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Smart Conversational Agents for Reminiscence

open access: yes, 2018
In this paper we describe the requirements and early system design for a smart conversational agent that can assist older adults in the reminiscence process.
Caforio Valentina   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Discrepant Views of Apathy in Patients and Caregivers: the Role of Cognitive Deficits in Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Apathy is a common early symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), often co‐occurring with cognitive decline and associated with fronto‐striatal and mesocortico‐limbic dysfunctions. Discrepancies between self‐ and caregiver‐reported apathy have been preliminarily associated with cognitive impairments affecting patients’ awareness and ...
Giulia Funghi   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Culturally Adapting the World Health Organization Digital Intervention for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia (iSupport): Community-Based Participatory Approach

open access: yesJMIR Formative Research
BackgroundInformal caregivers of people with dementia are at high risk of developing mental and physical distress because of the intensity of the care provided.
Anna Messina   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Outcome Assessments in Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review of Current Rating Scales and Future Needs

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Clinical outcome assessments (COAs) are essential for evaluating symptom severity, treatment response, and disease progression in Parkinson's disease (PD). As clinical knowledge evolves, it is necessary to revisit the recommendation status on the COAs to ensure their continued relevance and validity. Objectives To provide an updated
Evita Papathoma   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dual-task turn velocity – a novel digital biomarker for mild cognitive impairment and dementia

open access: yesFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience
BackgroundDisorders associated with cognitive impairment impose a significant burden on both families and society. Previous studies have indicated that gait characteristics under dual-task as reliable markers of early cognitive impairment.
Jing Wang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital dementia [PDF]

open access: yesActa Informatica Pragensia, 2014
openaire   +1 more source

Working lives with dementia: A digital futures perspective

open access: yesJournal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Abstract Ageing populations have often been stereotyped as inherently technologically illiterate, exacerbating concerns that older workers suffer diminished occupational proficiency in later life, especially as working life becomes increasingly digitalized.
James Rupert Fletcher, Olivia Brown
openaire   +1 more source

Basal Forebrain Volume and Concurrent Hallucinations and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Visual hallucinations (VH) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) often co‐occur in Parkinson's Disease (PD). Each symptom in isolation is associated with cholinergic basal forebrain (BF) atrophy. However, it is unclear whether BF integrity relates to one symptom preferentially or to their co‐occurrence, and whether this relationship ...
Sabrina M. Adamo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medication Knowledge of Patients with Parkinson's Disease: Strengths and Gaps

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Effective drug treatment of motor and non‐motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) often requires the administration of several anti‐Parkinson drugs in complex treatment regimens. The successful autonomous application of drugs places high demands on therapy adherence, which in turn relies on sufficient medication knowledge ...
Stephan Greten   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect on Dyskinesia of the Early Combination of Amantadine to Levodopa‐Therapy in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Study (PREMANDYSK)

open access: yesMovement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Investigate the efficacy of immediate‐release (IR) amantadine in reducing the risk of peak‐dose dyskinesia in early Parkinson's disease (PD) as add‐on to levodopa. Background While the use of amantadine to manage dyskinesia in PD is well supported by controlled clinical trials, data on its efficacy in patients without motor ...
Olivier Rascol   +106 more
wiley   +1 more source

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