International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Feb 2009
Clinical validity of Fuld Object Memory Evaluation to screen for dementia in a Chinese society.
Fuld Object Memory Evaluation (FOME) evaluates the episodic memory functions of encoding, storage, and recall across five recall trials and a delayed recall trial. This study examined the clinical validity of FOME as a screening tool for dementia in older Chinese adults. ⋯ The results suggest that the FOME is a reliable and valid instrument to screen for dementia in older community-dwelling Chinese adults. The absence of the effects of education on the assessment performance makes FOME a clinically useful instrument for older adults with limited education.
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Feb 2009
Understanding care of people with dementia in Spain: cohabitation arrangements, rotation and rejection to long term care institution.
Most people with dementia in Spain live at home with their families. Current changes in the family structure are transforming the care of people with dementia through new cohabitation arrangenments and rotation practices. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that rotation has appeared in Spain as a new mechanism of care for people with dementia, and its related to the rejection of long term care institutions.