International psychogeriatrics最新文献

{"title":"The usefulness of a YouTube video on palliative care.","authors":"Benjamin K P Woo, Jamie O P Chung, Sara Shu","doi":"10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14368,"journal":{"name":"International psychogeriatrics","volume":"37 1","pages":"100011"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The structure, function, and quality of the social convoy for improvements in depressive symptoms in urban and rural China: A 3-year longitudinal cohort study.","authors":"Qianyi Xu, Raymond M Xiong, Mei Zhao, Huali Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To delve into the intricate relationship between the social convoy characteristics and the improvement in depressive symptoms (IDS) over three years among middle-aged and older adults in China, focusing on the potential moderating role of the rural-urban divide.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study analyzed data from 2229 respondents aged 45 and above from the 2015 and 2018 surveys of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). The 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale was used to determine the presence of depressive symptoms. Questions on social support, social network size, and satisfaction with social relationships of the CHARLS questionnaire measured the features of social convoy. Logistic regression models were employed to evaluate the association between social convoy features and IDS and the interactions between urban-rural status and the independent variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the overall sample, having emotional support (OR=1.299), being satisfied with family (OR=1.536), life in general (OR=2.114) and healthcare services (OR=1.383) were significantly associated with the improvement in depressive symptoms (all p < 0.01). Satisfaction with life in general was a shared factor for IDS in rural (OR=2.011) and urban groups (OR=3.292, both p < 0.01). Emotional support was an additional contributor for urban registrants (OR=2.207, p = 0.002), and being satisfied with family (OR=1.552) and healthcare services (OR=1.499) for rural registrants (both p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that the function and quality of the social convoy play divergent roles in alleviating depression among urban and rural middle-aged and older adults. The study underscores the necessity of addressing mental health challenges through a tailored whole-of-society approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":14368,"journal":{"name":"International psychogeriatrics","volume":"37 1","pages":"100004"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Depression symptom trajectory modelling: A dynamic and nuanced approach to examining the relationship between depression and cognitive outcomes. Commentary on \"Depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in older adults\" by Forbes et al.","authors":"Alastair J Flint, Kathleen S Bingham","doi":"10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14368,"journal":{"name":"International psychogeriatrics","volume":"37 1","pages":"100023"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental health and social connections in later life: Commentary on \"Mental health and social connection among older lesbian and bisexual women\" by Martinez et al.","authors":"Jack Lam","doi":"10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14368,"journal":{"name":"International psychogeriatrics","volume":"37 1","pages":"100010"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Suicide deaths in dementia.","authors":"Siobhan O'Dwyer","doi":"10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14368,"journal":{"name":"International psychogeriatrics","volume":"37 1","pages":"100018"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in deaths by suicide in Australia: A retrospective study of coronial records.","authors":"Maxwell Cooper, Leah Couzner, Jennifer Smith-Merry, Brian Draper, Lee-Fay Low, Monica Cations","doi":"10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To characterise the cohort of individuals who died by suicide in two Australian states where dementia or mild cognitive impairment was implicated in the death, and to examine the themes related to their deaths.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective multi-methods study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Coronial data, including police and autopsy reports, held in the National Coronial Information System.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>All individuals who died by suicide in South Australia and New South Wales between 2011 and 2020 where dementia or mild cognitive impairment was relevant to their death (n = 152).</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>Descriptive quantitative analysis of demographic and clinical data, and thematic analysis of themes in autopsy and police reports.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Included deaths were 67 people with confirmed dementia or MCI, 24 people with suspected dementia or MCI, 56 family members/friends of people with dementia or MCI, and 5 people who cited fear of dementia as a contributing factor for their death. The cohort were majority male (62.4 %), aged 74 years on average at the time of death (standard deviation 12.5 years), married (53.9 %), and retired (74.3 %). Themes described psychological distress and existential despair related to impairments, loss of autonomy and burdensomeness, fear of future degeneration and burdening others even where dementia onset had not occurred, factors external to but related to the dementia that cause distress and burden for family members and friends (e.g. housing, legal matters), and the phenomenon of simultaneous deaths.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Mitigation of secondary effects of dementia, as well as fear and stigma, may prevent some death by suicide.</p>","PeriodicalId":14368,"journal":{"name":"International psychogeriatrics","volume":"37 1","pages":"100002"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing the understanding of ECT in dementia: A critical examination of current evidence. A commentary on \"Electroconvulsive therapy in individuals with dementia presenting with behavioral symptoms: A systematic review\" by Bachu et al.","authors":"Manan J Shah","doi":"10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14368,"journal":{"name":"International psychogeriatrics","volume":"37 1","pages":"100026"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are there sensitive age ranges at which disrupted sleep differentially affects cognition?","authors":"Kyler Mulhauser, Greta B Raglan","doi":"10.1017/S104161022400053X","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S104161022400053X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14368,"journal":{"name":"International psychogeriatrics","volume":" ","pages":"1086-1088"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141179573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of the Japanese version of the Social Functioning in Dementia scale and COVID-19 pandemic's impact on social function in mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia.","authors":"Sumiyo Umeda, Hideki Kanemoto, Maki Suzuki, Tamiki Wada, Takashi Suehiro, Kyosuke Kakeda, Yoshitaka Nakatani, Yuto Satake, Maki Yamakawa, Fuyuki Koizumi, Daiki Taomoto, Sakura Hikida, Natsuho Hirakawa, Andrew Sommerlad, Gill Livingston, Mamoru Hashimoto, Kenji Yoshiyama, Manabu Ikeda","doi":"10.1017/S1041610224000401","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1041610224000401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We aimed to psychometrically evaluate and validate a Japanese version of the Social Functioning in Dementia scale (SF-DEM-J) and investigate changes in social function in people with dementia during the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>We interviewed people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia and their caregivers during June 2020-March 2021 to validate patient- and caregiver-rated SF-DEM-J and compared their scores at baseline (April 2020 to May 2020) and at 6-8 months (January 2021 to March 2021) during a time of tighter COVID-19 restrictions.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>The neuropsychology clinic in the Department of Psychiatry at Osaka University Hospital and outpatient clinic in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Daini Osaka Police Hospital, Japan.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>103 dyads of patients and caregivers.</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>SF-DEM-J, Mini-Mental State Examination, Neuropsychiatric Inventory, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Apathy Evaluation Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The scale's interrater reliability was excellent and test-retest reliability was substantial. Content validity was confirmed for the caregiver-rated SF-DEM-J, and convergent validity was moderate. Caregiver-rated SF-DEM-J was associated with apathy, irritability, loneliness, and cognitive impairment. The total score of caregiver-rated SF-DEM-J and the score of Section 2, \"communication with others,\" significantly improved at 6-8 months of follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The SF-DEM-J is acceptable as a measure of social function in MCI and mild dementia. Our results show that the social functioning of people with dementia, especially communicating with others, improved during the COVID-19 pandemic, probably as a result of adaptation to the restrictive life.</p>","PeriodicalId":14368,"journal":{"name":"International psychogeriatrics","volume":" ","pages":"1205-1218"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140093909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Early prediction of mastery of a computerized functional skills training program in participants with mild cognitive impairment.","authors":"Philip D Harvey, Courtney Dowell-Esquivel, Justin E Macchiarelli, Alejandro Martinez, Peter Kallestrup, Sara J Czaja","doi":"10.1017/S1041610224000115","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1041610224000115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cognition in MCI has responded poorly to pharmacological interventions, leading to use of computerized training. Combining computerized cognitive training (CCT) and functional skills training software (FUNSAT) produced improvements in 6 functional skills in MCI, with effect sizes >0.75. However, 4% of HC and 35% of MCI participants failed to master all 6 tasks. We address early identification of characteristics that identify participants who do not graduate, to improve later interventions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>NC participants (<i>n</i> = 72) received FUNSAT and MCI (<i>n</i> = 92) participants received FUNSAT alone or combined FUNSAT and CCT on a fully remote basis. Participants trained twice a week for up to 12 weeks. Participants \"graduated\" each task when they made one or fewer errors on all 3-6 subtasks per task. Tasks were no longer trained after graduation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between-group comparisons of graduation status on baseline completion time and errors found that failure to graduate was associated with more baseline errors on all tasks but no longer completion times. A discriminant analysis found that errors on the first task (Ticket purchase) uniquely separated the groups, <i>F</i> = 41.40, <i>p</i> < .001, correctly classifying 94% of graduators. An ROC analysis found an AUC of .83. MOCA scores did not increase classification accuracy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>More baseline errors, but not completion times, predicted failure to master all FUNSAT tasks. Accuracy of identification of eventual mastery was exceptional. Detection of risk to fail to master training tasks is possible in the first 15 minutes of the baseline assessment. This information can guide future enhancements of computerized training.</p>","PeriodicalId":14368,"journal":{"name":"International psychogeriatrics","volume":" ","pages":"1182-1193"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139912591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}