Length of hospital stay and dementia: A systematic review of observational studiesInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Tập 34 Số 1 - Trang 8-21 - 2019
Tobias Möllers, Hannah Stocker, Wenjia Wei, Laura Perna, Hermann Brenner
ObjectiveHospitalizations of people with dementia (PWD) are often accompanied by
complications or functional loss and can lead to adverse outcomes. Unsystematic
findings suggest an influence of comorbidities on the extent of differences in
the length of hospital stay (LOS). This systematic review aimed to identify and
evaluate all studies reporting LOS in PWD as compared to PwoD in general
hospita... hiện toàn bộ
Subsyndromal delirium in older people: a systematic review of frequency, risk factors, course and outcomesInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Tập 28 Số 8 - Trang 771-780 - 2013
Martín G. Cole, Antonio Ciampi, Éric Belzile, Marika Dubuc‐Sarrasin
ObjectiveTo determine the frequency, risk factors, course and outcomes of
subsyndromal delirium (SSD) in older people by systematically reviewing evidence
on these topics.MethodsSubsyndromal delirium was defined as the presence of one
or more symptoms of delirium, not meeting criteria for delirium and not
progressing to delirium. MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and the Web of Science were
searched for p... hiện toàn bộ
Cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease: variations in clinical practice in the north‐west of EnglandInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Tập 21 Số 10 - Trang 961-964 - 2006
Nitin Purandare, Caroline Swarbrick, Alastair Fischer, Alistair Burns
AbstractBackgroundIn the UK, the National Institute for Health and Clinical
Excellence (NICE) is currently reviewing cost‐effectiveness of cholinesterase
inhibitors (ChEIs) for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the NHS. The implementation
of the original NICE (2001) guidance that made these drugs available in the UK
was not examined in this review process, and was the objective of this
study.MethodTen h... hiện toàn bộ
Cognitive and psychiatric predictors of medical treatment adherence among older adults in primary care clinicsInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Tập 22 Số 1 - Trang 55-60 - 2007
R. Scott Mackin, Patricia A. Areán
AbstractObjectivesMedical treatment non‐adherence among older adults is common
and represents a significant public health care concern. Treatment non‐adherence
has been associated with a number of factors in older adults; however few
studies have delineated the role of cognition and psychiatric
status.ParticipantsData were collected from 212 ethnically diverse older primary
care patients as part o... hiện toàn bộ
Neuroimaging and neurocognitive abnormalities associated with bipolar disorder in old ageInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Tập 29 Số 4 - Trang 421-427 - 2014
Soham Rej, Meryl A. Butters, Howard Aizenstein, Amy Begley, Jawad Tsay, Charles F. Reynolds, Benoit H. Mulsant, Ariel Gildengers
ObjectivesCognitive dysfunction is prevalent in older adults with bipolar
disorder (BD). High white matter hyperintensity (WMH) burden, a marker of white
matter disease, detected on T2/fluid‐attenuated inversion recovery brain
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been consistently reported in BD across all
age ranges, including older adults. Yet, whether high WMH burden is related to
the excess co... hiện toàn bộ
Do symptoms of memory impairment correspond to cognitive impairment: a cross sectional study of a clinical cohortInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Tập 21 Số 12 - Trang 1206-1212 - 2006
Hilary Archer, F. MacFarlane, Cathy J. Price, Elizabeth Moore, Tracey Pepple, Dawn Cutler, Chris Frost, Nick C. Fox, Martin N. Rossor
AbstractBackgroundSymptoms of memory loss are a common complaint within the
general population and a frequent reason for seeking medical advice. However,
the clinical relevance of these symptoms to future development of
neurodegenerative disease is uncertain. The aim of this study is to characterise
a cohort of individuals with symptoms of memory loss and varying memory
impairment, who will be fol... hiện toàn bộ
Cognitive complaint and test performance in elderly patients suffering depression or dementiaInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Tập 6 Số 5 - Trang 287-293 - 1991
Michael Feehan, Robert G. Knight, Fiona M. Partridge
AbstractTen depressed elderly patients were compared with 20 age‐matched normal
controls on measures of memory, perceptual organization, and speed of letter
cancellation. Only on the letter cancellation task were there significant
differences between groups. In contrast, 10 elderly patients with primary
degenerative dementia (Alzheimer's type) performed more poorly than 10
age‐matched normal contr... hiện toàn bộ