Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Barca, Maria Lage"
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Applicability of the locus of control of behaviour scale for people with dementia
Halse, Ingeborg; Björklöf, Guro Hanevold; Engedal, Knut; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Selbæk, Geir; Barca, Maria Lage (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective: To investigate the applicability of the Locus of Control of Behaviour scale (LoCB) for people with dementia. Method: A sample of 534 participants with dementia (78.4 mean age, 58% female) were included. Assessment ... -
Association between vascular comorbidity and progression of Alzheimer's disease: a two-year observational study in Norwegian memory clinics
Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Barca, Maria Lage; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Cavallin, Lena; Engedal, Knut; Skovlund, Eva; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Selbaek, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Vascular risk factors increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but there is limited evidence on whether comorbid vascular conditions and risk factors have an impact on disease progression. The aim of this ... -
Brain Morphometric Correlates of Depressive Symptoms among Patients with and without Dementia
Barca, Maria Lage; Alnæs, Dag; Engedal, Knut; Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Siafarikas, Nikias Ioannis; Almdahl, Ina Selseth; Korsnes, Maria Stylianou; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Selbæk, Geir; Westlye, Lars Tjelta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: Findings regarding brain morphometry among patients with dementia and concomitant depressive symptoms have been inconsistent. Thus, the aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that dementia and ... -
Cortisol levels among older people with and without depression and dementia
Barca, Maria Lage; Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Björklöf, Guro Hanevold; Borza, Tom; Telenius, Elisabeth Wiken; Knapskog, Anne-Brita; Brækhus, Anne; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Selbæk, Geir; Engedal, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Cortisol dysregulation has been reported in dementia and depression. Cortisol levels and its associates were investigated among older people living at home and in nursing homes, in a cross-sectional study. A sample of 650 ... -
MRI-assessed atrophy subtypes in Alzheimer’s disease and the cognitive reserve hypothesis
Persson, Karin; Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Barca, Maria Lage; Cavallin, Lena; Ferreira, Daniel; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Selbæk, Geir; Brækhus, Anne; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Westman, Eric; Engedal, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background/Aims MRI assessment of the brain has demonstrated four different patterns of atrophy in patients with Alzheimer’s disease dementia (AD): typical AD, limbic-predominant AD, hippocampal-sparing AD, and a subtype ... -
Progression of Alzheimer's Disease: A Longitudinal Study in Norwegian Memory Clinics
Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Barca, Maria Lage; Persson, Karin; Knapskog, Anne-Brita; Kersten, Hege; Engedal, Knut; Selbæk, Geir; Brækhus, Anne; Skovlund, Eva; Saltvedt, Ingvild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: The course of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) varies considerably between individuals. There is limited evidence on factors important for disease progression. Objective: The primary aim was to study the progression ... -
The course of depressive symptoms with decline in cognitive function - a longitudinal study of older adults receiving in-home care at baseline
Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Barca, Maria Lage; Bergh, Sverre; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Borza, Tom (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Abstract Background: Depressive symptoms in old age are common, but the prevalence, persistence, and incidence of depressive symptoms in older adults with and without dementia receiving in-home care is less well studied, ... -
Trajectories of depressive symptoms and their relationship to the progression of dementia
Barca, Maria Lage; Persson, Karin; Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kersten, Hege; Knapskog, Anne-Brita; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Selbæk, Geir; Engedal, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The relationship between progression of Alzheimer's disease and depression and its underlying mechanisms has scarcely been studied. Methods A sample of 282 outpatients with Alzheimer's disease (AD; 105 with ... -
Visual Evaluation of Medial Temporal Lobe Atrophy as a Clinical Marker of Conversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia and for Predicting Progression in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer's Disease
Persson, Karin; Barca, Maria Lage; Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Cavallin, Lena; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Selbæk, Geir; Brækhus, Anne; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Engedal, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background/Aims: To evaluate whether visual assessment of medial temporal lobe atrophy (vaMTA) can predict 2-year conversion from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia and progression of MCI and Alzheimer's disease ...