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Association between indicators of dementia and nutritional status in institutionalised older people
(2013-09-01)
Background and aims. Dementia weakens older people and can lead to malnutrition; therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the association between indicators of dementia and biochemical indicators, anthropometric ...
A brief dementia screener suitable for use by non-specialists in resource poor settings-the cross-cultural derivation and validation of the brief Community Screening Instrument for Dementia
(Wiley, 2011)
Objective: Brief screening tools for dementia for use by non-specialists in primary care have yet to be validated in non-western settings where cultural factors and limited education may complicate the task. We aimed to ...
The association between common physical impairments and dementia in low and middle income countries, and, among people with dementia, their association with cognitive function and disability. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based study
(Wiley, 2011)
Objective: Chronic physical comorbidity is common in dementia. However, there is an absence of evidence to support good practice guidelines for attention to these problems. We aimed to study the extent of this comorbidity ...
Health conditions and unmet needs for assistance to perform activities of daily living among older adults with dementia in Chile
(Wiley, 2018-07)
ObjectiveThis study aims to address gaps in health conditions and unmet needs in daily activities between people with dementia (PWD) and without dementia in a developing country and to identify the variables associated ...
Towards community diagnosis of dementia: Testing cognitive impairment in older persons in Argentina, Chile and Cuba
(1996)
Extensive research into the risk factors associated with dementia, how best to diagnose this syndrome and how to help families care for dementia patients has not been undertaken in Latin American countries, where the family ...
Neuroimaging in dementias
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012-11-01)
Purpose of reviewTo critically review data on the use of neuroimaging tools in the clinical diagnostic investigation of dementias.Recent findingsFor many years, the use of neuroimaging tools in the evaluation of dementias ...
Neuroimaging in dementias
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012-11-01)
Purpose of reviewTo critically review data on the use of neuroimaging tools in the clinical diagnostic investigation of dementias.Recent findingsFor many years, the use of neuroimaging tools in the evaluation of dementias ...
Cost-of-illness study in a retrospective cohort of patients with dementia in Lima, Peru
(SciELO, 2015)
Dementia is a major cause of dependency and disability among older persons, and imposes huge economic burdens. Only a few cost-of-illness studies for dementia have been carried out in middle and low-income countries. ...
Cross-cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool Version Two: DKAT2
(Assoc Arquivos Neuro- Psiquiatria, 2018-08-01)
The Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool Version Two (DKAT2) was developed to measure caregivers' knowledge about the trajectory of dementia and assess changes in the knowledge before and after educational programs. The DKAT2 ...