ARDC Research Link Australia

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Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount: $490,127.00
Summary: Australia’s population is ageing rapidly and so is the frequency of age-related disorders. Dementia is one of the most frequent mental health disorders of older people and one of the leading causes of years of life lost due to disability in Australia. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in old age is considered an important clinical state potentially predictive of future cognitive decline. There is increasing evidence that the onset of dementia can be delayed with targeting potentially modifiable ri ....
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Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount: $194,543.00
Summary: Australia has a growing older migrant population and rates of dementia in residential care are high. Communication difficulties for older persons with limited English language proficiency and dementia provide a particular challenge in terms of meeting care needs effectively in residential settings. The current project will compare older Greek and Italian background persons with dementia who are residing in either mainstream or ethno-specific residential care facilities in Melbourne. The study wi ....
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Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount: $153,634.00
Summary: This study uses a cost effective non-pharmacological intervention, that being music therapy to improve quality of life (QOL) in people with dementia. Dementia results in a decline in mood and cognitive functioning and the emergence of behaviour problems that include aggressive acts, agitation, and sleep-wake and rest-activity pattern disturbance. Aggressive behaviour is a common burden for caregivers in residential and family care. The subsequent stress that aggression places on caregivers can l ....
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Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount: $400,108.00
Summary: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) affect approximate 90% of persons with dementia. BPSD include depression, aggression and psychosis and have negative effects on persons with dementia and carers. Management of BPSD is costly. This project will update and enhance our theoretical model of service delivery for BPSD by turning it into a computer-based model to assist health managers and policy makers. This model will incorporate the projected increase in prevalence of dementi ....
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Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount: $646,601.00
Summary: Australia's population is ageing rapidly and so is the frequency of age-related disorders. Dementia is one of the most frequent mental health disorders of older people and one of the leading causes of years of life lost due to disability in Australia. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in old age is considered an important clinical state predictive of future cognitive decline. There is increasing evidence that the onset of dementia can be delayed with targeting potentially modifiable risk factors. ....
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Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount: $1,113,074.00
Summary: The number of Australians with dementia is increasing and so therefore is the frequency of people with dementia presenting to general practice. There is a recent evidence based clinical practice guideline to inform the diagnosis and management of people with dementia and the support of their carers. Many of the recommendations from this guideline are relevant to Australian general practitioners. Strategies to implement guidelines into practice are needed in all areas of health care, but changing ....
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Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount: $530,741.00
Summary: This study represents the first systematic approach to understanding the complex interaction of factors that contribute to risk of falling in cognitively impaired older people. The results will provide much needed information on how to intervene to prevent falls and fractures in this high risk population. In the last decade, 25 randomised controlled trials have been published which show it is possible to prevent falls in older people. However, a major disappointing outcome of research in this fi ....
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Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount: $580,451.00
Summary: Deciding what if any aspects of their financial affairs a person with dementia or suspected dementia can responsibly manage is a difficult process for health and legal professionals as well as for guardianship boards and tribunals. This process is often stressful for the older person, and families can find deciding when to “take over” stressful. Also, having family members manage the older person’s assets may result in family conflict. There is a small amount of overseas research examining this ....
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