A5038471036- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2014-2025
Greek Association of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
2021-2025
University of Western Macedonia
2024
Heidelberg University
2019-2022
G. Papanikolaou General Hospital
2017
Background: Many studies have highlighted the positive effects of dance in people with neurodegenerative diseases. Objectives: To explore International Ballroom Dancing on cognitive function elders amnestic mild impairment (aMCI). Methods: One-hundred twenty-nine elderly patients aMCI diagnosis (mean age 66.8 ± 10.1 years) were randomly assigned into 2 groups: intervention group (IG, n = 66) and control (CG, 63). The IG exercised systematically for 10 months, both groups submitted to...
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine test performance on a cross-cultural neuropsychological battery for assessment middle-aged and elderly ethnic minority majority populations in western Europe, present preliminary normative data. Method: cross-sectional multi-center study. Tests the European Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Test Battery (CNTB) cover several cognitive domains, including global function, memory, executive functions, visuospatial functions. Results: A total 330...
Abstract Background The purpose of the current study was to adapt and explore psychometric properties Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form (OHQ-SF) in a Greek student sample. Aim This quantitative cross-sectional applied order translate validate into assess properties. Method English version OHQ-SF translated using forward backward translation. sample consisted 88 adult students from Public Educational Training Institution Thessaloniki. Two self-report measures Life Orientation Test...
Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions worldwide, leading to cognitive and functional decline. Early detection intervention are crucial for enhancing the quality of life patients their families. Remote Monitoring Technologies (RMTs) offer promising solution early by tracking changes in behavioral functions, such as memory, language, problem-solving skills. Timely these symptoms can facilitate intervention, potentially...
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, with progressive onset clinical symptoms. The main pathological hallmarks are brain deposits extracellular amyloid beta plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFT). Cerebrospinal fluid reflects changes in brain; 1-42 a marker plaques, while total phosphorylated tau markers NFT formation. Additional biomarkers associated pathogenesis needed, for better prognosis, more specific diagnosis, prediction severity...
Dementia is rapidly increasing worldwide due to demographic aging. More than two-thirds of patients are cared by family members. The quality care depends on the caregivers' attitude toward dementia influencing patient decisions.The aim this study examine factors that influence and whether there an association between participation in a psycho-educational program attitude.We performed cross-sectional using structured closed-ended questionnaire retrieve socio-demographic information from...
Abstract Augmented reality (AR) apps, in which the virtual and real world are combined, can recreate instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) therefore promising to measure cognition needed for IADL early Alzheimer’s disease (AD) both clinic home settings. The primary aim this study was distinguish classify healthy controls (HC) from participants with AD pathology an stage using AR app. secondary aims were test association app clinical cognitive functional tests investigate feasibility...
Background The aims of this study were to establish the diagnostic accuracy European Cross‐Cultural Neuropsychological Test Battery (CNTB) for dementia in different ethnic populations Western Europe, examine its ability differentiate cognitive impairment profiles subtypes, and assess impact demographic variables on properties. Methods was a cross‐sectional multi‐center study. A total 66 patients with 118 cognitively intact participants included across six memory clinics; 93 had minority...
Introduction Remote monitoring technologies (RMTs) can measure cognitive and functional decline objectively at-home, offer opportunities to passively continuously, possibly improving sensitivity reducing participant burden in clinical trials. However, there is skepticism that age or impairment may render participants unable unwilling comply with complex RMT protocols. We therefore assessed the feasibility usability of a protocol all syndromic stages Alzheimer's disease healthy control...
Clinical research with remote monitoring technologies (RMTs) has multiple advantages over standard paper-pencil tests, but also raises several ethical concerns. While studies have addressed the issue of governance big data in clinical from legal or perspectives, viewpoint local ethics committee (REC) members is underrepresented current literature. The aim this study therefore to find which specific challenges are raised by RECs context a large European on all syndromic stages Alzheimer's...
ABSTRACT Background: With increasing cultural diversity and growing elderly immigrant populations in Western European countries, the availability of brief cognitive screening instruments adequate for assessment dementia people from diverse backgrounds becomes increasingly important. The aim present study was to investigate diagnostic accuracy Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) a multicultural sample calculate normative data as basis demographic adjustment RUDAS scores....
Abstract Aim Τo validate the Greek version of Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool 2, Attitudes Scale and Confidence in Scale. Design A quantitative cross‐sectional design was applied for translation validation. The STROBE checklist observational research has been followed to this survey. Method Two hundred twelve students from School Psychology (Aristotle University Thessaloniki). Psychometric properties were assessed through construct validity (principal component analysis), internal...
Background. Low vision (LV) has a significant negative impact on the activities of daily life as well psychological health patients. Objectives. The objective this study is to investigate psychological, clinical, and demographic factors that may functionality patients with LV. Methods. A convenience sample 53 patients, meeting WHO criteria for LV, was recruited. Questionnaires functionality, depression, orientation (in terms optimism/pessimism) were administered along semistructured personal...
The studies on the prevalence of dementia, depression, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Greece are sparse show major variations depending geographical areas, nutritional habits, way living. aim this door-to-door study was to find MCI a rural Greek population. Four hundred forty-three individuals older than 61years following application specific criteria were diagnosed with: normal cognition, with without dementia depression. diagnostic methods used, 2 which included Mungas correction...
Background The aims of this study were to present the psychometric properties a newly designed cognitive screening instrument, Multicultural Cognitive Examination (MCE), and compare it with Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) in multicultural population. Methods was Western European cross‐sectional multicenter study. MCE consists four components evaluating separate functions constructed by adding measures memory, verbal fluency, visuospatial function RUDAS create scale 0 100...
People with Dementia (PwD) are frequently admitted in general hospitals. However, health care professionals have lack of dementia knowledge, negative attitudes toward dementia, and confidence caring those patients. The aim this study is to develop, implement evaluate a staff training program Greek It was repeated-measures research design. Fourteen (14) two-day workshops were conducted, consisting six targeted interactive modules. Staff members (N = 242) attended the assessed according (1)...
Background: In recent years, studies have examined the acceptability and attitudes that influence intention to early screen for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in general population, older people, carers, asymptomatic individuals who report a family history of AD. However, it remains unclear what specific factors promote or reduce pre-symptomatic screening. Objective: The aim this study is explore non-family members as well caregivers non-caregivers toward screening Methods: A total 213...
Pre-symptomatic screening methods for detecting a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are gaining popularity; thus, more people seeking these tests. However, to date, not much is known about the attitudes toward pre-symptomatic AD screening. The goal this study examine psychometric properties tool assessing attitudes, barriers, and motivations This cross-sectional performed on 208 Greek participants (189 students 19 caregivers) provided with an online questionnaire. Psychometric were...
Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) are the mainstays of symptomatic treatment Alzheimer’s disease (AD); however, their efficacy is limited, and use was associated with deaths in some groups patients. The aim current study to assess impact long-term ChEIs on mortality patients AD. This observational, longitudinal included 1171 adult a diagnosis AD treated donepezil or rivastigmine. Each patient observed for 24 months until death. cognitive functional assessments, ChEIs, memantine,...
Despite the abundance of research on computerized dementia screening tests, attitudes hospital personnel toward this method have not been investigated.1) To conduct a confirmatory factor analysis first part two-part questionnaire about screening. 2) assess Greek nurses 3) barriers to future implementation in healthcare system, as reported by nurses.161 from two urban public general hospitals who participated training program were recruited. They asked complete The assesses while second its...
Abstract Background The increasing biomarkers testing and new methods of presymptomatic screening for dementia have risen questions like: Should people get tested? Would they want to know whether will this fatal, untreatable disease? This has picked the demand a well‐structured counseling program screening. In direction, it is important meet needs target group; however, not much known about with family history attitudes testing, motivations barriers, expectations relevant future programs...