Objectives: The purpose of this research was to investigate the psychometric characteristics of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) in a sample of Iranian elderly population. Method: Using convenience sampling, 500 elderly individuals were selected from two senior centers including Kahrizak Geriatric Nursing Home (n=305) and Jahan-Didegan Elderly Charity Foundation (n=195). ...

 Background & Aims: Parkinsonism occurs in all races. Its prevalence in the United States and Western Europe is 2.1 persons per 1,000 populations. Approximately one third of patients have cognitive problems that often doubles after 4 years in 80% of patients with dementia and Parkinson’s disease (PD) occurs in the final stages. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between vis...

چکیده مقدمه: شیوع دمانس پس از سکته مغزی ایسکمی(pisd) چشمگیر است و این بیماری مغزی- عروقی می تواند خطر بروز دمانس را افزایش دهد. با این وجود متغیرهای جمعیتی مرتبط با pisd اغلب به خوبی درک نشده است. هدف: تعیین شیوع pisd و محاسبه ی نسبت خطرزایی هریک از عوامل جمعیت شناختی در رابطه با بروز آن در مطالعه ای بنا نهاده شد بر بیمارستان در استان گیلان. مواد و روش ها: در مطالعه کوهورت گذشته نگر 206 بیمار ک...

زمینه و هدف: افسردگی یکی از عوارض شایع به دنبال سکته های مغزی است. این امر باعث ناتوانی و اختلال در سیر بهبود و وضعیت شناختی بیماران می شود. هدف این مطالعه تأثیر درمان ضد افسردگی سیتالوپرام بر عملکردهای ویژه شناختی در فاز حاد سکته مغزی است . مواد و روش ها: در یک کارآزمایی بالینی، کلیه بیماران مبتلا به سکته ایسکمیک حاد که در طی یک سال (اردیبهشت 1389-1388اردیبهشت) به بیمارستان قائم مشهد مراجعه نم...

 AbstractObjectives: The aim of this project was to evaluate the prevalence of dementia and depression among residents of elderly nursing homes in Tehran province. Method: 279 literate elderly over the age of 65 years old (135 males, 144 females) were selected through convenient sampling. At the time of the study,in autumn and winter of 1381, the subjects had residence at elderly nursing homes ...

Objectives: The present study aims to investigate the validity and reliability of measuring dementia scale in a sample of elderly women has been reviewed. Methods & Materials: This study is descriptive based on what has been designed in which 310 elderly women were participated in this study out of two ranges of Tehran Kahrisak Prison and Tehran Jahandidegan Institute after being received th...

Background and Objective: Caregivers of patients with dementia face with challenges and negative outcomes of stress. The impact of stressor events on mental health is related to coping strategies and religious coping is one of the supportive strategies in family caregivers. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceived stress and religious coping among female caregivers of the e...

Background and purpose: Increasing spread of dementia is one the consequences of aging. Due to the nature of the disease and dependence of involved patients, their caregivers might face mental health problems. Hence, evaluating family functioning can be a suitable tool for predicting family’s mental health. This research aimed at investigating the level of depression in caregivers and the...

Background and purpose: Çognitive reserve is a hypothetical construct which is widely used to explain how individuals vary considerably in the severity of cognitive aging and clinical dementia, despite the similar nature and extent of neurodegenerative changes. This study was conducted to investigate the current and premorbid ÏQ in the elderly with dementia in comparison with those without it...

چکیده خاطره پردازی مولفه ای است روانشناختی که برای درمان اختلالات افسردگی ، دمانس و همچنین عزت نفس ، رضایت از زندگی و... طراحی شده است.این مطالعه بر مبنای چهارچوب نظری خاص ، به بررسی اثربخشی درمان خاطره پردازی انسجامی برکاهش نشانه های افسردگی سالمندان مقیم مرکز صادقیه پرداخته است .این تحقیق از نوع آزمایشی با طرح پیش آزمون و پس آزمون همراه با گروه کنترل بود. هفت ملاک برای ورود آزمودنی ها به ای...