessing the content validity, test-retest reliability, and correlational analyses with mental health by Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), quality of life by the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) and activity participation by the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MOHOST). Moreover, to study the factor structure of the Chinese version of BAPQ (C-BAPQ) by using exploratory factor analysis.
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December 2024
Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Background: How people affected by non-memory-led and inherited dementias (NMLDs) interact with online health resources is poorly understood. We conducted the world's largest survey exploring 'digital access in non-memory-led dementias' to learn directly from people with NMLD, their care partners and NMLD Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) about the NMLD experience interacting with web-based health resources.
Method: Four surveys [for individuals diagnosed with NMLD, care partners, care partner proxy for person with NMLD, HCP proxy] were co-developed with people with NMLD experience.
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA.
Background: The evaluation of mHealth interventions often lacks detailed process evaluation data. This study presents the design and results of a process evaluation for the Wellness Enhancement for Caregivers (WECARE) program, an mHealth intervention designed to improve caregiving skills and psychosocial wellbeing of Chinese American dementia caregivers. This evaluation focused on understanding the acceptance, engagement, and the barriers and facilitators influencing behavioral changes among participants, offering valuable feedback for program refinement and dissemination.
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December 2024
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Background: Prior research on factors associated with sleep problems among care partners (CPs) of persons with cognitive decline (PwCD) are often limited by imprecise (i.e., single yes/no questions) measures of insomnia, burden, and CP mental health.
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December 2024
University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Background: Engagement in meaningful activity is beneficial for residents with dementia and is associated with improved quality of life. Meaningful activity refers to activities that provide meaning and value to the person and are tailored to individualized interests and preferences. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with engagement in meaningful activity among residents with dementia in assisted living.
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