Observational studyJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2021
Rationale, Design, and Methodology of a Prospective Cohort Study for Coping with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: The RECage Project.
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- Cost-effectiveness of the special care unit for persons with dementia.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2026Article
- Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and its relationship with caregiver burden: A cross-sectional study of inpatients with dementia in a tertiary center.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Severe behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: A clinical ethics study of cognitive-behavioral units in France.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026Article
- Effects of a Virtual Reality-Based Dementia Educational Program on Healthcare Staff in Geriatric Dementia Wards: A Pre-Post Comparative Study.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2025Article
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- A Confirmatory and an Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) in a European Case Series of Patients with Dementia: Results from the RECage Study.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- The Special Care Unit for People with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (SCU- B) in the Context of the Project "RECage-Respectful Caring for Agitated Elderly": A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Memory Clinics and Day Care Centers in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece: 30 Years of Clinical Practice and Experience.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundBehavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are quite challenging problems during the dementia course. Special Care Units for people with dementia (PwD) and BPSD (SCU-B) are residential medical structures, where BPSD patients are temporarily admitted, in case of unmanageable behavioral disturbances at home.
objectiveRECage (REspectful Caring for AGitated Elderly) aspires to assess the short and long-term effectiveness of SCU-Bs toward alleviating BPSD and improving the quality of life (QoL) of PwD and their caregivers.
methodsRECage is a three-year, prospective study enrolling 500 PwD. Particularly, 250 community-dwelling PwDs presenting with severe BPSD will be recruited by five clinical centers across Europe, endowed with a SCU-B, for a short period of time; a second similar group of 250 PwD will be followed by six other no-SCU-B centers solely via outpatient visits. RECage's endpoints include short and long-term SCU-B clinical efficacy, QoL of patients and caregivers, cost-effectiveness of the SCU-B, psychotropic drug consumption, caregivers' attitude toward dementia, and time to nursing home placement.
resultsPwD admitted in SCU-Bs are expected to have diminished rates of BPSD and better QoL and their caregivers are also expected to have better QoL and improved attitude towards dementia, compared to those followed in no-SCU-Bs. Also, the cost of care and the psychotropic drug consumption are expected to be lower. Finally, PwD followed in no-SCU-Bs are expected to have earlier admission to nursing homes.
conclusionThe cohort study results will refine the SCU-B model, issuing recommendations for implementation of SCU-Bs in the countries where they are scarce or non-existent.
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