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THE EFFECT OF RELIGIOUS INVOLVEMENT ON COGNITION ACROSS THE AGING LIFESPAN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
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Poster Presentations: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
with chronic PTSD without depression, sleep disturbance caused by frequent nightmare was associated with subjective memory complaints, but not with objective cognitive measures. As subjective memory complaints might develop into cognitive disorders, clinicians should be aware of significance for subjective memory impairment at examining prominent symptom of nightmare in the elderly with chronic PTSD.
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THE EFFECT OF RELIGIOUS INVOLVEMENT ON COGNITION ACROSS THE AGING LIFESPAN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Shera Hosseini, Ashok Chaurasia, Martin Cooke, Mark Oremus, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. Contact e-mail: s45hosse@ uwaterloo.ca
the community. Results: Preliminary results from 2 communities are showing some intriguing improvements in behavior, cognition and function over 6 months despite all participants having a dementia. In the first community: 5 of 8 improved on the MMSE and 5 out of 14 improved in functional ability. In the second community, 3 of 15 Nexus residents improved over 6 months on the MMSE and 9 of 16 Nexus residents improved in functional ability. Conclusions: In Alzheimer’s Disease, there can be improvements in mood, behavior, cognition or function with a brain health focus within a person-centered medical/social hybrid model of long term memory care. Further research is ongoing to identify the specific elements of both the Nexus program and the environment which lead to the clinical improvements seen and then replicating these results in all 31 Silverado memory care communities.
Background: Preserving cognitive health is a crucial aspect of suc-
cessful aging. We propose to conduct a systematic review and explore the association between religious involvement (RI) and cognition across the aging lifespan from young adulthood to old age. Methods: We will conduct a systematic review of the literature in order to establish the current scope of knowledge on RI and cognitive function. We will assess the risk of bias of included articles using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and evaluate the strength of evidence using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Results: We will qualitatively synthesize the extracted data from all included articles and for subsets of studies that are sufficiently homogeneous in terms of sample characteristics, measures of RI and cognition, and methods, we will pool results using meta-analysis. Conclusions: The systematic review will provide the most comprehensive assessment of the state of knowledge on the subject to date and will provide information that will permit us to confirm our suspicions about knowledge gaps which could be used to guide future research in the field. We estimate that the results of the review would be available in time for the conference.
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THE EFFECTS OF A BRAIN HEALTH FOCUS WITHIN LONG-TERM MEMORY CARE
Kim Butrum, Kathy Greene, Silverado, Irvine, CA, USA. Contact e-mail: [email protected] Background: Long-term memory care is often assumed to serve a
custodial function in the care of those with Alzheimer’s Disease. Nexus is an evidence- based program that consists of twenty hours of specialized programming based on six pillars of brain health. These pillars include physical activity, stress reduction, social clubs with purposeful activity, cognitive compensation strategies, iPad Brain Fitness using the Brain HQ program developed by Posit Science and a participant support group. As a part of the Nexus program, there are regular assessments of mood, behavior, cognition and functional status Methods: Upon movein, an MMSE, Cornell Scale of Depression in Dementia, Brief Agitation Rating Scale and ADCS-Adl-severe is completed. Any new resident scoring 15 and above is eligible to participate in Nexus. The MMSE is repeated every 6 months. The Cornell Scale, Brief Agitation Rating Scale and ADCS-ADL-severe scale are completed quarterly. Assessments are done by the MSW within
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THE PRAISE IN PURPLE EDUCATION SERIES IS A NOVEL METHOD FOR ENGAGING HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS AND CLINICAL TRIAL RECRUITMENT
Julie Kutac, Alzheimer’s Association Houston and Southeast Texas Chapter, Houston, TX, USA. Contact e-mail: [email protected] Background: Though Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading
cause of all Americans, it is the fourth leading cause of death among black Americans. Blacks bear a disproportionate risk of developing the disease and are two to three times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than their non-Hispanic white counterparts. This poster will describe a novel method for reaching and engaging African Americans about Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: The Praise in Purple Education Series (PIPE Series) was an outreach effort undertaken by staff at the Alzheimer’s Association – Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter. The pilot PIPE Series, which occurred three times, took place over three-day periods in mid-September, late October, and early November of 2015. The events consisted of education, participation, and awareness events. The events took place at pre-selected African American Churches in the greater Houston area, thereby leveraging relationships with groups that are already respected and embedded within the African American community. An educational ‘lunch and learn’ presentation featuring a panel of experts from the fields of social work, geriatric care management, estate and financial planning, and elder law occurred on the first day. Hosted by a church volunteer, the informal presentation followed a basic question and answer format. The next morning, members of the church’s team, gathered and participated in one of the Walks to End Alzheimer’s in the Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter region. On Sunday morning, church congregation members and clergy raised awareness through a Praise in Purple church service. All congregants were encouraged to wear purple and visit an Alzheimer’s Association resource table before and after the church service. Results: 334 persons were directly impacted by the PIPE Series through the Lunch and Learn event, though the estimated number is much higher when the congregants of the church service are included. 125 African Americans registered for more information about clinical trials; 428 people registered to be Alzheimer’s advocates,
Poster Presentations: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
with chronic PTSD without depression, sleep disturbance caused by frequent nightmare was associated with subjective memory complaints, but not with objective cognitive measures. As subjective memory complaints might develop into cognitive disorders, clinicians should be aware of significance for subjective memory impairment at examining prominent symptom of nightmare in the elderly with chronic PTSD.
P4-254
THE EFFECT OF RELIGIOUS INVOLVEMENT ON COGNITION ACROSS THE AGING LIFESPAN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Shera Hosseini, Ashok Chaurasia, Martin Cooke, Mark Oremus, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. Contact e-mail: s45hosse@ uwaterloo.ca
the community. Results: Preliminary results from 2 communities are showing some intriguing improvements in behavior, cognition and function over 6 months despite all participants having a dementia. In the first community: 5 of 8 improved on the MMSE and 5 out of 14 improved in functional ability. In the second community, 3 of 15 Nexus residents improved over 6 months on the MMSE and 9 of 16 Nexus residents improved in functional ability. Conclusions: In Alzheimer’s Disease, there can be improvements in mood, behavior, cognition or function with a brain health focus within a person-centered medical/social hybrid model of long term memory care. Further research is ongoing to identify the specific elements of both the Nexus program and the environment which lead to the clinical improvements seen and then replicating these results in all 31 Silverado memory care communities.
Background: Preserving cognitive health is a crucial aspect of suc-
cessful aging. We propose to conduct a systematic review and explore the association between religious involvement (RI) and cognition across the aging lifespan from young adulthood to old age. Methods: We will conduct a systematic review of the literature in order to establish the current scope of knowledge on RI and cognitive function. We will assess the risk of bias of included articles using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and evaluate the strength of evidence using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Results: We will qualitatively synthesize the extracted data from all included articles and for subsets of studies that are sufficiently homogeneous in terms of sample characteristics, measures of RI and cognition, and methods, we will pool results using meta-analysis. Conclusions: The systematic review will provide the most comprehensive assessment of the state of knowledge on the subject to date and will provide information that will permit us to confirm our suspicions about knowledge gaps which could be used to guide future research in the field. We estimate that the results of the review would be available in time for the conference.
P4-255
THE EFFECTS OF A BRAIN HEALTH FOCUS WITHIN LONG-TERM MEMORY CARE
Kim Butrum, Kathy Greene, Silverado, Irvine, CA, USA. Contact e-mail: [email protected] Background: Long-term memory care is often assumed to serve a
custodial function in the care of those with Alzheimer’s Disease. Nexus is an evidence- based program that consists of twenty hours of specialized programming based on six pillars of brain health. These pillars include physical activity, stress reduction, social clubs with purposeful activity, cognitive compensation strategies, iPad Brain Fitness using the Brain HQ program developed by Posit Science and a participant support group. As a part of the Nexus program, there are regular assessments of mood, behavior, cognition and functional status Methods: Upon movein, an MMSE, Cornell Scale of Depression in Dementia, Brief Agitation Rating Scale and ADCS-Adl-severe is completed. Any new resident scoring 15 and above is eligible to participate in Nexus. The MMSE is repeated every 6 months. The Cornell Scale, Brief Agitation Rating Scale and ADCS-ADL-severe scale are completed quarterly. Assessments are done by the MSW within
P4-256
THE PRAISE IN PURPLE EDUCATION SERIES IS A NOVEL METHOD FOR ENGAGING HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS AND CLINICAL TRIAL RECRUITMENT
Julie Kutac, Alzheimer’s Association Houston and Southeast Texas Chapter, Houston, TX, USA. Contact e-mail: [email protected] Background: Though Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading
cause of all Americans, it is the fourth leading cause of death among black Americans. Blacks bear a disproportionate risk of developing the disease and are two to three times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than their non-Hispanic white counterparts. This poster will describe a novel method for reaching and engaging African Americans about Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: The Praise in Purple Education Series (PIPE Series) was an outreach effort undertaken by staff at the Alzheimer’s Association – Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter. The pilot PIPE Series, which occurred three times, took place over three-day periods in mid-September, late October, and early November of 2015. The events consisted of education, participation, and awareness events. The events took place at pre-selected African American Churches in the greater Houston area, thereby leveraging relationships with groups that are already respected and embedded within the African American community. An educational ‘lunch and learn’ presentation featuring a panel of experts from the fields of social work, geriatric care management, estate and financial planning, and elder law occurred on the first day. Hosted by a church volunteer, the informal presentation followed a basic question and answer format. The next morning, members of the church’s team, gathered and participated in one of the Walks to End Alzheimer’s in the Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter region. On Sunday morning, church congregation members and clergy raised awareness through a Praise in Purple church service. All congregants were encouraged to wear purple and visit an Alzheimer’s Association resource table before and after the church service. Results: 334 persons were directly impacted by the PIPE Series through the Lunch and Learn event, though the estimated number is much higher when the congregants of the church service are included. 125 African Americans registered for more information about clinical trials; 428 people registered to be Alzheimer’s advocates,