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In the current study, the effect of oral health care and normal diet on quality of life of elderly persons suffering from dementia.The results from the baseline assessment will be used as cross-sectional data to establish correlations between the…
This study exists of two parts:Cross-sectional study: what are the precise characteristics of physical functioning in EOD patients in comparison to a control group? Not all EOD patients show apathy and physical inactivity. It will be examined…
One of the promising combined interventions is an intervention developed by Teri and colleagues. People with dementia receive an exercise program together with their caregivers. The caregivers are also trained in behaviour management techniques to…
The objective of this research is reviewing the effectiveness of a methodology which aimes at giving content to demand-oriented care for people with dementia and caregivers and at being a useful tool for professional carers to provide demand-…
OBJECTIVES: To determine, given a societal perspective, MMCs' effectiveness and costs in post-diagnosis care for dementia-patients to improve or stabilize patient's health related quality of life and performances in daily living and to…
Primary Objective: Our primary objective is to test the feasibility of the online In-MINDD intervention through a primary care-based feasibility RCT. We hypothesize, that providing persons with information on their health profile and access to…
This project aims to determine the effects of an extensive exercise program in MCI patients with respect to the progression of the disease
Main objectives are to investigate the cognitive effects of alternating endurance-strength training in APOEe4 carriers and non-carriers in early stage dementia and to identify a dose-response relationship of the cognitive effects of exercise.…
Our aim is to investigate the cognitive effects of an interactive cycling training in early stage dementia patients (in comparison to an aerobic cycling training and a control group).In addition we will investigate whether the effects of training…
The primary objective of the MIDDEL trial is to provide high-quality evidence of the comparative effectiveness of group music therapy, recreational choir singing, group music therapy plus recreational choir singing, or standard care alone, for…
The present study aims to address the limitations of earlier research, by employing a large sample size, and investigating the possibility that music therapy has an effect on wellbeing of people with dementia when using blinded outcome assessments…
We aim to assess whether aerobic exercise leads to increased cerebral perfusion in patients with vascular cognitive impairment.
Part 1: Main objective: Investigate the relation between level of physical (in)activity and cognition in healthy elderly and to examine the possible moderating effects of (Apolipoprotein E e4) APOEe4 status and IGF-1 and BDNF levels and blood…
Discontinuation of ANtihypertensive Treatment in Older people with dementia living in a Nursing home
To assess whether discontinuation of antihypertensive treatment in nursing home residents with dementia a) reduces NPS and improves quality of life; b) improves general daily functioning and cognitive functioning; c) reduces psychotropic medication…
1. Is passive movement therapy an effective intervention on the severity of paratonia in comparison with usual care without passive movement therapy?2. Is passive movement therapy an effective intervention for improvement of daily care?
To examine whether providing feedback to patients immediately after scoring in a non-valid range on a SVT would have an impact on subsequent symptom validity and neuropsychological test performance. Furthermore, we examine treatment-outcome as a…
The main objective of the study is to investigate the effects of three different passive exercise interventions (Therapeutic Motion Simulation (TMS), Whole Body Vibration (WBV) and a combination of TMS and WBV) on quality of life and physical daily…