Promoting Advance Care Planning for Persons with Dementia: Study Protocol for the LEAD (Life-Planning in Early Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias) Clinical Trial
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(ISSN 2573-4393)
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Special Issue
Psychosocial Interventions for Individuals with Memory Loss/Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2022 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editors
Katherine Judge, PhD, Professor
1. Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
2. Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Center for Research and Education, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, Cleveland, OH, United States
Research interests: dementia; memory loss; Alzheimer's disease; family caregiving; stress process; cognitive rehabilitation; psychosocial interventions; illness experience
David Bass, PhD, Senior Vice President, Senior Research Scientist, Director of the Center for Research and Education
Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, Cleveland, OH, USA
Research interests: coping with chronic illness; family caregiving; quality of care and services; dementia and dementia care; and use and impact of formal services and informal support.
Publication
Promoting Advance Care Planning for Persons with Dementia: Study Protocol for the LEAD (Life-Planning in Early Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias) Clinical TrialAbstract Due to the insidious progression of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), surrogate decision-makers typically make medical and long-term-care decisions for a care recipient, most often a family care partner. Unfortunately, many care recipient/care partner dyads have failed to engage in advance care planning or have lost the opportu [...] |
Pathophysiological Linkage between Aging and Cognitive Decline: Implications for Dementia TreatmentAbstract The cardiovascular risk factors for dementia trigger widespread inflammation and oxidative stress. These two interacting processes lead to neurodegeneration, gradual cognitive/memory decline, and eventually (late-onset) dementia. In addition, there is supporting evidence pointing to elevated pulse pressure as a clear risk factor [...] |
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