Ginkgo biloba for cognitive impairment and dementia

J Birks, JG Evans - Cochrane Database of systematic reviews, 2009 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Products of the maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba, have long been used in China
as a traditional medicine for various disorders of health. A standardized extract is widely …

Caregiver health: health of caregivers of Alzheimer's and other dementia patients

TJ Richardson, SJ Lee, M Berg-Weger… - Current psychiatry …, 2013 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and is a significant public
health problem that will intensify as the population ages. The behavioral and psychological …

Dementia and caregiver burden: a three‐year longitudinal study

MH Connors, K Seeher, A Teixeira‐Pinto… - … journal of geriatric …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Dementia, with its progressive cognitive and functional decline and associated
neuropsychiatric symptoms, places a large burden on caregivers. While frequently studied …

[HTML][HTML] The family caregiving crisis meets an actual pandemic

EE Kent, KA Ornstein, JN Dionne-Odom - Journal of pain and symptom …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents unique challenges
to those who work with the seriously ill population, including both health care providers and …

Continuous intrajejunal infusion of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease: a randomised, controlled, double-blind, double …

CW Olanow, K Kieburtz, P Odin, AJ Espay… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Levodopa is the most effective therapy for Parkinson's disease, but chronic
treatment is associated with the development of potentially disabling motor complications …

Cognitive, emotional, and social benefits of regular musical activities in early dementia: randomized controlled study

T Särkämö, M Tervaniemi, S Laitinen… - The …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Purpose of the Study: During aging, musical activities can help maintain physical
and mental health and cognitive abilities, but their rehabilitative use has not been …

The patient who falls:“It's always a trade-off”

ME Tinetti, C Kumar - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Falls are common health events that cause discomfort and disability for older adults and
stress for caregivers. Using the case of an older man who has experienced multiple falls and …

Effect of collaborative dementia care via telephone and internet on quality of life, caregiver well-being, and health care use: the care ecosystem randomized clinical …

KL Possin, JJ Merrilees, S Dulaney… - JAMA internal …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Few health systems have adopted effective dementia care management
programs. The Care Ecosystem is a model for delivering care from centralized hubs across …

Associations of stressors and uplifts of caregiving with caregiver burden and depressive mood: a meta-analysis

M Pinquart, S Sörensen - The Journals of Gerontology Series B …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
In the present meta-analysis, we integrated findings from 228 studies on the association of
six caregiving-related stressors and caregiving uplifts with burden and depressed mood …

Enhancing the quality of life of dementia caregivers from different ethnic or racial groups: a randomized, controlled trial

SH Belle, L Burgio, R Burns, D Coon… - Annals of internal …, 2006 - acpjournals.org
Background: Caring for a family member with dementia is extremely stressful, contributes to
psychiatric and physical illness among caregivers, and increases the risk for caregiver …