Quality of life in dementia sufferers: diet and exercise in an evaluatory role. (Current Alzheimer Research, 2017, Sept. Epub)

Among the myriad of factors modulating quality of life (QoL) assessments estimated in patients presenting a variety of cognitive impairments (People With Dementia – PWD), the distinctive and critical influence of diet and exercise cannot be overestimated.

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Retrieval of memories with the help of music in Alzheimer’s disease. (Geriatrie et psychologie neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement, 2017, 15(3) p. 309-318)

This study focuses on music as a mediator facilitating access to autobiographical memory in Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

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Relationship Between Executive Function Components and Activities of Daily Living in Elderly with Mild Dementia (Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2017, 98(10) p. e100-e101)

To examine the relationship between executive function and independence of basic and instrumental activities of daily living (BADL and IADL) in elderly with mild dementia.

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Differential effects of voluntary treadmill exercise and caloric restriction on tau pathogenesis in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease-like tau pathology fed with Western diet (Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 2017, Vol. 79, p. 452-461)

Tau is a microtubule-associated protein that becomes pathological when it undergoes hyperphosphorylation and aggregation as seen in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AD is mostly sporadic, with environmental, biological and/or genetic risks factors, interacting together to promote the disease.

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Individualized Music Program is Associated with Improved Outcomes for U.S. Nursing Home Residents with Dementia (American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2017, 25(9) p. 931-938)

The objective of this study was to compare resident outcomes before and after implementation of an individualized music program, MUSIC & MEMORY (M&M), designed to address the behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with dementia (BPSD).

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Characteristics of Activities for Persons With Dementia at the Mild, Moderate, and Severe Stages (The Gerontologist, 2017, 57(5) p. 987-997)

To understand activity in dementia care, we examine relationships of disease stage with types and characteristics of meaningful activities (cueing needs, help with initiation, and recommended engagement time) provided in a home-based intervention trial designed to reduce behavioral symptoms.

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Structured physical exercise improves neuropsychiatric symptoms in acute dementia care: A hospital-based RCT (Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy, 2017, 9(1) p.68-76)

The primary objective of this trial is to investigate the effects of a short-term exercise program on neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms in acute hospital dementia care.

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Activity groups for persons with dementia: Personal predictors of participation, engagement and mood. (Psychiatry research, 2017, Vol. 257, p. 375-380)

This study examined the relationship between personal characteristics and attendance, engagement, sleep, and mood outcomes of persons with dementia participating in group activities. The purpose of this study is to examine which persons with dementia benefit most from group interventions.

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