dyads from an ALS/frontotemporal dementia Clinic were assessed with the Apathy Evaluation Scale which measured the cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and nonspecific symptoms of apathy as well as the Zarit Burden Interview, a measure of perceived burden among caregivers of cognitively impaired older ...
caregiversnursing homeslong-term carefeasibilityinterventionINTERVENTIONSSYMPTOMSQUALITYObjectivesTo develop and evaluate feasibility of a program for family and professional caregivers to identify and manage apathy in people with dementia: the Shared Action for Breaking through Apathy program (SABA).MethodsA ...
The study and participants are described in Islam et al. [14]. The inclusion criteria for PwPD were the diagnosis of PD without dementia, 40+ years of age, 8+ years of education, proficient in English, with access to a computer. The exclusion criteria were active neoplasm, serious cardiac...
(This article belongs to the Special IssueDementia Research: Epidemiology and Public Health) Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Versions Notes Abstract Apathy is a neuropsychiatric symptom observed in different neurological and psychiatric disorders. Although apathy is considered a symptom, it has been recently re...
Apathy is related to negative consequences both for patients and their caregivers [9], in terms of poor recovery [10], problems in daily functioning [11], financial and vocational loss, lack of post-injury social reintegration [12], and caregiver distress [13,14]. Yet, apathy is still a ...