scholarly journals The effect of natural environments upon agitation and aggression in late stage dementia patients

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 216-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann L. Whall ◽  
Margaret E. Black ◽  
Carla J. Groh ◽  
Dawn J. Yankou ◽  
Barbara J. Kupferschmid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Stage ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Dementia Patients

scholarly journals Nurse aides' identification of onset and level of agitation in late stage dementia patients

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 202-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann L. Whall ◽  
Margaret E. A. Black ◽  
Dawn J. Yankou ◽  
Carla J. Groh ◽  
Barbara J. Kupferschmid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Stage ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Nurse Aides

Pain and Palliative Care in Late-Stage Dementia Patients

2003 ◽  
pp. 217-224
Author(s):  
Sophie Pautex ◽  
Dina Zekry ◽  
Gilbert Zulian ◽  
Gabriel Gold ◽  
Jean-Pierre Michel
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Dementia Patients

Reliability of the Modified Ordinal Scales of Psychological Development: A Cognitive Assessment Battery for Severe Dementia

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie R. Auer ◽  
Barry Reisberg
Keyword(s):  
Late Stage ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Psychological Development ◽  
Developmental Model ◽  
Reliability Study ◽  
Severe Dementia ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Ordinal Scales

Two reliability studies were performed on a recently developed cognitive assessment battery for severe dementia. The method, the Modified Ordinal Scales of Psychological Development (M-OSPD), is based on the Piagetian developmental model of sensorimotor functions. Procedures have been adapted from this test battery, which was originally applied to infants and small children, for the assessment of remaining cognitive capacity in severe dementia. Two independent interrater reliability studies were conducted. In these studies, two different raters simulataneously evaluated patients with severe dementia. One interrater reliability study was performed in a nursing home setting (Study 1), and the other reliability study consisted of a sample of community-residing patients (Study 2). The Global Deterioration Scale and the Mini-Mental State Examination were used to assess dementia severity. Study 1 (N = 22) resulted in an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of .99 (p < .01) for the M-OSPD total score. Study 2(N = 19) resulted in an ICC of .96 (p < .01) for the M-OSPD total score. The M-OSPD proved to be a reliable instrument in these studies. This cognitive assessment measure can provide meaningful information regarding the cognitive abilities of late-stage dementia patients. Until recently, these late-stage dementia patients had been considered untestable in studies that utilized conventional psychometric and mental status evaluation measures.

Seeking Meaning in Late Stage Dementia

2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Woodman
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Care Theory ◽  
James Hillman ◽  
Dementia Patients

The author uses case studies to illustrate the effectiveness of two techniques which pastoral caregivers may teach to family carers of dementia patients. In the last stages of dementia, it is important to seek meaning and keep in significant contact as long as possible, both for family members as well as for the dementia patients. After a brief literature review, implications for care theory, practice, and policy are reviewed, and a scientific bias is illustrated. These techniques build on the work of C. G. Jung and James Hillman, utilizing metaphor in non-rational uses of language. It is suggested that pastoral caregivers could teach these techniques to families of this population, in the hope of prolonging meaningful connection with their loved one.

Emotional Expression During Mid- to Late-Stage Dementia

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Magai ◽  
Carl Cohen ◽  
David Gomberg ◽  
Chris Malatesta ◽  
Clayton Culver
Keyword(s):  
Late Stage ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Global Deterioration Scale ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Nursing Home Patients ◽  
Degenerative Dementia ◽  
Primary Degenerative Dementia ◽  
End Stage ◽  
Emotional Responsivity

This study examined the quality of emotional responsivity in mid-to late-stage dementia patients. Eighty-two nursing home patients with a DSM-III-R diagnosis of primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer type served as subjects. Patients were staged using the Global Deterioration Scale. The level and type of patient affectivity were assessed by family reports, aide reports, and direct observation and coding of patient facial expressions during a family visit. All three measures indicated that patients with Alzheimer's disease expressed a range of affective signals. Some showed an intact and functional emotion system even during the last stage of the disease; one third of end-stage dementia patients expressed sadness at the departure of their relatives as coded by an objective facial affect coding system.

scholarly journals A Novel Screening Method to Identify Late-Stage Dementia Patients for Palliative Care Research and Practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 1152-1158.e1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie C. Ernecoff ◽  
Kathryn L. Wessell ◽  
Stacey Gabriel ◽  
Timothy S. Carey ◽  
Laura C. Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Screening Method ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Dementia Patients

Effect of Iron Limitation on the Ultrastructure of Agmenellum Quadruplicatum

1981 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 410-411
Author(s):  
L. P. Hardie ◽  
D. L. Balkwill ◽  
S. E. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Growth Medium ◽  
Green Alga ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Iron Limitation ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Blue Green Alga ◽  
Marine Cyanobacterium ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
Thin Sectioning ◽  
Agmenellum Quadruplicatum

Agmenellum quadruplicatum is a unicellular, non-nitrogen-fixing, marine cyanobacterium (blue-green alga). The ultrastructure of this organism, when grown in the laboratory with all necessary nutrients, has been characterized thoroughly. In contrast, little is known of its ultrastructure in the specific nutrient-limiting conditions typical of its natural habitat. Iron is one of the nutrients likely to limit this organism in such natural environments. It is also of great importance metabolically, being required for both photosynthesis and assimilation of nitrate. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects (if any) of iron limitation on the ultrastructure of A. quadruplicatum. It was part of a broader endeavor to elucidate the ultrastructure of cyanobacteria in natural systemsActively growing cells were placed in a growth medium containing 1% of its usual iron. The cultures were then sampled periodically for 10 days and prepared for thin sectioning TEM to assess the effects of iron limitation.

Working With Family Caregivers of Dementia Patients

ASHA Leader ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (16) ◽  
pp. 25-25
Author(s):  
Rosemary Lubinski
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Dementia Patients
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