This fact sheet provides an overview of recent evidence relevant to Alzheimer’s Disease information on
how the “Outreach Librarian Service” can support you to keep up-to-date .
Selected Evidence
Articles
Anonymous
Cognitive enhancers provide some benefits in patients with moderate to severe
Alzheimer’s disease
Drugs & Therapy Perspectives, 2011: 27(4) 9-12
Anonymous
Collaborative project to co-ordinate care for patients with dementia
Nursing Management, May 2011: 18(2) 27-31
Archer T
Physical exercise alleviates debilities of normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2011: 123(4) 221-238
Aznar S & Knudsen GM
Depression and Alzheimer’s disease: Is stress the initiating factor in a common
neuropathological cascade?
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2011: 23(2) 177-193
Ballard C, Gauthier S, Corbett A & Brayne C
Three stages of Alzheimer’s disease
The Lancet, 30 April 2011: 377(9776) 1465
Barnes DE & Yaffe K
The projected effect of risk factor reduction on Alzheimer’s disease prevalence
The Lancet Neurology, August 2011: 10(11) 819-828
Bergvall N, Brinck P, Eek D, & Gustavasson A
Relative importance of patient disease indicators on informal care and caregiver burden in
Alzheimer’s disease
International Psychogeriatrics, February 2011: 23(1) 73-85
Biondi E
Prescription of lipophilic statins to Alzheimer’s disease patients: Some controversies to
consider
Neurological Sciencies, 2011: 32(2) 195-201
Bittner EA, Yun Y & Zhongcong X
Alzheimer’s disease
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, February 2011: 58(2) 216-223
Chang JY, Tsai PF, Beck, C & Jody L
The effect of Tai Chi on cognition in elders with cognitive impairment
Medical/Surgical Nursing, March/April 2011: 674-676
Crean S, Ward A, Mercaldi CJ & Collins JM
Apolipoprotein E 4 prevelance in Alzheimer,s disease patients varies across global popu-
lations: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Dementia & Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 2011: 31(1) 20-30
Duyckaerts C
Disentangling Alzheimer’s disease
The Lancet Neurology, September 2011: 10(9) 774-775
Eckerstrap AP, GM C, Ollson E, Klasson, N & Bjerke M
High white matter lesion load is associated with hippocampal atrophy in mild cognitive
Impairment
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, March 2011: 31(2) 132-138
Fang Y
Guiding research and practice: A conceptual model for aerobic exercise training in
Alzheimer’s disease
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Diseases & other Dementias, May 2011: 26(3) 184-194
Flanagan NM
Driving and dementia: What nurses need to know.
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, August 2011: 37(8) 10-13
Flirski M, Sobow T & Kloszewska I
Behavioral genetics of Alzheimer’s disease: A comprehensive review
Archives of Medical Science, 2011: 7(2) 195-210
Hollingworth P, Harold D, Jones L, Owen MJ & Williams J
Alzheimer’s disease genetics: Current knowledge and future challenges
International Journal Geriatric Psychiatry, August 2011: 26(8) 870-880
Humpel C
Chronic mild cerebrovascular dysfunction as a cause for Alzheimer’s disease?
Experimental Gerentology, 2011: 46(4) 225-232
Murray M, Graff-Radford N & Owen A
Neuropathologically defined subtypes of Alzheimer’s disease with distinct clinical
characteristics: A retrospective study
The Lancet neurology, September 2011: 10(9) 785-786
Padillia R
Effectiveness of interventions designed to modify the activity demands of the occupa-
tions of self-care and leisure for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, September/October 2011: 65(5) 523-531
Rosness TA, Haugen PK & Engedal K
The clinical dementia rating scale could be helpful in differentiating frontemporal de-
mentia from Alzheimer’s disease
American Journal Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias, June 2011: 26(4) 273-281
Salami O, Lyketsos C & Rao V
Treatment of sleep disturbance in Alzheimer’s dementia
International Journal Geriatric Psychiatry, August 2011: 26(8) 793-802
Salamanca S
Treatment guidelines for Alzheimer’s type dementia
Nurse Practitioner’s, June 2011: 14(6) 47-55
Tomljenovic L
Aluminum and Alzheimer’s disease: After a century of controversy, is there a
plausible link?
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2011: 23(4) 567-598
Weitzel T, Robinson S, Barnes MR & Tammy A
The special needs of hospitalized patients with dementia
Medical/Surgical Nursing, January/February 2011: 20(1) 13-19
Yamaguchi H, Maki T & Takahashi K
Rehabilitation for dementia using enjoyable video-sports games
International Psychogeriatrics, May 2011: 674-676
How can I help you?
Literature search service
I can offer an expert, in-depth literature search service to help you locate the evidence on any health
related topic.
Training
If you want to learn to navigate the wealth of available online healthcare information and how to
search databases more effectively, the ‘Trust trainer’ can offer timetabled hands-on training sessions
or can provide customised one-to-one support. Telephone: 0121 424 0583 or email:
Current awareness services
If you need to keep up-to-date on a particular topic I can advise on suitable RSS feeds and help you
set up article alerts from the major healthcare databases.
Online resources
Whilst many good quality resources are freely available, most full-text journals and the main biblio-
graphic databases (e.g. Medline and CINAHL) require an Athens username and password. To regis-
ter for an Athens login go to www.athens.nhs.uk or www.evidence.nhs.uk
The Library web pages contain detailed information about library services and training opportunities,
online request and registration forms and several guides on key online resources and evidence-
based websites at www.heftlibrary.nhs.uk
Contact
The Outreach Librarian is located in the education centre at Heartlands Hospital, on the first floor,
next to the Library.