A Comparison of Employed Caregivers of Cognitively Impaired and Physically Impaired Elderly Persons

1989 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew E. Scharlach
Keyword(s):  
Cognitively Impaired ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Employed Caregivers

On the Paradox of Improving Sensitivity of ADL Scales for the Detection of Behavioral Changes in Early Dementia

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard W. Poon
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Cognitively Impaired ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Drug Trials ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
Behavioral Dysfunction ◽  
Early Dementia ◽  
Clinical Drug Trials ◽  
Clinical Drug

In the last year, there has been increased research interest in the sensitivity and applicability of activities of daily living (ADL) scales for the detection of early behavioral dysfunction and efficacies in drug trials. At the September 1993 meeting of the Sixth Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) in Berlin, Germany, no fewer than three symposia and 16 papers focused on the use of ADL scales. For example, a symposium chaired by Hindmarch and Erzigkeit (1993) described an international collaborative effort to improve the sensitivity of ADL scales, and a paper by Sclan, Schmidt-Gollas, and Erzigkeit (1993) addressed the following issue: “Clinical drug trials and assessment of functional changes in cognitively impaired elderly persons: Do we need another rating scale?”

Types of Hazards in the Homes of Elderly People

1997 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindy Clemson ◽  
Maryanne Roland ◽  
Robert G. Cumming
Keyword(s):  
Safety Assessment ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cognitively Impaired ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Home Safety ◽  
Well Elderly ◽  
Floor Surfaces ◽  
Therapy Department ◽  
Home Hazards

This study describes the type and range of hazards found in the homes of elderly persons (n=257) referred to the occupational therapy department of a city teaching hospital. Homes were assessed using an abbreviated version of the Westmead Home Safety Assessment. The most commonly found hazards were in internal traffic ways (48%), the bathroom (40%), and access areas to and from the home (38%). Hazardous mats, pathways, and bathroom and toilet floor surfaces were the most commonly found individual hazards. Mildly cognitively impaired persons were found to have increased exposure to hazards in traffic ways; women were found to have more bed light hazards and people living with others were more likely to have a pet that may pose a risk of the elderly person falling. Otherwise, characteristics of people were generally not found to be associated with increased exposure to any particular type of hazard. We recommend further and more detailed investigation of home hazards, including in the homes of the well elderly.

scholarly journals Micronutrients supplementation and nutritional status in cognitively impaired elderly persons: a two-month open label pilot study

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine AF von Arnim ◽  
Stephanie Dismar ◽  
Cornelia S Ott-Renzer ◽  
Nathalie Noeth ◽  
Albert C Ludolph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Cognitively Impaired ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Open Label

Use of Services by Cognitively Impaired Elderly Persons Residing in the Community

1988 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 555-557
Author(s):  
Richard G. Frank ◽  
Pearl S. German ◽  
Barbara J. Burns ◽  
Wayne Johnson ◽  
Nancy Miller
Keyword(s):  
Cognitively Impaired ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Use Of Services

Delusions and Behavioral Disturbances in Cognitively Impaired Elderly Persons

1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 768-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Lachs ◽  
Marion Becker ◽  
Alan P. Siegal ◽  
Ronald L. Miller ◽  
Mary E. Tinetti
Keyword(s):  
Cognitively Impaired ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Behavioral Disturbances
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