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{"title":"Cognitive Complaint Types Can Correlate With Cognitive Testing, Perceived Stress, and Symptom Distress in Older Adults With Normal Cognition and Dementia.","authors":"Shana D Stites, Brian N Lee, Jonathan D Rubright, Kristin Harkins, Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton","doi":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000595","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000595","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We examined how cognitive complaint types (CCTs) correlate with cognitive testing, perceived stress, and symptom distress in older adults with normal cognition and dementia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Older adults (n = 259) with normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, or mild-stage Alzheimer disease completed cognitive testing and self-report measures (Cognitive Difficulties Scale, Global Distress Index, Perceived Stress Scale). Cross-sectional analyses examined: (1) CCT composition by classification method,( 2) CCTs by diagnostic group, (3) correlations of CCTs with cognitive testing scores, and (4) correlations of CCTs with perceived stress and symptom distress.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CCTs derived from 2 classification approaches loaded onto 4 factors: memory, attention-concentration (AC), temporal orientation, and praxis. Memory contained complaints about both memory and executive functioning. AC contained both classifications of AC complaints. Complaints about AC (AC1 and AC2) differed by diagnostic group (all P < 0.05). One of 2 classifications of AC (AC1) complaints discerned between impaired and unimpaired long-delay memory scores (both P < 0.05). In multivariable analyses, that same classification of AC (AC1) complaints correlated with higher perceived stress (both P < 0.001) but not symptom distress (both P > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CCTs showed a factor structure that was mostly robust between classification methods; however, some content-divergent CCTs shared factors, suggesting construct overlap. Relatively slight variations in content altered how CCTs correlated with diagnostic groups, perceived stress, and symptom distress. Most CCTs did not discern between impaired and unimpaired cognitive test scores. Research is needed to better understand CCTs as clinical markers and targets of clinical interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":7679,"journal":{"name":"Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"34-41"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10922433/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138883884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Detection of Cognitive Impairment From eSAGE Metadata Using Machine Learning.","authors":"Ryoma Kawakami, Kathy D Wright, Douglas W Scharre, Xia Ning","doi":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000593","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000593","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Using the metadata collected in the digital version of the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination (eSAGE), we aim to improve the prediction of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia (DM) by applying machine learning methods.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>A total of 66 patients had a diagnosis of normal cognition (NC), MCI, or DM, and eSAGE scores and metadata were used. eSAGE scores and metadata were obtained. Each eSAGE question was scored and behavioral features (metadata) such as the time spent on each test page, drawing speed, and average stroke length were extracted for each patient. Logistic regression (LR) and gradient boosting models were trained using these features to detect cognitive impairment (CI). Performance was evaluated using 10-fold cross-validation, with accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score, and receiver operating characteristic area under the curve (AUC) score as evaluation metrics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>LR with feature selection achieved an AUC of 89.51%, a recall of 87.56%, and an F1 of 85.07% using both behavioral and scoring. LR using scores and metadata also achieved an AUC of 84.00% in detecting MCI from NC, and an AUC of 98.12% in detecting DM from NC. Average stroke length was particularly useful for prediction and when combined with 4 other scoring features, LR achieved an even better AUC of 92.06% in detecting CI. The study shows that eSAGE scores and metadata are predictive of CI.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>eSAGE scores and metadata are predictive of CI. With machine learning methods, the metadata could be combined with scores to enable more accurate detection of CI.</p>","PeriodicalId":7679,"journal":{"name":"Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"22-27"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138796843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Carer Assessment of MedicaTion Management GuidanCe for People With Dementia at Hospital Discharge (CATCH) Tool: Exploratory Factor Analysis.","authors":"Mouna Sawan, Alexander Clough, Ardalan Mirzaei, Gabrielle J Widjaja, Carl Schneider, Yun-Hee Jeon, Timothy Chen, Sarah N Hilmer, Danijela Gnjidic","doi":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000602","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000602","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The Carer Assessment of medicaTion management guidanCe for people with dementia at Hospital discharge (CATCH) tool was developed to examine the carer's experiences of medication management guidance delivery at discharge. This study explored its factor structure, characterized carers' experiences at discharge, and identified predictors of carer preparedness to manage medications at discharge.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional survey of carers across Australia was distributed. Survey responses were analyzed descriptively, and exploratory factor and regression analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 185 survey responses were completed. Exploratory factor analysis revealed 2 factors in the CATCH tool: (1) shared and supported decision-making in medication management (16 items loading 0.47 to 0.93); 2) provision of medication management guidance that is easy to understand (4 items loading (0.48 to 0.82). Internal consistency was acceptable (Cronbach alpha >0.8). Almost 18% of participants stated that they were not included in decisions about medications for people with dementia. The carer reported that the measure of how guidance is provided was positively related to their confidence in the management of medications postdischarge and satisfaction ( P < 0.05 for both).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The CATCH tool can give the patient and carer an opportunity to provide feedback on key elements of medication management guidance delivered at discharge.</p>","PeriodicalId":7679,"journal":{"name":"Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"59-64"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139671086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Presenilin Gene Mutation-associated Psychosis: Phenotypic Characteristics and Clinical Implications.","authors":"Mark A Colijn, Zahinoor Ismail","doi":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000599","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000599","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although psychotic symptoms have been described in association with rare presenilin ( PSEN ) gene mutations underlying early-onset Alzheimer disease (AD), no contemporary reviews on this topic exist. The purpose of this review is to characterize the psychiatric phenotype (specifically with respect to psychosis) of PSEN1 and PSEN2 variant-associated AD. A PubMed search was completed in July 2023. Only articles that described individuals harboring a PSEN1 or PSEN2 mutation who experienced symptoms of psychosis were included in the review. Thirty-three articles describing 52 individuals were included in the review, as well as one other study that provided limited information pertaining to an additional 21 cases. While visual hallucinations were the most common psychotic symptom, followed by persecutory delusions, auditory hallucinations occurred in ~17% of individuals. In ~33% of the reviewed cases psychotic symptoms were present at or near disease onset, and 9 of these individuals experienced auditory hallucinations and/or delusions in the absence of visual hallucinations (~17% of all cases). In many cases, symptoms developed at a relatively young age. As presenilin gene variant-associated psychosis may resemble a primary psychotic disorder, clinicians should be vigilant with respect to screening for signs/symptoms suggestive of neurodegeneration in first-episode psychosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":7679,"journal":{"name":"Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"101-106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139477682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identifying Stigmatizing Language Used by Israelis and Germans With a Mild Neurocognitive Disorder, Their Relatives, and Caregivers of People With Alzheimer's Disease.","authors":"Perla Werner, Natalie Ulitsa, Zümrüt Alpinar-Sencan, Daphna Shefet, Silke Schicktanz","doi":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000596","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000596","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The purpose of the study was to examine and compare the dementia-related discourse and language used by people with mild neurocognitive disorder (MND), their family members, and family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease in Israel and Germany.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This secondary qualitative analysis included focus groups and semistructured interviews. Thematic analysis was used to reveal the main discourses and stigmatic language used regarding dementia and people with dementia.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Israeli and German stakeholders.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Forty-four Israeli and 44 German participants: 28 people with MND, 20 family members of people with MND, and 40 family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two main discourses were identified: the tragedy and the biomedical discourse. The tragedy discourse included several subthemes: \"Dementia as the worst-case scenario,\" \"Nothing can be done about dementia,\" and \"People with dementia are not human.\" The biomedical discourse stressed pathologic aspects of the condition. Similarities and differences were found between Israeli and German participants.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study indicates that, despite culture and language differences, the use of stigmatic discourse and stigmatizing language is common among people with close exposure to dementia in Israel and Germany. Efforts should be increased to develop a person-centered and dementia-friendly language.</p>","PeriodicalId":7679,"journal":{"name":"Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"42-50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139401462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Delirium Severity and Physical Function in Hospitalized Persons Living With Dementia: Moderation by Age, Sex, and Race.","authors":"Ashley Kuzmik, Marie Boltz, Barbara Resnick, Rachel McPherson, Marleny Rodriguez, Brittany F Drazich, Elizabeth Galik","doi":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000601","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000601","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study investigated whether demographic characteristics (age, sex, and race) moderated delirium severity as a predictor of physical function in hospitalized persons living with dementia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The sample consisted of 351 patients enrolled in a randomized controlled trial (Function Focused Care for Acute Care Using the Evidence Integration Triangle). Preliminary analysis was conducted to assess the main effect, and multiple linear regression was used to examine the moderating effect of demographic characteristics between delirium severity and physical function.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both age and sex were found to have significant moderating effects on the relationship between delirium severity and physical function (β = 2.22; P = 0.02 and β = 1.34; P = 0.04, respectively). Older adults aged 85 years or older with higher levels of delirium severity reported lower levels of physical function compared with older adults aged 65 to 84 years. Males with higher levels of delirium severity reported lower levels of physical function compared with females. Race did not significantly moderate the association between delirium severity and physical function (β = 0.22; P = 0.90).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings suggest that age and sex may have differential effects on physical function across different levels of delirium severity in hospitalized persons living with dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":7679,"journal":{"name":"Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"28-33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10922871/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139566090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Among People Who Develop Cognitive Impairment With and Without a History of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.","authors":"Jaime Perales-Puchalt, Kathryn Gauthreaux, Jason D Flatt, Oanh L Meyer, Walter A Kukull","doi":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000594","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000594","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We aimed to prospectively assess the change in neuropsychiatric symptoms among people who develop cognitive impairment and have a history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We analyzed longitudinal data from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Unified Data Set (March 2015 to December 2021). Analyses included individuals who were cognitively normal and who had nonmissing assessment of PTSD at the initial visit and had at least 1 follow-up visit with cognitive impairment. We compared the difference in the mean neuropsychiatric symptom score at the first Unified Data Set visit versus the first visit with a Clinical Dementia Rating of 0.5 between those with and without a history of PTSD. The mean neuropsychiatric symptom score change did not differ between those with and without a history of PTSD (1.06 vs. 0.77, respectively; P =0.79). The null results found in this study warrant future research. Several methodological limitations might explain these results.</p>","PeriodicalId":7679,"journal":{"name":"Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"91-94"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10922374/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139401461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of Dementia in Minority Ethnic Groups in Scotland: Results of a Survey of Cognitive Specialists.","authors":"Somying Tsai, Shuning Ma, Thomas Rune Nielsen, Clara Calia","doi":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000608","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000608","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Minority ethnic groups (MEGs) in Europe receive suboptimal dementia evaluation, yet related research in Scotland is lacking. This research examined the evaluation of dementia in MEGs in Scotland and compared it with previous research to highlight the changes in the clinical evaluation of dementia over the decade.</p><p><strong>Design and setting: </strong>A self-administered survey was created online and emailed to 14 Heads of the boards under the Scottish National Health Service and dementia-associated settings and organizations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most surveyed centers (85.6%) received MEG referrals. Although 92.9% of the centers used professional translators when needed, 85.7% thought assessing dementia in MEGs was difficult, mostly due to the suitability of test instruments and rating scales and patients' linguistic abilities. Very few found their skills to be good in evaluating MEGs. There was no mention of specialized dementia services for MEGs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The lack of culturally appropriate instruments and specialized dementia services reveals that the services are not ready to meet the demand for evaluating patients from diverse cultural and language backgrounds. Inadequate clinical evaluation may lead to misdiagnoses. Therefore, although significant work has been carried out in the past few years, improvements must be continued to enhance the current practices and apply suitable evaluation methods for MEGs.</p>","PeriodicalId":7679,"journal":{"name":"Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"85-90"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139691012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Technology in Caring Questionnaire: Development and Psychometric Properties.","authors":"Andrew M Kiselica, Shayne S H Lin, Rylea Ranum, Cynthia M Mikula, Greta Hermann, Anna Boone, Michael Scullin, Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton, Timothy Wolf, Alan Stevens, Jared F Benge","doi":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000604","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000604","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We developed the Technology in Caring Questionnaire (TCQ) to assess the use of technology-based strategies by dementia caregivers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>One hundred caregivers completed a survey that included TCQ items along with measures of technology proficiency and patient and caregiver-centered outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The final 34-item TCQ scale had adequate to excellent internal consistency (raw Cronbach alpha = 0.75; standardized Cronbach alpha = 0.95; Guttman lambda-6 = 0.97). TCQ scores demonstrated modest convergent associations with scores from measures of smartphone ( r = 0.265, P < 0.01) and computer proficiency ( r = 0.230, P < 0.05) but a strong association with overall technology experience scores ( r = 0.578, P < 0.001). Elevated TCQ scores were associated with reduced informant-reported cognitive symptoms ( B = -0.003, P < 0.05), increased ability of caregivers to find support and information ( B = 0.03, P < 0.001), and increased direct care strain ( B = 0.03, P < 0.05), after controlling for dementia severity and demographics.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The TCQ has good psychometric properties for the assessment of technology-based care strategies among dementia caregivers. Findings imply that the use of technologies may aid in symptom management and finding support and information but may also increase caregiver strain.</p>","PeriodicalId":7679,"journal":{"name":"Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"77-84"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10922679/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139566133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Application of Suggestive Biomarkers in Dementia With Lewy Bodies With Masking of Typical Clinical Symptoms by Alzheimer Disease-type Pathology.","authors":"Ryota Kobayashi, Daichi Morioka, Shinobu Kawakatsu, Kazutaka Sakamoto, Akihito Suzuki","doi":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000597","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WAD.0000000000000597","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is strongly associated with Alzheimer disease (AD)-type pathology and tends to mask the core clinical features of DLB. Therefore, there may be cases of undiagnosed DLB without suggestive biomarkers of DLB. We describe the case of a 63-year-old woman who was initially diagnosed as having AD and later diagnosed with DLB based on suggestive biomarkers of DLB. In this case, transient sleep talking with physical movements for several days led to the assessment of suggestive biomarkers for DLB in the absence of the core clinical features of DLB. For clinicians, diagnosing DLB in patients with AD-type pathology is challenging. However, the application of biomarkers suggestive of DLB to all patients with dementia is not realistic. To overcome the difficulties of clinical diagnosis of DLB, further research is needed regarding strategies for the application of suggestive biomarkers for DLB to appropriately diagnose DLB.</p>","PeriodicalId":7679,"journal":{"name":"Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders","volume":" ","pages":"95-97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139477678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}