Dina Logiudice

Behavioural activation in nursing homes to treat depression (BAN-Dep): study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Diana Velasquez Reyes, Hema Patel, Nicola Lautenschlager, Andrew H Ford, Eleanor Curran, Rachael Kelly, Rhoda Lai, Terence Chong, Leon Flicker, David Ekers, Simon Gilbody, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Dina Lo Giudice, Kathryn A Ellis, Angelita Martini, Osvaldo P Almeida

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION: Depression is a common disorder among older people living in residential aged care facilities. Several trials have d..

A narrative review of the evidence regarding the use of telemedicine to deliver video-interpreting during dementia assessments for older people

Betty Haralambous, Santini Subramaniam, Kerry Hwang, Briony Dow, Dina LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2019  |  Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Assessment, incidence and factors associated with urinary incontinence in older Aboriginal Australians

Kate Smith, Ailsa Sutherland, Zoe Hyde, Ruth Crawford, Anna Dwyer, Roslyn Malay, Linda Skeaf, Leon Flicker, David Atkinson, Dina LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2019  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Global Incidence of Frailty and Prefrailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Richard Ofori-Asenso, Ken L Chin, Mohsen Mazidi, Ella Zomer, Jenni Ilomaki, Andrew R Zullo, Danijela Gasevic, Zanfina Ademi, Maarit J Korhonen, Dina LoGiudice, J Simon Bell, Danny Liew

Journal article  |  2019  |  JAMA Network Open

Potentially suboptimal prescribing of medicines for older Aboriginal Australians in remote areas.

Amy Page, Zoë Hyde, Kate Smith, Christopher Etherton-Beer, David N Atkinson, Leon Flicker, Linda Skeaf, Roslyn Malay, Dina C LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2019  |  Medical Journal of Australia

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of polypharmacy, under-prescribing and potentially inappropriate medicine use among Abor..

Language Translation Apps in Health Care Settings: Expert Opinion

Anita Panayiotou, Anastasia Gardner, Sue Williams, Emiliano Zucchi, Monita Mascitti-Meuter, Anita MY Goh, Emily You, Terence WH Chong, Dina Logiudice, Xiaoping Lin, Betty Haralambous, Frances Batchelor

Journal article  |  2019  |  JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Residents from non-English-speaking countries of birth in Australian aged care facilities.

Lee-Fay Low, Dina LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

OBJECTIVE: To describe the activity of daily living and behavioural and complex care needs of residents born in non-English-speaki..

Interpreter-mediated Cognitive Assessments: Who Wins and Who Loses?

Betty Haralambous, Jean Tinney, Dina LoGiudice, Sook Meng Lee, Xiaoping Lin

Journal article  |  2018  |  Clinical Gerontologist

OBJECTIVES: The number of people with dementia from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds is increasing dramati..

Reliability, concurrent validity, and cultural adaptation of the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory for detecting depression and anxiety symptoms among older Chinese immigrants: an Australian study

Briony Dow, Xiaoping Lin, Nancy A Pachana, Christina Bryant, Dina LoGiudice, Anita MY Goh, Betty Haralambous

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Psychogeriatrics

Mortality in a cohort of remote-living Aboriginal Australians and associated factors

Zoe Hyde, Kate Smith, Leon Flicker, David Atkinson, Osvaldo P Almeida, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Anna Dwyer, Dina LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2018  |  PLOS ONE

People with dementia in the emergency department: Behavioural symptoms and use of restraint

Joanne Tropea, Dina Logiudice, Luciana Kelly

Journal article  |  2017  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

A randomized controlled trial of physical activity with individual goal-setting and volunteer mentors to overcome sedentary lifestyle in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: the INDIGO trial protocol

Kay L Cox, Elizabeth V Cyarto, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Kathryn A Ellis, Helman Alfonso, Linda Clare, Danny Liew, David Ames, Leon Flicker, Osvaldo P Almeida, Dina LoGiudice, Nicola T Lautenschlager

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Geriatrics

Community care for Indigenous older people: An update

Melissa A Lindeman, Kate Smith, Dina LoGiudice, Mark Elliott

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

Poorer outcomes and greater healthcare costs for hospitalised older people with dementia and delirium: a retrospective cohort study

Joanne Tropea, Dina LoGiudice, Danny Liew, Alexandra Gorelik, Caroline Brand

Journal article  |  2017  |  Int J Geriatr Psychiatry

Caring for people with dementia in hospital: findings from a survey to identify barriers and facilitators to implementing best practice dementia care

Joanne Tropea, Dina LoGiudice, Danny Liew, Carol Roberts, Caroline Brand

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Psychogeriatrics

Using reminiscence with people with dementia in sub-acute and acute care

A Westphal, N Lautenschlager, D LoGiudice, D Calleja

Report  |  2017

Dementia was made a National Health Priority in Australia in 2012 in recognition of the growing population diagnosed and living wi..

Falls risk assessment outcomes and factors associated with falls for older Indigenous Australians

Keith D Hill, Leon Flicker, Dina LoGiudice, Kate Smith, David Atkinson, Zoe Hyde, Stephen Fenner, Linda Skeaf, Roslyn Malay, Eileen Boyle

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Ageing on Hammond Island: Is there cause for concern in the Torres Strait?

Sarah Russell, Edward Strivens, Dina LoGiudice, Kate Smith, Edward Helmes, Leon Flicker

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australian Journal of Rural Health

The health of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Dina LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

The health of Aboriginal Australians is poorer than that of all other Indigenous cultures in developed nations, and recent studies..

Screening for depression and anxiety among older Chinese immigrants living in Western countries: The use of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI)

Xiaoping Lin, Betty Haralambous, Nancy A Pachana, Christina Bryant, Dina LoGiudice, Anita Goh, Briony Dow

Journal article  |  2016  |  Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

The KICA Carer: informant information to enhance the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment

K Smith, L Flicker, D Atkinson, A Dwyer, NT Lautenschlager, J Thomas, OP Almeida, D LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Psychogeriatrics

What can we learn about dementia from research in Indigenous populations?

Leon Flicker, Dina Logiudice

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Psychogeriatrics

Amyloid-Related Memory Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease Is Dependent on APOE epsilon 4 and Is Detectable over 18-Months

Christine Thai, Yen Ying Lim, Victor L Villemagne, Simon M Laws, David Ames, Kathryn A Ellis, Stephanie R Rainey-Smith, Ralph N Martins, Colin L Masters, Christopher C Rowe, Paul Maruff

Journal article  |  2015  |  PLOS ONE

Author reply: To PMID 25367725.

D LoGiudice, R Watson

Journal article  |  2015  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Resident-to-resident physical aggression leading to injury in nursing homes: a systematic review

Noha Ferrah, Briony J Murphy, Joseph E Ibrahim, Lyndal C Bugeja, Margaret Winbolt, Dina LoGiudice, Leon Flicker, David L Ranson

Journal article  |  2015  |  Age and Ageing

Dementia in older people: an update

D LoGiudice, R Watson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

The Kimberley Assessment of Depression of Older Indigenous Australians: Prevalence of Depressive Disorders, Risk Factors and Validation of the KICA-dep Scale

Osvaldo P Almeida, Leon Flicker, Stephen Fenner, Kate Smith, Zoe Hyde, David Atkinson, Linda Skeaf, Roslyn Malay, Dina LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS ONE

Feasibility, safety and preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of a home-based exercise programme for older people with Alzheimer's disease: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Plaiwan Suttanon, Keith D Hill, Catherine M Said, Susan B Williams, Karin N Byrne, Dina LoGiudice, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Karen J Dodd

Journal article  |  2013  |  Clinical Rehabilitation

Elder abuse: a systematic review of risk factors in community-dwelling elders.

Mark Johannesen, Dina LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2013  |  Age and Ageing

OBJECTIVE: to undertake a systematic literature review of risk factors for abuse in community-dwelling elders, as a first step tow..

Health professionals' and students' perceptions of elder abuse

Briony Dow, Courtney Hempton, Emanuel N Cortes-Simonet, Kathryn A Ellis, Susan H Koch, Dina LoGiudice, Maree Mastwyk, Gill Livingston, Claudia Cooper, David Ames

Journal article  |  2013  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

Preliminary evaluation of the prevalence of falls, pain and urinary incontinence in remote living Indigenous Australians over the age of 45 years

DC LoGiudice, K Smith, D Atkinson, A Dwyer, N Lautenschlager, OA Almeida, L Flicker

Journal article  |  2012  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Phenomenology of squalor, hoarding and self-neglect: an Australian aged care perspective.

SM Lee, D LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2012  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Aged care health professionals in Australia are increasingly referred patients whose standard of cleanliness and self-care has det..

The KICA Screen: The psychometric properties of a shortened version of the KICA (Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment)

Dina LoGiudice, Edward Strivens, Kate Smith, Margaret Stevenson, David Atkinson, Anna Dwyer, Nicola Lautenschlager, Osvaldo A Almeida, Leon Flicker

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

Roundtable discussion: Data on Ageing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations

P Kowal, R Gibson, S Wutzke, K Smith, P Cotter, E Strivens, M Lindeman, D Logiudice, G Broe

Journal article  |  2011  |  World Medical & Health Policy

Contrasting perceptions of health professionals and older people in Australia: what constitutes elder abuse?

C Hempton, B Dow, EN Cortes-Simonet, K Ellis, S Koch, D LoGiudice, M Mastwyk, G Livingston, C Cooper, D Ames

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

'Gotta be sit down and worked out together': views of Aboriginal caregivers and service providers on ways to improve dementia care for Aboriginal Australians

K Smith, L Flicker, G Shadforth, E Carroll, N Ralph, D Atkinson, M Lindeman, F Schaper, NT Lautenschlager, D LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2011  |  Rural and Remote Health

Hospital doctors' attitudes towards older people

S Leung, D LoGiudice, J Schwarz, C Brand

Journal article  |  2011  |  Internal Medicine Journal

The fitness for the Ageing Brain Study II (FABS II): protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the effect of physical activity on cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Elizabeth V Cyarto, Kay L Cox, Osvaldo P Almeida, Leon Flicker, David Ames, Gerard Byrne, Keith D Hill, Christopher D Beer, Dina LoGiudice, Kana Appadurai, Muireann Irish, Emma Renehan, Nicola T Lautenschlager

Journal article  |  2010  |  Trials

Factors associated with dementia in Aboriginal Australians

Kate Smith, Leon Flicker, Anna Dwyer, David Atkinson, Osvaldo P Almeida, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Dina LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2010  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Delirium in the elderly. A survey of environmental policies and procedures in Melbourne hospitals

Rosie Watson, Caroline A Brand, Ray Watson, Dina C LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australian Health Review

Future research on dementia relating to culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Lee-Fay Low, Brian Draper, Ada Cheng, Benedict Cruysmans, Nicky Hayward-Wright, Yun-Hee Jeon, Dina LoGiudice, Helen Zong Ying Wu, Georgia Zogalis, Henry Brodaty

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

About one in five older Australians were born overseas. However, there has been very little information published in Australia or ..

Reply from the authors

K Smith, L Flicker, N Lautenschlager, O Almeida, D Atkinson, D LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2009  |  Neurology

Effectiveness of balance training exercise in people with mild to moderate severity Alzheimer's disease: protocol for a randomised trial.

Keith D Hill, Dina LoGiudice, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Catherine M Said, Karen J Dodd, Plaiwan Suttanon

Journal article  |  2009  |  BMC Geriatrics

BACKGROUND: Balance dysfunction and falls are common problems in later stages of dementia. Exercise is a well-established interven..

The validity of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) in a multicultural cohort of community-dwelling older persons with early dementia.

David Basic, Jeffrey T Rowland, David A Conforti, Freda Vrantsidis, Keith Hill, Dina LoGiudice, Jan Harry, Katherine Lucero, Robert J Prowse

Journal article  |  2009  |  Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders

The 6-item Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) is a simple, portable multicultural scale for detecting dementia. I..

Rowland universal dementia assessment scale, mini-mental state examination and general practitioner assessment of cognition in a multicultural cohort of community-dwelling older persons with early dementia

D Basic, A Khoo, D Conforti, J Rowland, F Vrantsidis, D Logiudice, K Hill, J Harry, K Lucero, R Prowse

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australian Psychologist

Assessing cognitive impairment in Indigenous Australians: Re-evaluation of the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment in Western Australia and the Northern Territory

Kate Smith, Leon Flicker, Anna Dwyer, Gail Marsh, Sadhana Mahajani, Osvaldo Almeida, Nicola Lautenschlager, David Atkinson, Dina Logiudice

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australian Psychologist

High prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Indigenous Australians

K Smith, L Flicker, NT Lautenschlager, OP Almeida, D Atkinson, A Dwyer, D LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2008  |  Neurology

High prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Indigenous Australians

K Smith, L Flicker, NT Lautenschlager, OP Almeida, D Atkinson, A Dwyer, D LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2008  |  Neurology

Delirium in elderly general medical inpatients: a prospective study.

RK Iseli, C Brand, M Telford, D LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2007  |  Internal Medicine Journal

BACKGROUND: More than 49% of all US hospital days are spent caring for patients with delirium. There are few Australian data on th..

'Ngana minyarti? What is this? ' Development of cognitive questions for the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment

Kate Smith, Dina LoGiudice, Anna Dwyer, Jenny Thomas, Leon Flicker, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Osvaldo P Almeida, David Atkinson

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

Impaired peripheral endothelial microvascular responsiveness in Alzheimer's disease

Z Khalil, D LoGiudice, B Khodr, P Maruff, C Masters

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment tool (KICA): development of a cognitive assessment tool for older indigenous Australians

D LoGiudice, K Smith, J Thomos, NT Lautenschlager, OP Almeld, D Atkinson, L Flicker

Journal article  |  2006  |  International Psychogeriatrics

Services - Australia

DC LOGIUDICE, EM FLYNN, DJ AMES

Book Chapter  |  2005

Uncommon dementia and the carer's perspective

D LoGiudice, A Hassett

Journal article  |  2005  |  International Psychogeriatrics

Why participate in an Alzheimer's disease clinical trial? Is it of benefit to carers and patients?

Maree Mastwyk, Stephen Macfarlane, Dina LoGiudice, Karen A Sullivan

Journal article  |  2003  |  International Psychogeriatrics

BACKGROUND: We explored carer motivation for seeking participation for a relative in an Alzheimer's disease (AD) clinical drug tri..

A memory clinic at a geriatric hospital: a report on 577 patients assessed with the CAMDEX over 9 years

JA Stratford, D LoGiudice, L Flicker, R Cook, W Waltrowicz, D Ames

Journal article  |  2003  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Dementia: an update to refresh your memory.

D LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2002  |  Internal Medicine Journal

The number of people with dementia and cognitive impairment is predicted to rise exponentially in the future. The increasing aware..

Carer impressions of participation in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials: what are their hopes? And is it worth it?

Maree Mastwyk, Craig W Ritchie, Dina LoGiudice, Karen A Sullivan, Stephen Macfarlane

Journal article  |  2002  |  International Psychogeriatrics

BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess why carers seek participation for their relatives in clinical trials of Alzheimer's disease (AD) me..

Equity of access to a memory clinic in Melbourne? Non-English speaking background attenders are more severely demented and have increased rates of psychiatric disorders

D LoGiudice, A Hassett, R Cook, L Flicker, D Ames

Journal article  |  2001  |  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Clinical testing in general practice. What is the evidence?

P Darzins, D LoGiudice

Journal article  |  1999  |  Australian family physician

BACKGROUND: Evidence based medicine (EBM) is a term being used widely in reference to diagnostic tests and treatments. In EBM a te..

Dementia: current and future challenges.

DC LoGiudice, DJ Ames

Journal article  |  1999  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Do memory clinics improve the quality of life of carers? A randomized pilot trial.

D Logiudice, W Waltrowicz, K Brown, C Burrows, D Ames, L Flicker

Journal article  |  1999  |  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of attendance at a memory clinic on the psychosocial health of carers. DESIGN: Randomized cont..

Is it dementia?

D LoGiudice, P Darzins

Journal article  |  1999  |  Australian family physician

The psychosocial health status of carers of persons with dementia: a comparison with the chronically ill.

D LoGiudice, N Kerse, K Brown, SJ Gibson, C Burrows, D Ames, D Young, L Flicker

Journal article  |  1998  |  Quality of Life Research

This project aimed to determine overall psychosocial health (measured using the psychosocial dimension of the Functional Limitatio..

Specialist multidisciplinary clinics for older people: fulfilling a need?

DC LoGiudice, RA Smith, LA Flicker

Journal article  |  1998  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Health care costs of people referred to an aged care assessment team: the effect of cognitive impairment.

D LoGiudice, W Waltrowicz, D Ames, K Brown, C Burrows, L Flicker

Journal article  |  1997  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

The aim of this study was to determine the effect cognitive impairment has on direct and indirect costs to elderly people, their c..

The predictive value of dementia screening instruments in clinical populations

L Flicker, D Logiudice, JB Carlin, D Ames

Journal article  |  1997  |  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA AMONG PATIENTS REFERRED TO AN AGED CARE ASSESSMENT TEAM AND ASSOCIATED STRESS IN THEIR CARERS

D LOGIUDICE, W WALTROWICZ, S MCKENZIE, D AMES, L FLICKER

Journal article  |  1995  |  Australian Journal of Public Health

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of dementia among patients referred to an aged care assessment team an..