All Outputs (2)

Physical activity pre- and post-dementia: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2017)
Journal Article
Soni, M., Orrell, M., Bandelow, S., Steptoe, A., Rafnsson, S., d'Orsi, E., …Hogervorst, E. (in press). Physical activity pre- and post-dementia: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Aging and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1390731

Background: To inform public health interventions, further investigation is needed to identify: (1) frequency/intensity of everyday physical activity (PA) needed to reduce dementia risk; (2) whether post-diagnosis reduction in PA is associated with c... Read More about Physical activity pre- and post-dementia: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

The impact of individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) on cognition, quality of life, caregiver health, and family relationships in dementia: a randomized controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
Orrell, M., Yates, L., Leung, P., Kang, S., Hoare, Z., Whitaker, C., …Orgeta, V. (2017). The impact of individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) on cognition, quality of life, caregiver health, and family relationships in dementia: a randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 14(3), Article e1002269. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002269

Background: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a well-established group psychosocial intervention for people with dementia. There is evidence that homebased programmes of cognitive stimulation delivered by family caregivers may benefit both the p... Read More about The impact of individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) on cognition, quality of life, caregiver health, and family relationships in dementia: a randomized controlled trial.