The Danish Alzheimer Intervention Study: Rationale, Study Design and Baseline Characteristics of the Cohort
Author(s) -
Gunhild Waldemar,
Frans Boch Waldorff,
Dorthe V. Buss,
Ane Eckermann,
Niels Keiding,
Susanne Rishøj,
Volkert Siersma,
Jan Sørensen,
Lisbeth Villemoes Sørensen,
Asmus Vogel
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000322942
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , dementia , cohort , psychological intervention , randomization , intervention (counseling) , danish , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , cohort study , family caregivers , physical therapy , gerontology , disease , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy
There is a lack of appropriately designed trials investigating the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for patients with mild dementia and their family caregivers. This paper reports the rationale and design of the Danish Alzheimer Disease Intervention Study and baseline characteristics of the cohort.
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