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Health care utilization in dementia patients with psychiatric comorbidityMark E Kunik
VAMC, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Gerontologist 43:86-91. 2003..The purpose of this research was to determine if differences in service use exist between dementia patients with and without psychiatric comorbidity...- Cognitive errors, symptom severity, and response to cognitive behavior therapy in older adults with generalized anxiety disorderDonald D Caudle
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:680-9. 2007.... - Documentation of antipsychotic use and indications for newly diagnosed, nonaggressive dementia patientsNikhil Dhawan
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Health Services Research, Houston, TX, USA
Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry 10:97-102. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of antipsychotic use among nonaggressive patients with newly diagnosed dementia and to examine indications for antipsychotic use... - Cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety in patients with dementia: two case studiesCynthia A Kraus
Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Psychiatr Pract 14:186-92. 2008..Outcome data showed improvement in anxiety as measured by standardized rating scales. We conclude that CBT-AD is potentially useful in treating anxiety in dementia patients and that this technique merits further study... - Consequences of aggressive behavior in patients with dementiaMark E Kunik
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 22:40-7. 2010..Of 215 patients, 88 became aggressive, associated with significantly increased use of psychotropic medication (p< or =0.04), injuries (p< or =0.0001), and nursing-home placement (p< or =0.004)... - Comorbid psychosocial symptoms and quality of life in patients with dementiaA Lynn Snow
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:393-401. 2005..In an effort to develop a more comprehensive understanding of this relationship, this study included both patient reports of their QOL and caregiver reports of patient QOL... - Accuracy of self-reported depression in persons with dementiaA Lynn Snow
Health Services Research and Development, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:389-96. 2005..To investigate the reliability and validity of self-reported depression in demented elderly patients... - A conceptual model of pain assessment for noncommunicative persons with dementiaA Lynn Snow
VAMC, 2002 Holcombe, HSR and D152, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Gerontologist 44:807-17. 2004..Our objectives are to present a conceptual model of the pain assessment process in persons with dementia and discuss methods for validating our model within this population... - A controlled trial of aromatherapy for agitation in nursing home patients with dementiaLynn A Snow
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Health Services Research and Development Service, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Altern Complement Med 10:431-7. 2004..The purpose of this study was to determine whether smelling lavender oil decreases the frequency of agitated behaviors in patients with dementia... - Dementia Deficits Scale. Rating self-awareness of deficitsA Lynn Snow
Health Services Research and Development Service, VA South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 18:22-31. 2004..The DDS is recommended as a reliable and valid tool for the clinical and empirical assessment of deficit awareness in patients with dementia... - NOPPAIN: a nursing assistant-administered pain assessment instrument for use in dementiaA Lynn Snow
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 17:240-6. 2004..Results indicated the NAs were quite accurate in their ratings of the videos, providing excellent preliminary evidence on the use of the NOPPAIN for detecting pain in nursing home patients with dementia... - Factors affecting deficit awareness in persons with dementiaA Lynn Snow
Mental Health Services Research and Development, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 20:133-9. 2005..This study examined factors affecting deficit awareness (DA) and the effects of diagnostic status (dementia and depression), measurement method and DA dimension on these relationships... - Causes of aggressive behavior in patients with dementiaMark E Kunik
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Health Services Research and Development Services, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 71:1145-52. 2010..To examine factors predicting development of aggression... - Treatable comorbid conditions and use of VA health care services among patients with dementiaMark E Kunik
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:70-5. 2005..This prospective study examined the longitudinal relationship between use of health care services and treatable comorbid conditions among patients with dementia... - Irritability and social isolation in dementia patients with and without depressionDenis Shub
VA HSR and D Houston Center of Excellence, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 24:229-34. 2011..82 ± 1.96 vs 1.15 ± 1.76, respectively). Conclusions: Depressed persons with dementia are significantly more likely to experience irritability and social isolation than those who are not depressed... - Self-reported awareness of performance in dementiaDavid P Graham
Health Services Research and Development, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Brain Res Cogn Brain Res 25:144-52. 2005..Thus, post-diction measures provide useful insight into the mechanisms of self-awareness but may not be appropriate assessment tools to identify clinically significant impaired self-awareness... - Characteristics of generalized anxiety disorder in patients with dementiaJessica S Calleo
Houston Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, TX 77030, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 26:492-7. 2011..Overlap of cognitive and anxiety symptoms (i.e., difficulty concentrating, fatigue, restlessness) contributes to inconsistent, complicated assessment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in persons with dementia... - Prevalence of dementia among Veterans Affairs medical care system usersLaura L Krishnan
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Health Services Research and Development Service, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 20:245-53. 2005..The data on prevalence by VISN may identify regional variation in either the types of dementia present or the diagnostic criteria used. The dementia diagnosis is clearly associated with substantial service use... - The involvement of multiple caregivers in cognitive-behavior therapy for anxiety in persons with dementiaChristina M Robinson
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Aging Ment Health 15:291-8. 2011..This article reports results of our examination of a modification of the treatment protocol in two cases that included multiple caregivers in treating two persons with dementia... - Managing pain to prevent aggression in people with dementia: a nonpharmacologic interventionAndrea Bradford
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 27:41-7. 2012.... - Quality of relationships as a predictor of psychosocial functioning in patients with dementiaValdesha Ball
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Health Services Research and Development Service, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 23:109-14. 2010..Improvement in mutuality over 4-month periods was associated with increased social stimulation, decreased caregiver burden, and decreased aggression over time... - Knowledge of documented dementia diagnosis and treatment in veterans and their caregiversAndrea Bradford
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, TX, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 26:127-33. 2011..Our findings suggest that there is substantial room for improvement in disclosure and education of dementia diagnosis, especially at the level of the patient-caregiver dyad... - The Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale: normative data for older adult controlsDavid P Graham
Veterans Affairs South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center MIRECC, USA
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 18:236-40. 2004..001) with the age of the participant. Age stratified ADAS-cog normative data are reported for the ADAS-cog total and the delayed recall error score... - Documentation, assessment, and treatment of aggression in patients with newly diagnosed dementiaMark E Kunik
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, TX 77030, USA
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 21:115-21. 2007.... - Utilization of legal and financial services of partners in dementia care studySrijana Shrestha
Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 26:115-20. 2011..32%), health-related financial benefits (21.21%), financial management/planning (9.09%), and financial support (10.1%). Comparable numbers of action steps were directed to VA (41.4%) and non-VA (58.6%) services... - Assessment and treatment of persistent pain in persons with cognitive and communicative impairmentA Lynn Snow
Center for Mental Health and Department of Psychology, University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
J Clin Psychol 62:1379-87. 2006..Pain assessment and treatment approaches based on these principles are outlined, and then two cases are presented to illustrate the application of these approaches...