Search Results - "Psychogeriatrics"

Sleep disorders in the elderly: a growing challenge by Gulia, Kamalesh K., Kumar, Velayudhan Mohan

“…In contrast to newborns, who spend 16–20 h in sleep each day, adults need only about sleep daily. However, many elderly may struggle to obtain those 8 h in one…”
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Falls, risk factors and fear of falling among persons older than 65 years of age by Gazibara, Tatjana, Kurtagic, Ilma, Kisic‐Tepavcevic, Darija, Nurkovic, Selmina, Kovacevic, Nikolina, Gazibara, Teodora, Pekmezovic, Tatjana

“…Aim Falling represents a major public health problem among older persons because it leads to premature mortality, loss of independence, and placement in…”
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Aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review by Rahman, Afroza, Hossen, Md Anwar, Chowdhury, Mirza Farhana Iqbal, Bari, Sadia, Tamanna, Nuzhat, Sultana, Syeda Salima, Haque, Sharar Naiarin, Al Masud, Abdullah, Saif‐Ur‐Rahman, K.M.

“…Aducanumab is a novel disease‐modifying anti‐amyloid‐beta (Aβ) human monoclonal antibody specifically targeted to the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease…”
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Peripheral inflammatory biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Su, Cen, Zhao, Kangren, Xia, Haiping, Xu, Yaoming

“…Background In the past few decades, it has been demonstrated with animal models and clinical studies that a chronic inflammatory process significantly…”
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Mental health status of Italian elderly subjects during and after quarantine for the COVID‐19 pandemic: a cross‐sectional and longitudinal study by Maggi, Gianpaolo, Baldassarre, Ivana, Barbaro, Andrea, Cavallo, Nicola Davide, Cropano, Maria, Nappo, Raffaele, Santangelo, Gabriella

“…Background The elderly are more vulnerable to COVID‐19 and therefore need to adopt long‐term social distancing measures. The duration of quarantine impacts the…”
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Relationship between education and age-related cognitive decline: a review of recent research by Lenehan, Megan Elizabeth, Summers, Mathew James, Saunders, Nichole Louise, Summers, Jeffery Joseph, Vickers, James C.

“…The association between level of educational attainment and cognitive performance is well studied. People with higher education perform better across a broad…”
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Sleep correlates of depression and anxiety in an elderly Asian population by Yu, Junhong, Rawtaer, Iris, Fam, Johnson, Jiang, Min-Jun, Feng, Lei, Kua, Ee Heok, Mahendran, Rathi

“…Background Research looking at the association between sleep and psychiatric symptoms in elderly Asian populations is lacking. The present study examines the…”
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Early detection of cognitive disturbances in mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of observational studies by Chehrehnegar, Negin, Nejati, Vahid, Shati, Mohsen, Rashedi, Vahid, Lotfi, Mohammadsajad, Adelirad, Fatemeh, Foroughan, Mahshid

“…Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate state between normal cognition and early dementia and is not considered as a typical outcome of brain aging…”
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The Effects of COVID‐19 lockdown on neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Soysal, Pinar, Smith, Lee, Trott, Mike, Alexopoulos, Panagiotis, Barbagallo, Mario, Tan, Semen Gokce, Koyanagi, Ai, Shenkin, Susan, Veronese, Nicola

“…The COVID‐19 pandemic may have a disproportionate impact on people with dementia/mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to isolation and loss of services. The aim…”
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Effectiveness of coping strategies intervention on caregiver burden among caregivers of elderly patients with dementia by Chen, Hui-Mei, Huang, Mei-Feng, Yeh, Yi-Chun, Huang, Wen-Hui, Chen, Cheng-Sheng

“…Background Coping strategies are a potential way to improve interventions designed to manage the caregiver burden of dementia. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Validity and reliability of Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) among older Iranian by Foroughan, Mahshid, Wahlund, Lars‐Olof, Jafari, Zahra, Rahgozar, Mehdi, Farahani, Ida G., Rashedi, Vahid

“…Background Cognitive impairment is common among older people and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The main aim of this study was to…”
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Sexual activity and life satisfaction in older adults by Skałacka, Katarzyna, Gerymski, Rafał

“…Aim Based on the concept of successful ageing and research reports on the benefits of maintaining sexual activity in mid‐ to late life, the purpose of the…”
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Characteristics of initial symptoms and symptoms at diagnosis in probable dementia with Lewy body disease: incidence of symptoms and gender differences by Utsumi, Kumiko, Fukatsu, Ryo, Yamada, Ritsuko, Takamaru, Yuji, Hara, Yuko, Yasumura, Shuichi

“…Aim Although dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is characterized by a variety of initial symptoms, there are almost no reports of the initial symptoms of DLB…”
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Underdiagnosis of delirium in the elderly in acute care hospital settings: lessons not learned by Ritter, Simone R.F., Cardoso, Anne F., Lins, Marina M.P., Zoccoli, Thayana L.V., Freitas, Marco Polo D., Camargos, Einstein F.

“…Background Delirium is a common and poorly diagnosed cause of behavioral change in elderly. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, diagnostic accuracy…”
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Depression among older adults: a systematic review of South Asian countries by Assariparambil, Anil R., Noronha, Judith A., Kamath, Asha, Adhikari, Prabha, Nayak, Baby S., Shankar, Ravi, George, Anice

“…The world's population has been evolving rapidly; every country in the world is facing this drastic progression in the number and the percentage of the elderly…”
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Serum tumour necrosis factor‐α and interleukin‐6 levels in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment by Kim, Yo Sup, Lee, Kang Joon, Kim, Hyun

“…Background Neuroinflammation has been recognized as a feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is believed to share several…”
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Perceived stress and social support influence anxiety symptoms of Chinese family caregivers of community‐dwelling older adults: a cross‐sectional study by Shi, Jing, Huang, Aoran, Jia, Yajing, Yang, Xiaoshi

“…Aim Chinese family members always take care of older adults because of obligations stemming from the culture of filial piety and the paucity of a long‐term…”
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Analyzing the chance of developing dementia among geriatric people: a cross‐sectional pilot study in Bangladesh by Uddin, Md. Sahab, Mamun, Abdullah Al, Takeda, Shinya, Sarwar, Md. Shahid, Begum, Mst. Marium

“…Aim Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, representing 60–80% of cases, and ageing is the primary risk factor for the development of…”
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Loneliness and Depression among Community Older Adults during the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A cross‐sectional study by Alhalaseh, Lana, Kasasbeh, Farah, Al‐Bayati, Mariam, Haikal, Lubna, Obeidat, Kinan, Abuleil, Abdallah, Wilkinson, Iain

“…Background Social isolation has been recommended for reducing older adults' mortality and severe cases of COVID illness. That has resulted in unavoidable…”
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Associations between malnutrition and cognitive impairment in an elderly Chinese population: an analysis based on a 7‐year database by Yu, Wuhan, Yu, Weihua, Liu, Xintong, Wan, Tianchi, Chen, Chenxi, Xiong, Lei, Zhang, Wenbo, Lü, Yang

“…Aim This study aimed to elucidate whether malnutrition is associated with cognitive impairment in an older Chinese population. Methods A cross‐sectional study…”
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