BACKGROUND Aging societies will be confronted with increased numbers of long-term care (LTC) residents with multimorbidity of physical and mental disorders other than dementia. Knowledge about the prevalence rates, medical and psychosocial characteristics, and care needs of this particular group of residents is mandatory for providing high-quality and evidence-based care. The purpose of this pa...

Practicing psychiatry by remote access (telepsychiatry) is not a new development. Two-way interactive television has been used on an experimental basis since 1959 in Nebraska, and it has spread to other states as well. Its acceptance and efficacy was evaluated in several studies. In a study using questionnaires, patients’ evaluations of the interview was the same in control and experimental gro...

PURPOSE We investigated the relationship between cognitive status and quality of life (QOL) of Minnesota nursing home (NH) residents and the relationship between conventional or Alzheimer's special care unit (SCU) placement and QOL. The study may inform development of dementia-specific quality measures. DESIGN AND METHODS Data for analyses came from face-to-face interviews with a representati...

This study highlights the experiences of 15 formal caregivers, during interactions with elderly residents suffering from dementia disease and showing aggressive behaviour. The purpose was to study caregivers' reflections about and attitudes to behavioural and psychiatric symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and how they dealt with the symptoms. This was done by comparing care units with high or low leve...