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  1. Smart Room Design for Dementia Nursing Home Based on Kano-AHP-QFD Integrated MethodologyResearch summary

    Research summaries · alzhub.org/study/smart-room-design-for-dementia-nursing-home-based-on-kano-ahp-qfd-40874619

    … recognition (e.g., falls, wandering)" emerging as the top priority, assigned a weight of 0.3622. Subsequently, the QFD method translated these weighted requirements into design functions via the House of Quality, resulting in a …

  2. Tailored lighting intervention improves measures of sleep, depression, and agitation in persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia living in long-term care facilitiesResearch summary

    Research summaries · alzhub.org/study/tailored-lighting-intervention-improves-measures-of-sleep-depression-25246779

    … efficiency, reduce nocturnal wandering, and alleviate evening agitation. Since the human circadian system is maximally sensitive to short-wavelength (blue) light, lower, more targeted lighting interventions for therapeutic …

  3. Behavioral and Psychological Effects of Coronavirus Disease-19 Quarantine in Patients With DementiaResearch summary

    Research summaries · alzhub.org/study/behavioral-and-psychological-effects-of-coronavirus-disease-19-33033486

    … 1.25-2.29), FTD with wandering (OR 1.62, CI 1.12-2.35), and change of appetite (OR 1.52, CI 1.03-2.25). Stress-related symptoms were experienced by two-thirds of caregivers and were associated with increased patients' …

  4. Epilepsy and cognitive impairments in Alzheimer diseaseResearch summary

    Research summaries · alzhub.org/study/epilepsy-and-cognitive-impairments-in-alzheimer-disease-19204149

    … of episodic amnestic wandering and disorientation in AD are associated with epileptiform activity and can be prevented with antiepileptic drugs. Here we review recent experimental data demonstrating that high levels of …

  5. Exploring the effect of companion robots on emotional expression in older adults with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trialResearch summary

    Research summaries · alzhub.org/study/exploring-the-effect-of-companion-robots-on-emotional-expression-in-23506125

    … Depression, and Revised Algase Wandering Scales. PARO had a moderate to large positive influence on participants' quality of life compared to the reading group. The PARO intervention group had higher pleasure scores when compared …

  6. Group and partnered dance for people living with dementia: an overview of intervention design and measurement considerationsResearch summary

    Research summaries · alzhub.org/study/group-and-partnered-dance-for-people-living-with-dementia-an-overview-39950072

    … subtypes, such as addressing wandering for those with Alzheimer’s disease or providing external cues for those with Parkinson’s-related dementias. This overview discusses design and measurement considerations for group and …

  7. Nonpharmacological Interventions to Reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic ReviewResearch summary

    Research summaries · alzhub.org/study/nonpharmacological-interventions-to-reduce-behavioral-and-26693477

    … sleep problems, and wandering. Care of patients with BPSD involves pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions. We reviewed studies of nonpharmacological interventions published in the last 10 years. Methods We performed …

  8. Daily rhythm of serum melatonin in patients with dementia of the degenerate typeResearch summary

    Research summaries · alzhub.org/study/daily-rhythm-of-serum-melatonin-in-patients-with-dementia-of-the-8738265

    … disturbances, nocturnal wandering and/or delirium. We also studied 13 age-matched healthy control subjects (control group 1), ten young adults (control group 2), and nine hospitalized patients without dementia (control group 3). …

  9. Nonpharmacologic management of behavioral symptoms in dementiaResearch summary

    Research summaries · alzhub.org/study/nonpharmacologic-management-of-behavioral-symptoms-in-dementia-23168825

    Behavioral symptoms such as repetitive speech, wandering, and sleep disturbances are a core clinical feature of Alzheimer disease and related dementias. If untreated, these behaviors can accelerate disease progression, worsen …

  10. Psychiatric symptoms vary with the severity of dementia in probable Alzheimer's diseaseResearch summary

    Research summaries · alzhub.org/study/psychiatric-symptoms-vary-with-the-severity-of-dementia-in-probable-12928511

    … symptoms (e.g., anxiety, wandering, irritability, inappropriate behavior, uncooperativeness, emotional lability) associated with agitation, aggression, and psychosis, which varied according to the severity of the dementia, …

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