Resilience of family caregivers of people with dementia in South Korea: protocol for a scoping review by Hyun-Ju Seo, Min-Jung Choi, Song-I Park, Jeong-hwan Park

“…Introduction The prevalence of dementia among the elderly population in South Korea was 9.94% in 2017, and the number of people living with dementia is estimated to increase up to one million by 2024. …”
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Mental health outcomes in dementia caregivers: a systematic review of yoga-based interventions by Paula Pillar Pinto, Andrea Camaz Deslandes, Helena Moraes

“…Dementia & Neuropsychologia…”
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The inflammatory profiling in a cohort of older patients suffering from cognitive decline and dementia by Beatrice Arosio, Paolo Dionigi Rossi, Evelyn Ferri, Ernesto Consorti, Simona Ciccone, Tiziano Angelo Lucchi, Nicola Montano

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Personal Strengths and Health Related Quality of Life in Dementia Caregivers from Latin America by Stephen K. Trapp, Paul B. Perrin, Richa Aggarwal, Silvina Victoria Peralta, Miriam E. Stolfi, Eliana Morelli, Leticia Aracely Peña Obeso, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla

“…The research literature has begun to demonstrate associations between personal strengths and enhanced psychosocial functioning of dementia caregivers, but these relationships have not been examined in the context of dementia caregivers in Latin America. …”
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HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Dementia as the Initial Manifestation of HIV/AIDS by Natalia Wuliji, Matthew J. Mandell, Jason M. Lunt, Adam Merando

“…It is a progressive myelopathy that shares features with subacute combined degeneration seen in vitamin B12 deficiency as well as other neurological diseases and can occur synchronously with HIV-associated dementia (HAD). Here, we describe a rare case in which a patient’s initial presentation of HIV/AIDS was both HIV-VM and HAD. …”
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The process of pain assessment in people with dementia living in nursing homes: a scoping review by Caroline Kreppen Overen, Maria Larsson, Adelheid Hummelvoll Hillestad, Ingela Karlsson, Siren Eriksen

“…We included studies describing pain expressions in people with dementia and/or healthcare personnel assessment of pain in people with dementia, in a nursing home context. …”
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The Protective Role of Ambient Ultraviolet Radiation Against Dementia: An Ecological Analysis of Global Data by Wenpeng You

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Strategies to Locate Lost Persons with Dementia: A Case Study of Ontario First Responders by N. A. Neubauer, A. Miguel-Cruz, L. Liu

“…Information on strategies and practices in the search of missing persons with dementia is inconsistent which creates challenges for first responders, such as police, when they choose appropriate search and rescue approaches. …”
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Recruitment Challenges and Strategies in a Technology-Based Intervention for Dementia Caregivers: Descriptive Study by Eunjung Ko, Ye Gao, Peng Wang, Lahiru Wijayasingha, Kathy D Wright, Kristina C Gordon, Hongning Wang, John A Stankovic, Karen M Rose

“… Abstract BackgroundResearchers have encountered challenges in recruiting unpaid caregivers of people living with Alzheimer disease and related dementias for intervention studies. However, little is known about the reasons for nonparticipation in in-home smart health interventions in community-based settings. …”
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Evaluation of Person-Centredness in Rehabilitation for People Living with Dementia Is Needed: A Review of the Literature by Kate Allen Christensen, Karen-Margrethe Lund, Jette Thuesen

“…With an expected increase in the prevalence of dementia, change in care policies and healthcare systems worldwide is needed. …”
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Internet-Based Supportive Interventions for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: Randomized Controlled Trial by Yanhong Xie, Shanshan Shen, Caixia Liu, Hong Hong, Huilan Guan, Jingmei Zhang, Wanqi Yu

“… Abstract BackgroundAs dementia progresses, patients exhibit various psychological and behavioral symptoms, imposing a significant burden on families and society, including behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. …”
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Past Cigarette Smoking Is More Common among Those with Cholinergic Than Noncholinergic Dementias by Kyle Dalrymple, Erin K. Saito, Natalie Diaz, Julia Morrow, Beau Nakamoto, Aaron M. McMurtray

“…A total of 440 patients were evaluated during the study period, including 224 with cholinergic dementias and 216 with noncholinergic dementias and controls. …”
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Structural damage-driven brain compensation among near-centenarians and centenarians without dementia by Hui Tang, Haichao Zhao, Hao Liu, Jiyang Jiang, Nicole Kochan, Jing Jing, Henry Brodaty, Wei Wen, Perminder S. Sachdev, Tao Liu

“…We examined a cohort of near-centenarians and centenarians without dementia (aged 95-103 years, n=44). We constructed a structural disconnection matrix based on the disruption of white matter pathways caused by white matter hyperintensities (WMHs), aiming to explore the relationship between functional connections, cognitive preservation and white matter damage. …”
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A Qualitative Study to Explore Ways to Observe Results of Engaging Activities in Clients with Dementia by Masahiro Ogawa, Seiji Nishida, Haruna Shirai

“…Many occupational therapists face the challenge of helping clients with dementia to select and perform meaningful occupations, which may be difficult due to cognitive impairment. …”
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Management Practice and Clinical Outcomes of Dementia in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review by Dessale Abate Beyene, Alemseged Beyene Berha

“…Background. Dementia is a severe neurodegenerative disorder and it is a group of acquired symptoms associated with impaired cognitive functions. …”
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Fruit and vegetable intake and mental health among family caregivers of people with dementia in Uganda by Herbert, E. Ainamani, Wilson, M. Bamwerinde, Godfrey, Z. Rukundo, Sam, Tumwesigire, Valence, Mfitumukiza, Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple, Alexander, C. Tsai

Subjects: “…Anxiety, Dementia, Depression, Diet, Mental health, Stress, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda…”
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Qualitative interviews in cognitive disorders caused by dementia: Addressing methodological, ethical challenges (Part II) by Fatemeh Bahramnezhad, Mahdi Shafiee Sabet, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri

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Developing multifactorial dementia prediction models using clinical variables from cohorts in the US and Australia by Caitlin A. Finney, David A. Brown, Artur Shvetcov

“…Abstract Existing dementia prediction models using non-neuroimaging clinical measures have been limited in their ability to identify disease. …”
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Indian Psychiatric Society multicentre study: Diagnostic patterns, comorbidity and prescription practices for patients with Dementia by CT Sudhir Kumar, Mathew Varghese, Venugopal Duddu, Sridhar Vaitheswaran, Shrikant Srivastava, KS Shaji, Sanju George, Narendra Kumar Singh, Nishant Goyal, Ajay Bakhla, S Shaji, Vikas Menon, Tajamul Hussain, Sandeep Grover, Aseem Mehra, Lokesh Kumar Singh, A Purushotham, Avinash Desousa, Nilesh Shah, Sagar Karia, I Anand, Shafana Afroon, Ritambhara Mehta, Gargi Kukreja, Dimple Dadarwala, KL Vidya, PT Sivakumar, Preeti Sinha, Shivashankar Reddy, Thomas Isaac, Mina Chandra

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Palliative and end-of-life care for people living with dementia in rural areas: A scoping review. by Valerie Elliot, Debra Morgan, Julie Kosteniuk, Melanie Bayly, Amanda Froehlich Chow, Allison Cammer, Megan E O'Connell

“…People living with dementia in rural areas often face additional challenges to accessing such care. …”
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