Nutritional status of Alzheimer's disease.

• Other Authors: Kwan, Shuk-ying.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Alzheimer Disease; Nutritional Status; Nutrition Assessment
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5890920; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-323655

Kwan Shuk-ying. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-109). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === ABSTRACT --- p.I === 摘要 --- p.III === ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.V === TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.VI === ABBREVIATION --- p.IX === LIST OF TABLES --- p.X === LIST OF FIGURES --- p.XI === Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 === Chapter 1.1 --- Alzheimer's disease - a growing health problem in Hong Kong --- p.2 === Chapter 1.2 --- Pathology of Alzheimer's disease --- p.3 === Chapter 1.3 --- Clinical features of Alzheimer's disease --- p.6 === Chapter 1.4 --- Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease --- p.9 === Chapter 1.5 --- Background and objectives of study --- p.10 === Chapter 1.6 --- Outlines of the Thesis --- p.11 === Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE --- p.12 === Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.13 === Chapter 2.2 --- Weight loss in Alzheimer's disease patients --- p.14 === Chapter 2.3 --- "Weight loss, morbidity and mortality" --- p.15 === Chapter 2.4 --- Factors contribute to weight loss --- p.17 === Chapter 2.4.1 --- Progress of Alzheimer's disease --- p.17 === Chapter 2.4.2 --- Biological factors --- p.17 === Chapter 2.4.3 --- Biochemical factors --- p.21 === Chapter 2.4.4 --- Psychosocial factors --- p.26 === Chapter 2.5 --- Background of study --- p.28 === Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- METHODOLOGY --- p.30 === Chapter 3.1 --- Subject recruitment --- p.31 === Chapter 3.2 --- Ethical Approval --- p.31 === Chapter 3.3 --- Nutritional assessments --- p.32 === Chapter 3.4 --- Cognitive assessments --- p.39 === Chapter 3.5 --- Factors Associated with Nutritional Status --- p.42 === Chapter 3.5.1 --- Biological factors --- p.42 === Chapter 3.5.2 --- Biochemical factors --- p.52 === Chapter 3.5.3 --- Psychosocial factors --- p.57 === Chapter 3.6 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.59 === Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- RESULTS --- p.62 === Chapter 4.1 --- Demographic characteristics --- p.63 === Chapter 4.2 --- Nutritional assessments --- p.64 === Chapter 4.3 --- Factors associated with Nutritional Status --- p.66 === Chapter 4.3.1 --- Biological factors --- p.66 === Chapter 4.3.2 --- Biochemical factors --- p.68 === Chapter 4.3.3 --- Psychosocial factors --- p.68 === Chapter 4.4 --- Longitudinal observations --- p.70 === Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- DISCUSSION --- p.84 === Chapter 5.1 --- Nutritional Status --- p.85 === Chapter 5.1.1 --- Cross-sectional Study --- p.85 === Chapter 5.1.2 --- Longitudinal Observations --- p.86 === Chapter 5.2 --- Factors associated with Nutritional Status --- p.88 === Chapter 5.2.1 --- Biological factors --- p.88 === Chapter 5.2.2 --- Biochemical factors --- p.92 === Chapter 5.2.3 --- Psychosocial factors --- p.95 === Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONCLUSION --- p.98 === REFERENCES --- p.101 === Appendix 1 Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease --- p.110 === Appendix 2 Consent Form --- p.111 === Appendix 3 Mini Nutritional Assessment --- p.115 === Appendix 4 Mini Mental State Examination --- p.118 === Appendix 5 Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) --- p.119 === Appendix 6 Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ) --- p.120 === Appendix 7 3-day Dietary Record --- p.129 === Appendix 8 Olfactory Function Test --- p.134 === Appendix 9 Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) --- p.138 === Appendix 10 The Chinese version of Neuropsychiatric Inventory …… --- p.151