Cornell scale for depression in dementia

Alexopoulos, George S.; Abrams, Robert C.; Young, Robert C.; Shamoian, Charles A.

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“…In future studies it is recommended that an instrument specifically designed for people with dementia be used, e.g. the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (Alexopoulos et al, 1988). Another limitation of the present study is the moderate Cronbach's α of the cognitive domains.…”

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Psychotropic medication use and cognition in institutionalized older adults with mild to moderate dementia

Eggermont¹,

Vries²,

Scherder

2009

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Psychotropic medication use and cognition in institutionalized older adults with mild to moderate dementia

Eggermont¹,

Vries²,

Scherder

2009

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“…Our data shows that nutritional status, as assessed with BMI and the MNA, was significantly lower in this population. As a prevalence of depression of approximately 20 to 25 % in elderly with dementia is reported in the literature (31) adequate assessment instruments should be employed to explore associations between depression and nutritional status in this vulnerable group (32) .…”

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Malnutrition and depression in the institutionalised elderly

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Malnutrition and depression are highly prevalent in the institutionalised elderly and can lead to unfavourable outcomes. The aim of the present study was to assess associations between nutritional status and depressive symptoms and to explore their impact on self-caring capacity and quality of life (QoL) in elderly nursing-home residents (NHR). We conducted a cross-sectional study with 114 NHR (eighty-six female) with a mean age of 84·6 (SD 9·1) years. Nutritional status was assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Depressive symptoms were rated with the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Self-caring capacity was measured with the Barthel index (BI) and QoL was assessed with the short-form thirtysix-item (SF-36) questionnaire. Of the NHR, twenty-six (22·8 %) were malnourished according to the MNA and sixty-six (57·9 %) were at nutritional risk. Of the residents, seventy-five could be assessed with the GDS, whereof sixteen (21·3 %) had major and twenty-six (34·7 %) had minor depressive symptoms. GDS scores tended to be higher in patients with impaired nutritional status (5·4 (SD 3·6) in well-nourished subjects and 6·9 (SD 3·2) in residents with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition). The MNA correlated significantly with the GDS (r 20·313; P¼ 0·006) and the GDS emerged as the only independent risk factor for malnutrition in a multiple regression analysis, whereas age, sex, care level, number of prescriptions and self-caring capacity had no influence. The BI was not reduced in patients with a high GDS. QoL was affected in malnourished residents as well as in study participants with depressive symptoms. The results of the present study point towards an association between malnutrition and depressive symptoms. However, the relationship is complex and it remains unclear whether depression in NHR is the cause or consequence of impaired nutritional status. Further studies are needed to identify the direction of this relationship and to assess the effect of depression treatment on nutritional and functional status as well as on QoL.Nursing-home residents: Malnutrition: Depression: Quality of life Malnutrition is a frequent problem in aged individuals. Whereas the prevalence in free-living elderly ranges between 5 and 10 % (1) , it can reach up to 60 % in institutionalised individuals (2,3) . The aetiology of malnutrition is multifactorial and the consequences are severe: a decrease in functional status (4) and consequently high dependency, an impaired quality of life (5) as well as higher morbidity and mortality (6,7) .Depression is a further common health problem in late life with prevalence rates of up to 45 % in the institutionalised elderly (8 -10) . The consequences of untreated depression are manifold and cause an increased use of health care and medical services (9,11) , affect quality of life and well-being negatively (11) and can cause increased mortality (12) . Despite growing evidence that depression is a problem especially in the institutionalised elderly, only little attention is paid to this ...

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“…Neuropsychiatric testing included the Frontal Behavioral Inventory (Kertesz et al, 2000), the Neuropysychiatric Inventory area (Cummings et al, 1994), and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (Alexopoulos et al, 1988).…”

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Impaired recognition of negative facial emotions in patients with frontotemporal dementia

2005

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Patients with behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) have difficulties recognizing facial emotions, a deficit that may contribute to their impaired social skills. In three experiments, we investigated the FTD deficit in recognition of facial emotions, by comparing six patients with impaired social conduct, nine Alzheimer's patients, and 10 age-matched healthy adults. Experiment 1 revealed that FTD patients were impaired in the recognition of negative facial emotions. Experiment 2 replicated these findings when participants had to determine whether two faces were expressing the same or different emotions. Experiment 3 was a control study in which participants had to discriminate whether two faces were of the same sex. In this non-emotional processing task, both patient groups performed worse than normal participants, but FTD patients performed as well as Alzheimer's patients. We conclude that FTD patients are impaired in the recognition of negative facial emotions.

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Cornell scale for depression in dementia

Cited by 2,372 publications

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Psychotropic medication use and cognition in institutionalized older adults with mild to moderate dementia

Psychotropic medication use and cognition in institutionalized older adults with mild to moderate dementia

Malnutrition and depression in the institutionalised elderly

Impaired recognition of negative facial emotions in patients with frontotemporal dementia

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