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View article: Specific midlife depressive symptoms and long-term dementia risk: a 23-year UK prospective cohort study
Specific midlife depressive symptoms and long-term dementia risk: a 23-year UK prospective cohort study Open
Wellcome Trust, UK Medical Research Council, National Institute on Aging, and Research Council of Finland.
View article: Midlife short sleep with and without obesity, and the risk of future dementia: a prospective cohort study
Midlife short sleep with and without obesity, and the risk of future dementia: a prospective cohort study Open
Short sleep duraiton is a putative risk for dementia, whereas midlife obesity is an well-known risk factor. Midlife short sleep and obesity share some biological changes such as inflammations or metabolic changes, but their combined impac…
View article: Factors Associated with the Social Behaviour of People with Alzheimer’s Dementia: A Video Observation Study
Factors Associated with the Social Behaviour of People with Alzheimer’s Dementia: A Video Observation Study Open
Background/Objectives: People with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) experience distressing changes in social behaviour. However, little is understood about whether social behaviour is associated with support provided by, or familiarity with, conv…
View article: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and risk of dementia: the 25-year longitudinal Whitehall II study
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and risk of dementia: the 25-year longitudinal Whitehall II study Open
Background and Aims This study hypothesizes that subclinical myocardial injury during midlife, indexed by increases in cardiac troponin I, is associated with accelerated cognitive decline, smaller structural brain volume, and higher risk o…
View article: A protocol for a cohort study investigating clinical and radiological features of normal pressure hydrocephalus in South London memory services
A protocol for a cohort study investigating clinical and radiological features of normal pressure hydrocephalus in South London memory services Open
Background Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a potentially treatable condition causing dementia. Treatment is through insertion of a ‘shunt’, which improves symptoms and prolongs independence, but NPH may be under-treated. Automated b…
View article: Sleep Disturbances and Dementia in the UK South Asian Community: A Qualitative Study to Inform Future Adaptation of the DREAMS-START Intervention
Sleep Disturbances and Dementia in the UK South Asian Community: A Qualitative Study to Inform Future Adaptation of the DREAMS-START Intervention Open
Background/Objectives: Little is known about experiences of sleep disturbance in dementia amongst South Asian families, the UK’s biggest minority ethnic group. We aimed to explore their experiences of these alongside translation and prelim…
View article: Benchmarking progress in non-communicable diseases: a global analysis of cause-specific mortality from 2001 to 2019
Benchmarking progress in non-communicable diseases: a global analysis of cause-specific mortality from 2001 to 2019 Open
UK Medical Research Council, UK National Institute for Health and Care Research, and NCD Alliance.
View article: A protocol for a cohort study investigating clinical and radiological features of normal pressure hydrocephalus in South London memory services
A protocol for a cohort study investigating clinical and radiological features of normal pressure hydrocephalus in South London memory services Open
Background Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a potentially treatable condition causing dementia. Treatment is through insertion of a ‘shunt’, which improves symptoms and prolongs independence, but NPH may be under-treated. Automated b…
View article: The potential for dementia prevention in Brazil: a population attributable fraction calculation for 14 modifiable risk factors
The potential for dementia prevention in Brazil: a population attributable fraction calculation for 14 modifiable risk factors Open
CKS, PC, and CPF received productivity fellowships from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). ELSI-Brazil was supported by the Brazilian Ministry of Health: DECIT/SCTIE (Grants: 404965/2012-1 and TED 28/…
View article: Sleep Disturbances and Dementia in the UK South Asian Community: A Qualitative Study to Inform Future Adaptation of the DREAMS-START Intervention
Sleep Disturbances and Dementia in the UK South Asian Community: A Qualitative Study to Inform Future Adaptation of the DREAMS-START Intervention Open
Background/Objectives Little is known about experiences of sleep disturbance in dementia amongst South Asian families, the UK’s biggest minority ethnic group. We aimed to explore their experiences of these, alongside translation and prelim…
View article: Estimating the impact of risk factor reduction on dementia prevalence in New Zealand
Estimating the impact of risk factor reduction on dementia prevalence in New Zealand Open
INTRODUCTION We aimed to estimate the prevention potential associated with a reduction in risk factor prevalence and the subsequent impact on dementia prevalence projections over time METHODS We calculated potential impact fraction (PIF) o…
View article: Association of midlife hearing impairment and hearing aid use with incident dementia: analysis of two UK-based longitudinal cohort studies
Association of midlife hearing impairment and hearing aid use with incident dementia: analysis of two UK-based longitudinal cohort studies Open
The prevalence of hearing impairment and dementia increases with age but the nature of their association remains unclear. Using data from two large UK-based cohort studies, we examined the longitudinal association of ‘midlife’ hearing impa…
View article: Loneliness trajectories and dementia risk: Insights from the HUNT cohort study
Loneliness trajectories and dementia risk: Insights from the HUNT cohort study Open
INTRODUCTION Loneliness is postulated to be a risk factor for dementia. However, the findings are inconsistent, and long‐term studies on this association remain scarce. METHODS In all, 9389 participants self‐reported loneliness in the Trøn…
View article: Hear Our Voice: A Photo‐Elicitation Study to Explore the Social Participation of Older People With Mild/Moderate Intellectual Disability
Hear Our Voice: A Photo‐Elicitation Study to Explore the Social Participation of Older People With Mild/Moderate Intellectual Disability Open
Background People with intellectual disability are more socially isolated than the general population. Aims To explore the social participation experiences and enablers and barriers of older people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilit…
View article: Factors associated with social behaviour for people with Alzheimer's dementia: a video observation study
Factors associated with social behaviour for people with Alzheimer's dementia: a video observation study Open
Background: People with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) often experience changes in their social behaviour, which is distressing for them and their caregivers. However, little is understood about whether this is affected by the support provided …
View article: Psychosocial interventions to increase social participation for people with dementia living in the community: a systematic review
Psychosocial interventions to increase social participation for people with dementia living in the community: a systematic review Open
Background: People with dementia participate less socially, with associated adverse outcomes. It is unclear whether existing psychosocial interventions effectively improve social participation in this population.Aims: To identify intervent…
View article: Feasibility of a Telehealth Intervention for Dementia Carers: Therapist Perspectives
Feasibility of a Telehealth Intervention for Dementia Carers: Therapist Perspectives Open
Objectives The STrAtegies for RelaTives (START) programme was designed in the United Kingdom to support informal dementia carers. This study was designed to assess therapists' perspectives on the feasibility of START in the Australian heal…
View article: Cost–utility analysis of the DREAMS START intervention for people living with dementia and their carers: a within-trial economic evaluation
Cost–utility analysis of the DREAMS START intervention for people living with dementia and their carers: a within-trial economic evaluation Open
National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Technology Assessment.
View article: Healthy lifestyle factors outweigh influence of APOE genetic risk on extending cognitively healthy life expectancy among Chinese older adults: evidence from a nationwide cohort study
Healthy lifestyle factors outweigh influence of APOE genetic risk on extending cognitively healthy life expectancy among Chinese older adults: evidence from a nationwide cohort study Open
INTRODUCTION Understanding the interplay between genetic factors and lifestyle choices in cognitive health is crucial for enhancing late‐life quality. This study examines the effects of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes and healthy lifesty…
View article: Exploring health and social care preferences for people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of discrete choice experiments
Exploring health and social care preferences for people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of discrete choice experiments Open
Respondents preferred individualised home support, and to avoid relocation. Studies suggested benefit to day centres, and greater flexibility in dementia care provision. Authors noted relative preference could differ according to personal …
View article: Process evaluation in a randomised controlled trial of DREAMS-START (dementia related manual for sleep; strategies for relatives) for sleep disturbance in people with dementia and their carers
Process evaluation in a randomised controlled trial of DREAMS-START (dementia related manual for sleep; strategies for relatives) for sleep disturbance in people with dementia and their carers Open
Introduction DREAMS-START is a multicomponent intervention targeting sleep disturbance in people with dementia. To enhance understanding of the DREAMS-START randomised controlled trial, which showed improved sleep in the intervention compa…
View article: Social cognition in mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Social cognition in mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Open
Social cognition is impaired in people with dementia but the differences in social cognitive impairment between mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia and its subtypes remain unclear. We therefore aimed to systematically review and m…
View article: Effect of diabetes medications on the risk of developing dementia, mild cognitive impairment, or cognitive decline: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Effect of diabetes medications on the risk of developing dementia, mild cognitive impairment, or cognitive decline: A systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Background: Diabetes is a risk factor for dementia, but we do not know whether specific diabetes medications ameliorate this risk. Objective: To systematically review and meta-analyze such medication's effect on the risk of developing deme…
View article: Short sleep and obesity in midlife and the risk of cognitive decline and incident dementia in later life: the Whitehall II cohort study
Short sleep and obesity in midlife and the risk of cognitive decline and incident dementia in later life: the Whitehall II cohort study Open
Obesity and short sleep duration have both been associated with an increased risk of dementia, but their combined impact and the underlying mechanisms are not yet fully understood. Our aim is to investigate the separate and combined assoc…