Companion robots for older people: importance of user-centred design demonstrated through observations and focus groups comparing preferences of older people …

HL Bradwell, KJ Edwards, R Winnington, S Thill… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Companion robots, such as Paro, may reduce agitation and depression for older
people with dementia. However, contradictory research outcomes suggest robot design is …

Effectiveness and reporting standards of psychological interventions for improving short-term and long-term pain outcomes after total knee replacement: a systematic …

K Whale, V Wylde, A Beswick, J Rathbone… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To assess the effectiveness and reporting standards of psychological
interventions for improving outcomes after total knee replacement (TKR). Design Medline …

The mediating effect of psychological distress on cognitive function and physical frailty among the elderly: evidence from rural Shandong, China

Z Jing, J Li, Y Wang, L Ding, X Tang, Y Feng… - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Few studies have explored the underlying mechanism between physical frailty
and cognitive function. The aim of this study is to explore the mediating role of psychological …

Effectiveness, acceptability, and completeness and quality of intervention reporting of psychological interventions for people with dementia or mild cognitive …

F Svedin, O Blomberg, P Farrand, A Brantnell… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression have negative impacts
on psychological well-being and are common in people with dementia and mild cognitive …

Using dolls for therapeutic purposes: A study on nursing home residents with severe dementia

A Cantarella, E Borella, S Faggian… - … journal of geriatric …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Among the psychosocial interventions intended to reduce the behavioral and
psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), doll therapy (DT) is increasingly used in …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: Effectiveness, acceptability, and completeness and quality of intervention reporting of psychological interventions for people with dementia or mild …

F Svedin, O Blomberg, P Farrand, A Brantnell… - BMJ Open, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression have negative impacts
on psychological well-being and are common in people with dementia and mild cognitive …

Psychological distress in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: the role of hostility and coping self-efficacy

V Timkova, I Nagyova, SA Reijneveld… - Journal of health …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
We aimed to assess whether hostility and coping self-efficacy are associated with
psychological distress in obstructive sleep apnoea patients. Furthermore, we examined …

Implementation of e-mental health interventions for informal caregivers of adults with chronic diseases: a protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review with a …

C Coumoundouros, L Von Essen, R Sanderman… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Informal caregivers provide the majority of care to individuals with chronic
health conditions, benefiting the care recipient and reducing use of formal care services …

Effectiveness and acceptability of cognitive–behavioural therapy based interventions for maternal peripartum depression: a systematic review, meta-analysis and …

D Pettman, H O'Mahen, AS Svanberg, L von Essen… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Peripartum depression is a common mental health difficulty associated with a
range of negative impacts for the mother, infant and wider family. This review will examine …

Help Me! MyDem application for early stage dementia patients

KS Savita, JJDA Marrima, M Muniandy… - … IEEE Conference on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dementia is the term used to describe the symptoms of an enlarged group of diseases that
cause a progressive decline in the functioning of the person. It is a comprehensive term …