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An integrated intervention of computerized cognitive training and physical exercise in virtual reality for people with Alzheimer's disease: The jDome study protocol by Gambella, Elena, Margaritini, Arianna, Benadduci, Marco, Rossi, Lorena, D'Ascoli, Paola, Riccardi, Giovanni R, Pasquini, Sara, Civerchia, Patrizia, Pelliccioni, Giuseppe, Bevilacqua, Roberta, Maranesi, Elvira

“…Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by cognitive deficits, loss of daily functions, and mental and behavioral disorders, which…”
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A Psychosocial Intervention for Supporting Informal Caregivers of Older People With Alzheimer Disease: Protocol for the InnFamiglia Randomized Controlled Trial by Pasquini, Sara, Margaritini, Arianna, Gambella, Elena, Di Rosa, Mirko, Maranesi, Elvira, Bevilacqua, Roberta, Civerchia, Patrizia, Pelliccioni, Giuseppe

“…Background: Dementia is a neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by impaired cognitive functions associated with psychological and behavioral disorders. The…”
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The Community That Takes Care of Itself by Gambella Elena, Valenza, Silvia, Giulietti, Maria Velia, Gagliardi, Cristina, Civerchia Patrizia, Fabbietti Paolo, Lattanzio Fabrizia, Pelliccioni Giuseppe

“…This pilot project was aimed at supporting those families caring at home for loved ones suffering from Alzheimer dementia. Fourteen dyads of “caregivers-loved…”
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“The Community That Takes Care of Itself”: A Feasibility Study to Support Families Caring for a Loved One With Alzheimer Disease by Gambella, Elena, Valenza, Silvia, Giulietti, Maria Velia, Gagliardi, Cristina, Civerchia, Patrizia, Fabbietti, Paolo, Lattanzio, Fabrizia, Pelliccioni, Giuseppe

“…This pilot project was aimed at supporting those families caring at home for loved ones suffering from Alzheimer dementia. Fourteen dyads of “caregivers-loved…”
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Results of the Italian RESILIEN-T Pilot Study: A Mobile Health Tool to Support Older People with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Bevilacqua, Roberta, Felici, Elisa, Cucchieri, Giacomo, Amabili, Giulio, Margaritini, Arianna, Franceschetti, Claudia, Barboni, Ilaria, Paolini, Susy, Civerchia, Patrizia, Raccichini, Alessandra, Castellani, Simona, Paciaroni, Lucia, Pelliccioni, Giuseppe, Maranesi, Elvira, Rossi, Lorena

“…(1) Background: The RESILIEN-T system addresses the need for innovative solutions to support self-management in older people with Mild Cognitive Impairment…”
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Living With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Patients Increases the Caregiver’s Burden at 6 Months by Raccichini, Alessandra, Spazzafumo, Liana, Castellani, Simona, Civerchia, Patrizia, Pelliccioni, Giuseppe, Scarpino, Osvaldo

“…The objective of our study was to demonstrate that living with a person affected by mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease can lead to an increased perception of…”
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Impact of working situation on mental and physical health for informal caregivers of older people with Alzheimer's disease in Italy. Results from the UP-TECH longitudinal study by Socci, Marco, Principi, Andrea, Di Rosa, Mirko, Carney, Patricia, Chiatti, Carlos, Lattanzio, Fabrizia

“…This longitudinal study explores whether the working situation (no change in working hours despite care, reduction of working hours due to care or not working)…”
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A Web-Based Psychosocial Intervention for Family Caregivers of Older People: Results from a Mixed-Methods Study in Three European Countries by Barbabella, Francesco, Poli, Arianna, Andréasson, Frida, Salzmann, Benjamin, Papa, Roberta, Hanson, Elizabeth, Efthymiou, Areti, Döhner, Hanneli, Lancioni, Cristina, Civerchia, Patrizia, Lamura, Giovanni

“…Informal caregiving is the main source of care for older people in Europe. An enormous amount of responsibility and care activity is on the shoulders of family…”
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The Caregiver’s Burden of Alzheimer Patients: Differences Between Live-In and Non-Live-In by Raccichini, Alessandra, Castellani, Simona, Civerchia, Patrizia, Fioravanti, Paola, Scarpino, Osvaldo

“…The objective of our study was to describe the burden of a sample of 208 live-in/non-live-in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We analyzed…”
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Utilization of Formal and Informal Care by Community-Living People with Dementia: A Comparative Study between Sweden and Italy by Chiatti, Carlos, Rodríguez Gatta, Danae, Malmgren Fänge, Agneta, Scandali, Valerio Mattia, Masera, Filippo, Lethin, Connie

“…Dementia is a public health priority with a dramatic social and economic impact on people with dementia (PwD), their caregivers and societies. The aim of this…”
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Socioeconomic Predictors of the Employment of Migrant Care Workers by Italian Families Assisting Older Alzheimer's Disease Patients: Evidence From the Up-Tech Study by Barbabella, Francesco, Chiatti, Carlos, Rimland, Joseph M, Melchiorre, Maria Gabriella, Lamura, Giovanni, Lattanzio, Fabrizia

“…The availability of family caregivers of older people is decreasing in Italy as the number of migrant care workers (MCWs) hired by families increases. There is…”
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The economic impact of moderate stage Alzheimer's disease in Italy: evidence from the UP-TECH randomized trial by Chiatti, Carlos, Furneri, Gianluca, Rimland, Joseph M, Demma, Federica, Bonfranceschi, Franco, Cassetta, Laura, Masera, Filippo, Cherubini, Antonio, Corsonello, Andrea, Lattanzio, Fabrizia

“…There is consensus that dementia is the most burdensome disease for modern societies. Few cost-of-illness studies examined the complexity of Alzheimer's…”
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The UP-TECH project, an intervention to support caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients in Italy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Chiatti, Carlos, Masera, Filippo, Rimland, Joseph M, Cherubini, Antonio, Scarpino, Osvaldo, Spazzafumo, Liana, Lattanzio, Fabrizia

“…The epidemic of Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents a significant challenge for the health care and social service systems of many developed countries. AD…”
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