ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2017
Cognitive Fluctuations and Cognitive Test Performance Among Institutionalized Persons With Dementia.
Article in American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Changes in gray matter volume and functional connectivity in dementia with Lewy bodies compared to Alzheimer's disease and normal aging: implications for fluctuations.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the nature and frequency of cognitive fluctuations (CFs) among institutionalized persons with dementia.
methodA clinical interview and a medical chart review were conducted, and 55 patients were assigned a specific dementia diagnosis. The Severe Impairment Battery (SIB) was administered to assess cognitive function, and the Dementia Cognitive Fluctuation Scale (DCFS) was administered to each patient's primary nurse to determine the presence and severity of CFs.
resultsA simple linear regression model was conducted with DCFS as the predictor variable and SIB total score as the dependent variable. The overall model was significant, suggesting that score on the DCFS significantly predicted SIB total score. Additionally, greater severity of CFs predicted poorer performance in the areas of orientation, language, and praxis.
conclusionsResults suggest that CFs exert a clinically significant influence over patients' cognitive abilities and should be considered as a source of excess disability.
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