Search Results - "Vilalta Franch, Joan"
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Measuring anticholinergic exposure in patients with dementia: A comparative study of nine anticholinergic risk scales
Published in International journal of geriatric psychiatry (01-05-2018)“…Objective To describe the prevalence and concordance of anticholinergic exposure according to 9 published scales, to quantify the relative weight of the drug…”
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Depression subtypes and 5-year risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease in patients aged 70 years
Published in International journal of geriatric psychiatry (01-04-2013)“…Objective The objective of this study was to estimate several subtypes of depressive disorders as risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer disease (AD)…”
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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of a Spanish version of the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia Scale
Published in Quality of life research (01-04-2010)“…Purpose The aim of the study was to develop a crosscultural adaptation and to evaluate the validity and reliability of a Spanish version of the Quality of Life…”
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Syndromic Association of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Alzheimer Disease and Patient Classification
Published in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry (01-05-2010)“…Objectives To identify patient groups with Alzheimer disease (AD) according to the presence of psychological and behavioral syndromes and to determine the…”
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Discontinuation, Efficacy, and Safety of Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s Disease: a Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of 43 Randomized Clinical Trials Enrolling 16 106 Patients
Published in The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology (01-07-2017)“…Abstract Background: We investigated the effect of cholinesterase inhibitors on all-cause discontinuation, efficacy and safety, and the effects of study…”
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Course of depressive symptoms and associated factors in people aged 65+ in Europe: A two-year follow-up
Published in Journal of affective disorders (15-02-2019)“…•The prevalence of relevant depressive symptoms increased over the 2-year period.•Factors associated with incidence were gender, self-rated health and…”
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What seems to matter in public policy and the health of informal caregivers? A cross-sectional study in 12 European countries
Published in PloS one (08-03-2018)“…In Europe, informal caregiving is frequent and is expected to grow. Caregiving has an impact on caregivers' health, but its effect may vary according to the…”
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Association of depression phenotypes and antidepressant treatment with mortality due to cancer and other causes: a community-based cohort study
Published in Frontiers in psychology (24-08-2023)“…This study aimed to assess the association of somatic depressive symptoms (SDS), cognitive/emotional depressive symptoms (C-EDS), and antidepressant treatment…”
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Environmental Determinants of Quality of Life in Nursing Home Residents with Severe Dementia
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-07-2012)“…Objectives To determine the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and environmental factors of temperature, noise, and lighting in nursing home residents…”
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Predictors of discontinuation, efficacy, and safety of memantine treatment for Alzheimer's disease: meta-analysis and meta-regression of 18 randomized clinical trials involving 5004 patients
Published in BMC geriatrics (24-07-2018)“…The risk-benefit relationship of memantine treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains unclear. In addition, variability between the results of clinical…”
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Estudio MESGI50: descripción de una cohorte sobre la madurez y el envejecimiento satisfactorio
Published in Gaceta sanitaria (01-11-2017)“…Resumen Objetivo Describir las principales características demográficas, de salud y socioeconómicas de los participantes en el Estudio sobre la Madurez y el…”
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Apathy syndrome in Alzheimer's disease epidemiology: prevalence, incidence, persistence, and risk and mortality factors
Published in Journal of Alzheimer's disease (01-01-2013)“…The objective of this paper was to assess the prevalence, incidence, persistence, and risk and mortality factors for Apathy Syndrome in Alzheimer's disease…”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Suspected Elder Abuse Subtypes in People Aged 75 and Older
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-05-2009)“…OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of suspected elder abuse subtypes and to identify related factors. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional, population‐based, descriptive…”
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Psychosis of Alzheimer Disease: Prevalence, Incidence, Persistence, Risk Factors, and Mortality
Published in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry (01-11-2013)“…Objectives To establish the prevalence, incidence, persistence, risk factors, and mortality risk increase of psychosis of Alzheimer disease (PoAD) in a…”
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Three-year trajectories of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease
Published in Journal of Alzheimer's disease (01-01-2014)“…Although numerous studies have examined caregiver burden in the context of Alzheimer's disease, discrepancies remain regarding the influence of certain…”
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Burden associated with the presence of anosognosia in Alzheimer's disease
Published in International journal of geriatric psychiatry (01-03-2013)“…Objectives Anosognosia is the lack of deficit awareness, and it is a common symptom in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The objective of this study was…”
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Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers
Published in International journal of geriatric psychiatry (01-06-2009)“…Aims To compare care recipient and caregiver perceptions of quality of life in patients (QoL‐p) with Alzheimer's disease (AD). To identify associated factors,…”
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Incidence and characteristics of uncommon dementia subtypes: Results from 10 years of clinical surveillance by the Registry of Dementia of Girona
Published in Alzheimer's & dementia (01-07-2019)“…Age- and sex-stratified incidence rates of uncommon dementia subtypes are imprecise and scarce. We used data from 7357 newly diagnosed individuals aged between…”
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Survival, effect measures, and impact numbers after dementia diagnosis: a matched cohort study
Published in Clinical epidemiology (01-07-2019)“…Knowledge on survival after diagnosis is important for all stakeholders. We aimed to estimate the survival and life expectancy after a dementia diagnosis, and…”
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The Trail Making Test
Published in Assessment (Odessa, Fla.) (01-03-2017)“…The Trail Making Test (TMT) is used as an indicator of visual scanning, graphomotor speed, and executive function. The aim of this study was to examine the TMT…”
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