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P4‐084: A Multifaceted and Semi‐tailored Psycho‐social Intervention for Patients With Mild Alzheimer'S Disease And Their Primary Caregivers (DAISY): A Rater‐blinded, Randomised Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Waldemar Gunhild,
Waldorff Frans B.,
Eckermann Ane,
Buss Dorthe V.,
Hansen Marie-Louise,
Keiding Niels,
Siersma Volkert,
Vogel Asmus
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2010.08.144
Subject(s) - geriatric depression scale , medicine , dementia , physical therapy , psychological intervention , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , depression (economics) , clinical dementia rating , quality of life (healthcare) , clinical trial , rating scale , disease , psychiatry , psychology , cognition , depressive symptoms , nursing , developmental psychology , economics , macroeconomics
each symptom pair. If two symptoms show a high choice of being dependent, then there should be a connection between these two symptoms. Results: The most connected symptoms of Dataset A are Household Chores, Misplacing Objects, Meal Preparation, Operating Gadgets/Appliances, TelephoneUse and Physical Complaints. In comparison, themost connected symptoms of Dataset B are Physical Complaints, Shopping, Comprehension/ Understanding, Meal Preparation, Independence and Financial Management. Among those symptoms, two (Meal Preparation and Physical Complaints) appear in both Datasets as the most connected symptoms. We also divide the symptoms into five categories: Behaviour, PhysicalManifestation, Daily Function, Executive Function, and Cognition. The most connected symptom category in Dataset A and B is Daily Function and Executive Function respectively. The least connected symptom category in both Datasets is Behaviour. Conclusions: The connectivity of individual symptom was different between people diagnosed with dementia, and people not yet diagnosed with dementia. Even so, the connectivity among symptom categories was consistent. Symptoms in people with memory complaints without a dementia diagnosis appear to difer in degree and not in kind from those with a dementia diagnosis.