The multidisciplinary approach to Alzheimer's disease and dementia. A narrative review of non-pharmacological treatment

C Zucchella, E Sinforiani, S Tamburin… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia are chronic diseases with progressive
deterioration of cognition, function, and behavior leading to severe disability and death. The …

An overview of systematic reviews of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

SM Dyer, SL Harrison, K Laver… - International …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Background: This systematic overview reports findings from systematic reviews of
randomized controlled trials of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for …

[HTML][HTML] Use of a robotic seal as a therapeutic tool to improve dementia symptoms: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

W Moyle, CJ Jones, JE Murfield, L Thalib… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To test the effects of individual, nonfacilitated sessions with PARO (version 9),
when compared against a look-alike plush toy and usual care, on the emotional and …

Moderate-to-high intensity physical exercise in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a randomized controlled trial

K Hoffmann, NA Sobol, KS Frederiksen… - Journal of …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Background: Studies of physical exercise in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are few
and results have been inconsistent. Objective: To assess the effects of a moderate-to-high …

Pharmacotherapy of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: state of the art and future progress

R Magierski, T Sobow, E Schwertner… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The core symptoms of different dementia subtypes are the behavioral and psychological
symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and its neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS). BPSD symptoms …

Sequential drug treatment algorithm for agitation and aggression in Alzheimer's and mixed dementia

SJC Davies, AM Burhan, D Kim… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) include agitation
and aggression in people with dementia. BPSD is common on inpatient psychogeriatric …

Pet robot intervention for people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

M Leng, P Liu, P Zhang, M Hu, H Zhou, G Li, H Yin… - Psychiatry …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to systematically evaluate the efficacy of Pet robot intervention (PRI) for
people with dementia. Two waves of electronic searches of the PubMed, EMBASE, Web of …

Treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementias with psychopharmaceuticals: a review

J Masopust, D Protopopová, M Vališ… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Behavioral and psychological symptoms represent common complications in patients with
different types of dementia. Predominantly, they comprise psychosis, agitation and mood …

Exercise training for managing behavioral and psychological symptoms in people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P de Souto Barreto, L Demougeot, F Pillard… - Ageing research …, 2015 - Elsevier
This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials assessed the
effects of exercise on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD, including …

Alzheimer's disease and nursing homes

JE Gaugler, F Yu, HW Davila, T Shippee - Health Affairs, 2014 - healthaffairs.org
Close to two-thirds of all US nursing home residents have some type of cognitive impairment
such as Alzheimer's disease, and the quality of care and quality of life of these people has …