Dementia prevention, intervention, and care

G Livingston, A Sommerlad, V Orgeta, SG Costafreda… - The lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Acting now on dementia prevention, intervention, and care will vastly
improve living and dying for individuals with dementia and their families, and in doing so …

Defeating Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: a priority for European science and society

B Winblad, P Amouyel, S Andrieu, C Ballard… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia, and
because the primary risk factor for AD is old age, the prevalence of the disease is increasing …

Screening for cognitive impairment in older adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

CD Patnode, LA Perdue, RC Rossom, MC Rushkin… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Early identification of cognitive impairment may improve patient and caregiver
health outcomes. Objective To systematically review the test accuracy of cognitive screening …

Elder abuse: global situation, risk factors, and prevention strategies

K Pillemer, D Burnes, C Riffin, MS Lachs - The Gerontologist, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: Elder mistreatment is now recognized internationally as a pervasive and growing
problem, urgently requiring the attention of health care systems, social welfare agencies …

2015 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

Alzheimer's Association - Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This report discusses the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including
incidence and prevalence, mortality rates, costs of care and the overall effect on caregivers …

Comparative efficacy of 11 non-pharmacological interventions on depression, anxiety, quality of life, and caregiver burden for informal caregivers of people with …

Y Sun, M Ji, M Leng, X Li, X Zhang, Z Wang - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, numerous dementia caregiving interventions for informal
caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia have been developed. However, it …

The effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for informal dementia caregivers: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

ST Cheng, KK Li, A Losada, F Zhang, A Au… - Psychology and …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
This systematic review and meta-analysis compared the effects of 131 randomized
controlled trials, published between 2006 and mid-2018, for dementia caregivers with …

Psychological interventions for dementia caregivers: What we have achieved, what we have learned

ST Cheng, A Au, A Losada, LW Thompson… - Current psychiatry …, 2019 - Springer
With the rising dementia population, more and more programs have been developed to help
caregivers deal with the care-recipient as well as their own frustrations. Many interventions …

[HTML][HTML] Internet-based interventions aimed at supporting family caregivers of people with dementia: systematic review

J Hopwood, N Walker, L McDonagh, G Rait… - Journal of medical …, 2018 - jmir.org
Background Caring for someone with dementia is one of the most challenging caring roles.
The need for support for family caregivers has been recognized for some time but is often …

Psychosocial interventions to support the mental health of informal caregivers of persons living with dementia–a systematic literature review

H Wiegelmann, S Speller, LM Verhaert… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Informal caregivers of persons living with dementia have an increased risk of
adverse mental health effects. It is therefore important to systematically summarize …