ABSTRACT Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive degenerative disorder that negatively affects quality of life of patients and family members. Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the cognition, level of physical activity and functioning of elderly individuals with mild AD and those without...
Com o envelhecimento populacional, as doenças crônico-degenerativas aumentaram. As demências destacam-se devido à perda cognitiva progressiva que compromete o desempenho nas atividades cotidianas, reduzindo a autonomia e a independência. A responsabilidade pelo cuidado modifica o cotidiano dos cuida...
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence of dementia and dementia types in Jamaica. Methods: An embedded case-control design was used to investigate dementia within the ageing population. Cases (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] scores of < 20) and controls (MMSE scores of > 20) were ev...
ABSTRACT The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) neuropsychological battery was created to assess cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD) but it is widely-used for various dementias. The aim of this study was to analyze the efficacy of using the CERAD battery in th...
Introducción: Ante el envejecimiento acelerado de la población cubana los trastornos cognitivos se han convertido en creciente problema y un reto para nuestro sistema de salud. Objetivo: Describir la influencia de las determinantes del estado de salud de la población en el desarrollo de los trastornos...
En la actualidad existe un aumento exponencial en el número de personas que reciben diagnóstico de demencia cada año. Sin embargo el control de determinados factores de riesgo en la población general podrÃa reducir significativamente la tasa global de pacientes que presentan declive cognitivo o algÃ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the development of measures used between 1993 and 2016 to evaluate time use by family caregivers of elderly with dementia and to find out the patterns of time use identified in the literature. Method: An integrative review of articles was performed, indexed by the follow...