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M. Gallucci

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Influence of comorbidity and cognitive status on instrumental activities of daily living in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: results from the ReGA…

2007

Objectives To investigate whether amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is characterised by restriction in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Further, to examine the role of comorbidity and cognitive performance on IADL changes in aMCI subjects. Methods The study included 132 subjects with aMCI and 249 subjects with no cognitive impairment (NCI), consecutively enrolled as outpatients in a multicentric Italian clinical-based study, the ReGAl Project. All subjects underwent a comprehensive evaluation including clinical examination, laboratory screening, neuroimaging and cognitive and behavioral assessments. Functional status was evaluated by the Lawton's Instrumental Activiti…

GerontologyMalemedicine.medical_specialtyActivities of daily livingSettore MED/25 - PSCHIATRIAComorbidityNeuropsychological Testsbehavioral disciplines and activitiesDisability EvaluationMental ProcessesRating scaleExecutive functionmental disordersmedicine80 and overHumansEffects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performanceCognitive performanceAgedGeriatricsCognitive evaluation theoryAged 80 and overDepressive DisorderCognitive disorderActivities of daily livingMild cognitive impairmentCognitionmedicine.diseaseComorbidityActivities of daily living; Cognitive performance; Comorbidity; Executive function; Mild cognitive impairment; Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Amnesia; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder; Disability Evaluation; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Processes; Neuropsychological Tests; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Psychiatry and Mental HealthPsychiatry and Mental HealthSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleactivities of the day livingAmnesiaGeriatrics and GerontologyPsychologyhuman activities
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Being the Family Caregiver of a Patient With Dementia During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Lockdown

2021

Background: Family caregivers of patients with dementia are at high risk of stress and burden, and quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have increased the risk of psychological disturbances in this population. The current study was carried out during the national lockdown declared in March 2020 by the Italian government as a containment measure of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic and is the first nationwide survey on the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the mental health of dementia informal caregivers.Methods: Eighty-seven dementia centers evenly distributed on the Italian territory enrolled 4,710 caregiver–patient pairs. Caregivers underwent a tel…

Agingmedicine.medical_specialtyCognitive NeurosciencePopulationPsychological interventionProtective factorNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatryburden03 medical and health sciencesstress0302 clinical medicinestremedicineDementiaburden; caregiver; COVID-19; dementia; stressPsychiatryeducationcaregiverOriginal ResearchMED/26 - NEUROLOGIAeducation.field_of_study030214 geriatricsburden caregiver COVID-19 dementia stressFamily caregiversbusiness.industryCOVID-19COVID-19; burden; caregiver; dementia; stressmedicine.diseaseMental healthSettore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIAAnxietyCaregiver stressM-PSI/08 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICAmedicine.symptombusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryNeuroscienceRC321-571dementia
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Visual and Hearing Impairment Are Associated With Delirium in Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Multisite Prevalence Study

2021

Objective: Sensory deficits are important risk factors for delirium but have been investigated in single-center studies and single clinical settings. This multicenter study aims to evaluate the association between hearing and visual impairment or bi-sensory impairment (visual and hearing impairment) and delirium. Design: Cross-sectional study nested in the 2017 "Delirium Day" project. Setting and participants: Patients 65 years and older admitted to acute hospital medical wards, emergency departments, rehabilitation wards, nursing homes, and hospices in Italy. Methods: Delirium was assessed with the 4AT (a short tool for delirium assessment) and sensory deficits with a clinical evaluation. …

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