Cognitive stimulation to improve cognitive functioning in people with dementia

B Woods, HK Rai, E Elliott, E Aguirre… - Cochrane database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cognitive stimulation (CS) is an intervention for people with dementia offering a
range of enjoyable activities providing general stimulation for thinking, concentration and …

New approaches for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

PV Fish, D Steadman, ED Bayle, P Whiting - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent chronic neurodegenerative disease. Current
approved therapies are symptomatic treatments having some effect on cognitive function …

Dementia And Physical Activity (DAPA) trial of moderate to high intensity exercise training for people with dementia: randomised controlled trial

SE Lamb, B Sheehan, N Atherton, V Nichols, H Collins… - bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Objective To estimate the effect of a moderate to high intensity aerobic and strength exercise
training programme on cognitive impairment and other outcomes in people with mild to …

Disease severity and minimal clinically important differences in clinical outcome assessments for Alzheimer's disease clinical trials

JS Andrews, U Desai, NY Kirson… - … Research & Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction This study estimated the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for Mini
Mental State Examination, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale sum of boxes, and Functional …

Meaningful benefits: a framework to assess disease-modifying therapies in preclinical and early Alzheimer's disease

SS Assunção, RA Sperling, C Ritchie… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2022 - Springer
Background The need for preventive therapies that interrupt the progression of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) before the onset of symptoms or when symptoms are emerging is urgent and …

What is important to people with dementia living at home? A set of core outcome items for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological community-based health and …

ST Reilly, AJE Harding, H Morbey, F Ahmed… - Age and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives inconsistency in outcome measurement in dementia care trials impedes the
comparisons of effectiveness between trials. The key aim of this study is to establish an …

Cognition-oriented treatments for older adults: a systematic overview of systematic reviews

HM Gavelin, A Lampit, H Hallock, J Sabatés… - Neuropsychology …, 2020 - Springer
Cognition-oriented treatments–commonly categorized as cognitive training, cognitive
rehabilitation and cognitive stimulation–are promising approaches for the prevention of …

Combined exercise and cognitive interventions for adults with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

D Xue, PWC Li, SF Doris, RSY Lin - International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Exercise and cognitive interventions are beneficial for adults with preclinical
and clinical dementia, but it is unclear whether the combination of these two components …

A systematic review of mindfulness-based interventions for patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia and caregivers

M Shim, JL Tilley, S Im, K Price… - Journal of geriatric …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this article was to systematically review the quality and efficacy of the current
evidence for mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in patients with mild cognitive …

Promoting Activity, Independence, and Stability in Early Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial

RH Harwood, SE Goldberg, A Brand, V van Der Wardt… - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the effectiveness of an exercise and functional activity therapy
intervention in adults with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment compared with usual …