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International Variations in Dementia and Alzheimer Disease Diagnosis and Certification Habits and Their Associations With Dementia and Alzheimer Disease Mortality: A Cross-Sectional Study of 38 Countries
CONCLUSION: We identified a small number of countries with obvious natonal diagnosis and certification habits preferring dementia or AD and had moderate effects on international variations in the mortality rates of dementia and AD.PMID:37615486 | DOI:10.1097/WAD.0000000000000573 (Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders)
Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders - August 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ying-Chen Chi Wei-Min Chu Hsin-Yun Chang Tsung-Hsueh Lu Source Type: research

A Pilot Randomized Trial of a Purposeful and Stimulating Volunteer Opportunity: Program Satisfaction and Potential Impacts on Perceived Cognitive Change in a Neurologically Mixed Sample of Older Adults
CONCLUSIONS: SPEAK! was feasible and appreciated by older adults with and without cognitive impairment. Larger studies should confirm benefits for memory and other determinants of quality of life.PMID:37615487 | DOI:10.1097/WAD.0000000000000572 (Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders)
Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders - August 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: John D Piette Benjamin M Hampstead Nicolle Marinec Jenny Chen J Scott Roberts Source Type: research

High-Frequency rTMS Could Improve Impaired Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients in China: A Randomized Controlled Study
CONCLUSION: High-frequency rTMS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex could facilitate improvement on impaired memory in patients with MCI via modulating the neuronal activity and brain network.PMID:37615489 | DOI:10.1097/WAD.0000000000000577 (Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders)
Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders - August 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tao Wang Zhiwei Guo Hongxia Wu Yi Jiang Qiwen Mu Source Type: research

Education as a Moderator of Help Seeking Behavior in Subjective Cognitive Decline
CONCLUSIONS: Findings elucidate the importance of tailoring SCD-related psychoeducational resources depending on educational background as a preliminary stepping-stone in encouraging HS among older adults who may be at particular risk for developing dementia.PMID:37561937 | DOI:10.1097/WAD.0000000000000571 (Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders)
Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders - August 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Martina Azar Silvia Chapman Jillian Joyce Maria Schultheis Zoe Zhang Leah Waltrip Shaina Shagalow Peter Zeiger Preeti Sunderaraman Stephanie Cosentino Source Type: research

Can Depressive Symptomatology at Diagnosis Predict Cognitive and Functional Decline Over 1 Year in Rural Canadian Patients With Dementia?
CONCLUSION: Increasingly severe depressive symptomatology over 1 year correlated with greater caregiver distress. This study points the way for future studies delineating the relationship between depression, dementia progression, and caregiver distress.PMID:37561939 | DOI:10.1097/WAD.0000000000000574 (Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders)
Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders - August 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shuang Cai Andrew Kirk Chandima Karunanayake Megan E O'Connell Debra Morgan Source Type: research