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Physical activity in the elderly is associated with improved executive function and processing speed: the LADIS Study
ConclusionOur findings confirm previous findings of a positive effect of physical activity on cognitive functions in elderly subjects, and further extends these by showing that the association is also present in patients with ARWMC. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - November 3, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kristian Steen Frederiksen, Ana Verdelho, Sofia Madureira, Hansjörg Bäzner, John T. O'Brien, Franz Fazekas, Philip Scheltens, Reinhold Schmidt, Anders Wallin, Lars‐Olof Wahlund, Timo Erkinjunttii, Anna Poggesi, Leonardo Pantoni, Domenico Inzitari, Gun Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Development and validation of a brief dementia screening indicator for primary care
Conclusions The Dementia Screening Indicator is a simple tool that may be useful in primary care settings to identify high-risk patients to target for cognitive screening.
Source: Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association - November 19, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Comparisons of clinical symptoms in biomarker‐confirmed Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and frontotemporal dementia patients in a local memory clinic
ConclusionMemory impairment and apathy are not useful discriminative symptoms in diagnosing AD, DLB, and FTD. Apraxia favours AD. Hallucinations, particularly well‐formed visual hallucinations, favour DLB. Overall, behavioural and neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia symptoms are common among the three groups of dementia patients.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - December 1, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yat Fung Shea, Joyce Ha, Leung‐Wing Chu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Becoming Centenarians: Disease and Functioning Trajectories of Older U.S. Adults as They Survive to 100
Conclusions. While some centenarians have poor health and functioning upon reaching age 100, others are able to achieve exceptional longevity in relatively good health and without loss of functioning. This study underscores the importance of examining variation in the growing centenarian population.
Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - January 21, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ailshire, J. A., Beltran-Sanchez, H., Crimmins, E. M. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Associations Between Oral Health and Risk of Dementia in a 37‐Year Follow‐Up Study: The Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg
ConclusionIn most of the analyses, lower tooth count was not associated with dementia, although a significant association was found for one of the three examinations. Further research may benefit from more‐direct measures of dental and periodontal disease.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - January 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Robert Stewart, Ulrika Stenman, Magnus Hakeberg, Catharina Hägglin, Deb Gustafson, Ingmar Skoog Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research

APOE and mild cognitive impairment: the Framingham Heart Study
Conclusion: APOE4 risk for prevalent amnestic MCI varies depending on the definition of objective neuropsychological impairment for MCI. Our findings support existing literature emphasising the need to refine MCI neuropsychological profiling methods.
Source: Age and Ageing - February 23, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jefferson, A. L., Beiser, A. S., Seshadri, S., Wolf, P. A., Au, R. Tags: Research Papers Source Type: research

Stability of Diagnoses of Cognitive Impairment, Not Dementia in a Veterans Affairs Primary Care Population
ConclusionA minority of subjects had worsening of cognitive function sufficient to change diagnostic category. Over an average of 2.5 years, subjects diagnosed with CIND at baseline reverted to normal cognition at a higher rate than progressed to dementia. Cognitive screening tests addressing multiple domains of cognitive impairment were predictive of cognitive decline.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - June 1, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tracey Holsinger, Brenda L. Plassman, Karen M. Stechuchak, James R. Burke, Cynthia J. Coffman, John W. Williams Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research

Daytime Sleepiness and Sleep Inadequacy as Risk Factors for Dementia
Conclusion: Our results suggest that sleep inadequacy and increased daytime sleepiness are risk factors for dementia in older adults, independent of demographic and clinical factors.Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra 2015;5:286-295
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra - July 11, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Late life changes in mental health: a longitudinal study of 9683 women.
CONCLUSION: The results show associations between chronic disease and level of mental health in older age, but no evidence of a large decline in mental health in the period prior to death. PMID: 26166070 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging and Mental Health - July 13, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Leigh L, Byles JE, Chojenta C, Pachana NA Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research

Depression as a risk factor for cognitive impairment in later life: the Health In Men cohort study
ConclusionsThe lack of association between past depression and cognitive impairment suggests that the link between depression and cognitive impairment is not causal and that the presence of clinically significant depressive symptoms in later life may herald the onset of cognitive impairment in at least some people. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Osvaldo P. Almeida, Graeme J. Hankey, Bu B. Yeap, Jonathan Golledge, Leon Flicker Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Mid-Life Proteinuria and Late-Life Cognitive Function and Dementia in Elderly Men: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study
Conclusion: Mid-life proteinuria was an independent predictor for late-life incident all-cause dementia and cognitive decline over 8 years.
Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders - July 1, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Factors influencing falls in the frail elderly individuals in urban and rural areas.
CONCLUSION: Based on these results, a multidimensional customized fall prevention program should be considered by various factors according to residential environments to effectively prevent falls among elderly adults. PMID: 26462845 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - October 13, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yoo JS, Kim CG, Yim J, Jeon MY Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research

Physical activity and vascular disease in a prospective cohort study of older men: The Health In Men Study (HIMS)
Conclusions: Among men aged over 65 years, there was a curvilinear association between recreational physical activity and incidence of major vascular events, with an inverse association up to about 20 MET-hours per week (equivalent to 1 h of non-vigorous, or half an hour of vigorous, physical activity per day) and no evidence of further reductions in risk thereafter.
Source: BMC Geriatrics - December 9, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ben LaceyJonathan GolledgeBu YeapSarah LewingtonPaul NormanLeon FlickerOsvaldo AlmeidaGraeme Hankey Source Type: research

Virtual Reality-Based Wii Fit Training in Improving Muscle Strength, Sensory Integration Ability, and Walking Abilities in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Control Trial
Conclusion VRWii training is as beneficial as TE in improving walking abilities, sensory integration ability, and muscle strength in patients with PD, and such improvements persisted for at least for 1 month. VRWii training is thus suggested to be implemented in patients with PD.
Source: International Journal of Gerontology - December 11, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Cognitive function and disability in late life: an ecological validation of the 10/66 battery of cognitive tests among community‐dwelling older adults in South India
ConclusionsLower scores on individual domains of the 10/66 battery of cognitive tests are associated with higher levels of disability and functional impairment in community‐dwelling older adults. These culture and education fair tests are suitable for use in population‐based research in India.
Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - December 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Murali Krishna, Eunice Beulah, Steven Jones, Rajesh Sundarachari, Saroja A, Kalyanaraman Kumaran, S. C. Karat, J. R. M. Copeland, Martin Prince, Caroline Fall Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

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