Living well with dementia: a systematic review and correlational meta-analysis of factors associated with quality of life, well-being and life satisfaction in people with …

A Martyr, SM Nelis, C Quinn, YT Wu… - Psychological …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Current policy emphasises the importance of 'living well'with dementia, but there has been
no comprehensive synthesis of the factors related to quality of life (QoL), subjective well …

Music‐based therapeutic interventions for people with dementia

JT Van der Steen, HJA Smaling… - Cochrane database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Dementia is a clinical syndrome with a number of different causes which is
characterised by deterioration in cognitive, behavioural, social and emotional functions …

Donepezil and memantine for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease

R Howard, R McShane, J Lindesay… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Clinical trials have shown the benefits of cholinesterase inhibitors for the
treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease. It is not known whether treatment …

The metric properties of a novel non‐motor symptoms scale for Parkinson's disease: results from an international pilot study

KR Chaudhuri, P Martinez‐Martin… - Movement …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐motor symptoms (NMS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) are common, significantly reduce
quality of life and at present there is no validated clinical tool to assess the progress or …

[图书][B] Person-centred dementia care: Making services better with the VIPS framework

D Brooker, I Latham - 2015 - books.google.com
What is person-centred dementia care, and how can it be used to improve care for people
from diagnosis to end of life? How can we improve services in people's own homes, in care …

Sertraline or mirtazapine for depression in dementia (HTA-SADD): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

S Banerjee, J Hellier, M Dewey, R Romeo, C Ballard… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Depression is common in dementia but the evidence base for appropriate drug
treatment is sparse and equivocal. We aimed to assess efficacy and safety of two of the most …

Quality of life assessment in older adults with dementia: A systematic review

HB Burks, JKA des Bordes, R Chadha… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: In the absence of a cure, dementia is often managed by minimizing risk factors
contributing to quality of life (QOL). Attitudes to dementia in older adults may differ from those …

King's Parkinson's disease pain scale, the first scale for pain in PD: an international validation

KR Chaudhuri, A Rizos, C Trenkwalder… - Movement …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Pain is a key unmet need and a major aspect of non‐motor symptoms of Parkinson's
disease (PD). No specific validated scales exist to identify and grade the various types of …

Art therapy for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

B Chancellor, A Duncan… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Patients with dementias commonly experience neuropsychiatric symptoms that diminish
their quality of life. Pharmacologic treatments for these symptoms are limited in their efficacy …

Quality of life in dementia: a systematically conducted narrative review of dementia-specific measurement scales

A Bowling, G Rowe, S Adams, P Sands… - Aging & mental …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Ascertaining the quality of life (QoL) in people with dementia is important for
evaluating service outcomes and cost-effectiveness. This paper identifies QoL measures for …