...Jan-Luca Meyer; Elzbieta Buczak-Stec; Hans-Helmut König; André Hajek Introduction: The objective of this study was to clarify the frequency of fear of dementia and the factors associated with it. Methods: Data were taken from a nationally representative sample ( n = 4,000; average age was 54.9...

...; Deborah Turnbull; Nadeem Qureshi; Blossom C.M. Stephan Introduction: Identifying individuals at high risk of dementia is critical to optimized clinical care, formulating effective preventative strategies, and determining eligibility for clinical trials. Since our previous systematic reviews in 2010...

...Grace Wei; Olivier Piguet; Fiona Kumfor Introduction: Growing research has shown the negative impact of social isolation on the health and psychological well-being of individuals with dementia and their carers. This study investigated the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention for dementia...

...Lily Puterman-Salzman; Jory Katz; Howard Bergman; Roland Grad; Vladimir Khanassov; Genevieve Gore; Isabelle Vedel; Machelle Wilchesky; Narges Armanfard; Negar Ghourchian; Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi Background: Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease resulting in the loss of cognitive...

...Tetsuya Yamagami; Motoi Yagi; Shigeya Tanaka; Saori Anzai; Takuya Ueda; Yoshitsugu Omori; Chika Tanaka; Yoshitaka Shiba Introduction: Early detection and intervention are important to prevent dementia. Gait parameters have been recognized as a potentially easy screening tool for mild cognitive...

...Maria Lage Barca; Dag Alnæs; Knut Engedal; Karin Persson; Rannveig Sakshaug Eldholm; Nikias Siafarikas; Ina Selseth Almdahl; Maria Stylianou-Korsnes; Ingvild Saltvedt; Geir Selbæk; Lars T. Westlye Introduction: Findings regarding brain morphometry among patients with dementia and concomitant...

... not been sufficiently investigated. Methods: In the present study, we compared the characteristics of 261 patients with AD diagnosed in the outpatient memory clinic of a university hospital, divided into diabetic and nondiabetic groups. The MMSE was used to assess cognitive function, and the Dementia...

...Tan Thanh Huynh; Nguyen Tran Thanh Nguyen; Tien Dong Phuong Nguyen; Thang Cong Tran Background: In Vietnam, there has been, currently, no standardized tool for depression assessment for people with dementia (PWD). Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) is a widely studied and used scale...

... Dementia Alcohol consumption Aged Delayed diagnosis Dementia affects approximately 50 million people worldwide, and this number will quickly rise as the population of older adults will grow more rapidly in the coming decades [1]. It has an insidious onset and is characterized by cognitive...

...Makiko Abe; Ken-ichi Tabei; Masayuki Satoh Background: Research on music therapy for dementia has taken a variety of measures and has been slow to consolidate evidence. Examining the outcomes that are currently being investigated and the measures that have been used can be useful for future...

...Funmi Deinde; Jay Kotecha; Lilian Suh Lih Lau; Sagnik Bhattacharyya; Latha Velayudhan Background: Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are at high risk of dementia which is difficult to diagnose in DS. Neuroimaging has been identified as a potential tool to aid diagnosis by detecting changes...

...Ingeborg Halse; Guro Hanevold Bjørkløf; Knut Engedal; Geir Selbæk; Maria Lage Barca Introduction: Knowledge of how perceptions of personal control change over time may provide valuable insights into how people cope with having dementia. The present study aimed to examine change in locus of control...

...Becky Siu Yin Li; Carmen Wing Han Chan; Minjie Li; Irene Kit Yee Wong; Yvonne Hoi Un Yu Introduction: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) is the most prominent and distressing manifestation for older persons with dementia (PWD) and caregivers. Aromatherapy has demonstrated its...

...Nanako Yamane; Kanto Tsukagoshi; Miharu Hisada; Mina Yamaguchi; Yukiko Suzuki Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the level of dementia knowledge and behaviors recognized as dementia-preventive and the practice thereof among healthy older adults who are highly motivated to engage...

...Taiga Fuju; Tetsuya Yamagami; Mio Ito; Noriko Naito; Haruyasu Yamaguchi Introduction: Most behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) scales have copyright issues and are difficult for care staff to use in daily care settings because they were primarily designed for physicians...

... López Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on cognitive health in Latin American older adults, increasing the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. Our objective was to analyze the prevalence of dementia and the associated factors in Latin American older adults during SARS-CoV-2...

...Akihiro Koreki; Keisuke Kusudo; Hisaomi Suzuki; Shoko Nozaki; Mitsumoto Onaya; Alison Bowes; Mitsuhiro Sado Background: In ageing population, it is desirable to reduce the impact of cognitive decline on daily life. While various types of dementia-friendly environments have been proposed...

...Alka R. Goyal; Knut Engedal; Jūratė Šaltytė Benth; Benedicte Sørensen Strøm Introduction: There is a dearth of evidence about the effects of Sonas, a multisensory stimulation on people with dementia (PWD). The main aim of this study was to examine the effects of the Sonas program on anxiety...

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...Runhong Yao; Kazuhiro Nishii; Naoki Aizu; Takumi Kito; Kazuyoshi Sakai; Kouji Yamada Introduction: Patients with dementia show reduced adaptive, behavioral, and physiological responses to environmental threats. Physical exercise is expected to delay brain aging, maintain cognitive function...