The acceleration process in Alzheimer's disease: thought dissolution in Alzheimer's disease early onset and senile dementia Alzheimer's type (SDAT)

Emery, Olga B.; Breslau, Lawrence D.

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“…A study of linguistic loss in dementia patients included a Piagetian component (Emery, 1985;Emery & Breslau, 1987). The study used one Piaget test consisting of five tasks that determined concrete operations.…”

Section: Assessment and Stagingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This deficit indicated the presence of a normal decline in ability to perform the tests, a factor to be considered in future research. Thornbury (1993) assessed community-dwelling elders for Piaget levels using Infant Psychological Development Scale (IPDS) (Uzgiris & Hunt, 1975) and the Concrete Operational Test (COT) (Emery & Breslau, 1987). The investigator made several noteworthy instrument modifications including the following: First, one of six scales was omitted from the ISPD because it was not appropriate for older adults.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A reemergence of reports regarding the presence of childlike behavior in DAT clients has stimulated renewed interest in the usefulness of Piagetian principles (Farran & Keane-Hagerty, 1989;Gugel, 1988;Trocchio, 1989). Specific inquiries into the use of a concept of cognitive decline occurring in reverse order of acquisition include researchers in nursing, psychology, and medicine (Emery, 1985;Emery & Breslau, 1987;Flicker, et al, 1987;Matteson, et al, 1993;Reisburg, Ferris, Torossian, Kluger, & Monteiro, 1992;Thornbury, 1993).…”

Section: Cognitive Functional Age Approach: a Piagetian Basementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research correlating mental status to Piagetian tests of cognitive functions have been positive (Matteson, et al, 1993;Thornbury, 1992). People in more advanced stages of DAT appear to be in earlier preoperational and sensorimotor stages of cognitive function (Emery, 1985;Emery & Breslow, 1987;Matteson, et al, 1993;Thornbury, 1992). Changes in cognitive functioning appear to be developmentally congruent and skills are lost in reverse order of acquisition (Nolen, 1988;Reisberg, Ferris, et al, 1989).…”

Section: Cognitive Functional Age Approach: a Piagetian Basementioning

confidence: 99%

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Cognitive Developmental Approach to Dementia

Matteson

Linton

Barnes

1996

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Systematic observations of people suffering from dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT) reveal they regress in behavior and become childlike. These observations have been used to structure clinical research and therapeutic interventions for dementia patients. However, no concise framework explains successful caregiving. Models for care exist but they lack an adequate framework for the long-term care of a person with DAT. This state of the science review describes what is known about cognitive functioning in people with DAT. It examines studies based on cognitive functioning. It also then relates this information to an emerging theory tentatively identified as a "cognitive developmental approach" which may be useful for understanding people with dementia and for predicting caregiver requirements.

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Section: Assessment and Stagingmentioning

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Section: Assessment and Stagingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cognitive Functional Age Approach: a Piagetian Basementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cognitive Functional Age Approach: a Piagetian Basementioning

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Cognitive Developmental Approach to Dementia

Matteson

Linton

Barnes

1996

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“…In recent studies conducted in AD subjects, Piagetian concrete operations were examined (Emery, 1985(Emery, , 1988Emery & Breslau, 1987). Since most AD subjects were unable to perform the concrete operational tasks, the authors concluded that AD subjects were in earlier preoperational or sensorimotor Piagetian stages.…”

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Cognitive Performance on Piagetian Tasks by Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Thornbury

1992

Research in Nursing & Health

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The purpose of this study was to examine cognitive abilities in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients using Piaget's child developmental theory. Thirty elderly AD patients and 30 elderly control subjects were given two traditional Piagetian measures, the Infant Psychological Development Scale and the Concrete Operations Test. Half of the AD subjects (15) were in Piaget's sensorimotor or preoperational stages, while the remaining half of the AD subjects and all elderly control subjects were in Piaget's concrete operational stage, x2 [1, N = 60] = 17.42, p <0.001. If subsequent studies confirm that AD patients' cognitive characteristics are similar to Piaget's theoretical model, nursing care might be individualized based on mental competence, thus minimizing the commonly observed caregiver overestimation and underestimation of the AD patient's ability to understand and cooperate.

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