all respondents and several respondents' families/guardians. The frequency distribution, percentage, mean, and cross-tab analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: The screening showed that 71.1% of elderly with chronic illnesses didn't have dementia, while 28.9% did...
A cross-sectional study that analyzed the prevalence of depressive symptoms, signs of dementia and associated factors in seniors residing in a city located in the south of Brazil. A house survey was conducted in a sample of 359 seniors registered in the Basic Health Units, using the questionnair...
Alzheimer's disease: Seeing the signs early PCPs must therefore be watchful for signs and symptoms of AD, and should screen elderly patients who complain of memory and cognitive problems for dementia... BP Leifer - 《Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners》 被引量: 45发表:...
Dementia in the elderly 来自 Taylor & Francis 喜欢 0 阅读量: 56 作者:CR Tobias,S Lippmann,R Pary 摘要: When are confusion and forgetfulness transient signs of normal aging, when are they signs of depression or a medical illness, and when are they signs of dementia? The authors describe ...
Signs and Symptoms Look for these dementia symptoms in your elderly loved ones. With vigilant care, you can catch and diagnose them early. Memory Loss It’s one thing to forget things occasionally. If you’re stressed or very busy, then you may find yourself to be forgetful. This is not...
A conversation with elderly people could take forever to conclude as they find it difficult to say what they want to say coherently. Mood Changes as an Early Warning Sign of Dementia Mood swings and changes can also be associated with dementia. However, it is not always easy to pin-point ...
Causes, Signs, Symptoms and More Caring for an individual with elderly dementia can be challenging but the more you know about dementia, the better off you - and your loved one - will be. Elderly dementia is the progressive loss of mental abilities - including memory, attention, language and...
7. Research poined out that smoking lead the elderly to blind, damage braind at old age, Alzheimer's disease and other dementia. 研究指出,吸烟有导致老年人中的失明、晚年大脑损伤、早老性痴呆病和其他类型的痴呆病的危险。 8. Vascular dementia is a dementia syndrome due to impairment of brain ...
Louis University Mental Status Examination (SLUMS), Telephone Instrument for Cognitive Status (TICS), and Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE). For more information on all screening instruments reviewed by the USPSTF, see the full evidence report.16,17 Treatment and ...
Detection of cognitive impairment in the elderly by general practitioners in Brazil Is childhood migraine unmaturated form of adult migraine? Childhood migraine is a common problem among the primary complaints of the pediatric population. But for the general practitioners there are little known about ...