Maria Lage Barca
- Consultant; PhD
- +47 974 36 610
Personal home page at The Norwegian National Centre for Ageing and Health (Nasjonalt senter for aldring og helse)
Publications 2024
Regional MRI volumetry using NeuroQuant versus visual rating scales in patients with cognitive impairment and dementia
Brain Behav, 14 (2), e3397
DOI 10.1002/brb3.3397, PubMed 38600026
Publications 2022
Brain Morphometric Correlates of Depressive Symptoms among Patients with and without Dementia
Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra, 12 (2), 107-114
DOI 10.1159/000521114, PubMed 35950148
Publications 2021
Control Beliefs among People with Dementia: A Systematic Review
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 50 (3), 205-223
DOI 10.1159/000516789, PubMed 34153969
Locus of Control and Its Associations with Depressive Symptoms amongst People with Dementia
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 50 (3), 258-265
DOI 10.1159/000517936, PubMed 34384076
One-Year Change in Locus of Control among People with Dementia
Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra, 11 (3), 298-305
DOI 10.1159/000520248, PubMed 35082825
Neuropsychiatric symptoms and brain morphology in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease with dementia
Int Psychogeriatr, 33 (11), 1217-1228
DOI 10.1017/S1041610221000934, PubMed 34399870
Publications 2020
Brazilian version of the European Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Test Battery (CNTB-BR): diagnostic accuracy across schooling levels
Braz J Psychiatry, 42 (3), 286-294
DOI 10.1590/1516-4446-2019-0539, PubMed 32130401
The Power of EEG to Predict Conversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment and Subjective Cognitive Decline to Dementia
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 49 (1), 38-47
DOI 10.1159/000508392, PubMed 32610316
The Association Between Circulating Inflammatory Markers and the Progression of Alzheimer Disease in Norwegian Memory Clinic Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord, 34 (1), 47-53
DOI 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000342, PubMed 31414991
Young- and Late-Onset Dementia: A Comparative Study of Quality of Life, Burden, and Depressive Symptoms in Caregivers
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, 34 (5), 434-444
DOI 10.1177/0891988720933355, PubMed 32552216
Does hyperglycemia downregulate glucose transporters in the brain?
Med Hypotheses, 139, 109614
DOI 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109614, PubMed 32087490
COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational report providing professional experiences in the management of mental health of elderly
Int Psychogeriatr, 32 (10), 1153-1156
DOI 10.1017/S1041610220001027, PubMed 32468977
Publications 2019
Differences in Awareness of Disease Between Young-onset and Late-onset Dementia
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord, 33 (2), 129-135
DOI 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000299, PubMed 30870144
Applicability of the locus of control of behaviour scale for people with dementia
Aging Ment Health, 24 (12), 2111-2116
DOI 10.1080/13607863.2019.1652244, PubMed 31402698
The course of depressive symptoms with decline in cognitive function - a longitudinal study of older adults receiving in-home care at baseline
BMC Geriatr, 19 (1), 231
DOI 10.1186/s12877-019-1226-8, PubMed 31443638
Resilience in Carers of People With Young-Onset Alzheimer Disease
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, 32 (2), 59-67
DOI 10.1177/0891988718824039, PubMed 30651027
Publications 2018
Cortisol levels among older people with and without depression and dementia
Int Psychogeriatr, 31 (4), 597-601
DOI 10.1017/S1041610218001199, PubMed 30556798
Diagnosing dementia in lower educated older persons: validation of a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS)
Braz J Psychiatry, 40 (3), 264-269
DOI 10.1590/1516-4446-2017-2284, PubMed 29451587
Progression of Alzheimer's Disease: A Longitudinal Study in Norwegian Memory Clinics
J Alzheimers Dis, 61 (3), 1221-1232
DOI 10.3233/JAD-170436, PubMed 29254085
Association between vascular comorbidity and progression of Alzheimer's disease: a two-year observational study in Norwegian memory clinics
BMC Geriatr, 18 (1), 120
DOI 10.1186/s12877-018-0813-4, PubMed 29788900
Caregivers' Perspectives of Quality of Life of People With Young- and Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, 31 (2), 76-83
DOI 10.1177/0891988718759601, PubMed 29658428
Publications 2017
Trajectories of depressive symptoms and their relationship to the progression of dementia
J Affect Disord, 222, 146-152
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2017.07.008, PubMed 28704802
Disrupted global metastability and static and dynamic brain connectivity across individuals in the Alzheimer's disease continuum
Sci Rep, 7, 40268
DOI 10.1038/srep40268, PubMed 28074926
Dissociable diffusion MRI patterns of white matter microstructure and connectivity in Alzheimer's disease spectrum
Sci Rep, 7, 45131
DOI 10.1038/srep45131, PubMed 28338052
Distinguishing early and late brain aging from the Alzheimer's disease spectrum: consistent morphological patterns across independent samples
Neuroimage, 158, 282-295
DOI 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.06.070, PubMed 28666881
Young-onset Alzheimer dementia: a comparison of Brazilian and Norwegian carers' experiences and needs for assistance
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 33 (6), 824-831
DOI 10.1002/gps.4717, PubMed 28370411
Virtual Reality-Based Physical Exercise With Exergames (PhysEx) Improves Mental and Physical Health of Institutionalized Older Adults
J Am Med Dir Assoc, 18 (5), 454.e1-454.e9
DOI 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.01.001, PubMed 28238675
Comparison of automated volumetry of the hippocampus using NeuroQuant® and visual assessment of the medial temporal lobe in Alzheimer's disease
Acta Radiol, 59 (8), 997-1001
DOI 10.1177/0284185117743778, PubMed 29172642
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
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 44 (1-2), 12-24
DOI 10.1159/000477342, PubMed 28614836
MRI-assessed atrophy subtypes in Alzheimer's disease and the cognitive reserve hypothesis
PLoS One, 12 (10), e0186595
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0186595, PubMed 29036183
Publications 2016
Quality of life in young onset dementia: an updated systematic review
Trends Psychiatry Psychother, 38 (1), 6-13
DOI 10.1590/2237-6089-2015-0049, PubMed 27074338
Acute effects of exergames on cognitive function of institutionalized older persons: a single-blinded, randomized and controlled pilot study
Aging Clin Exp Res, 29 (3), 387-394
DOI 10.1007/s40520-016-0595-5, PubMed 27256080
The association between attending specialized day care centers and the quality of life of people with dementia
Int Psychogeriatr, 29 (4), 627-636
DOI 10.1017/S1041610216002015, PubMed 27852334
Publications 2015
Confirmatory factor analysis of the Cornell scale for depression in dementia among patient with dementia of various degrees
J Affect Disord, 188, 173-8
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.062, PubMed 26363614
Publications 2014
Impaired cognition in depression and Alzheimer (AD): a gradient from depression to depression in AD
Arq Neuropsiquiatr, 72 (9), 671-9
DOI 10.1590/0004-282x20140108, PubMed 25252230
Nobody asked me how I felt: experiences of adult children of persons with young-onset dementia
Int Psychogeriatr, 26 (12), 1935-44
DOI 10.1017/S1041610213002639, PubMed 24423756
The course of depressive symptoms as measured by the Cornell scale for depression in dementia over 74 months in 1158 nursing home residents
J Affect Disord, 175, 209-16
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2014.12.053, PubMed 25638794
Publications 2013
A comparison of the cornell scale for depression in dementia and the Montgomery-Aasberg depression rating scale in a memory clinic population
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 35 (5-6), 256-65
DOI 10.1159/000348345, PubMed 23594823
Prevalence of depression among memory clinic patients as measured by the Cornell Scale of Depression in Dementia
Aging Ment Health, 18 (5), 579-87
DOI 10.1080/13607863.2013.827630, PubMed 23998196
Publications 2012
Factors associated with a depressive disorder in Alzheimer's disease are different from those found for other dementia disorders
Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra, 2 (1), 19-28
DOI 10.1159/000335775, PubMed 22479262
The validity of the Montgomery-Aasberg depression rating scale as a screening tool for depression in later life
J Affect Disord, 141 (2-3), 227-32
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2012.02.042, PubMed 22464007
A cross-cultural comparison of the phenotype of depression as measured by the Cornell Scale and the MADRS in two elderly outpatient populations
J Affect Disord, 144 (1-2), 34-41
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.003, PubMed 22858259
Publications 2011
Verbal fluency in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and major depression
Clinics (Sao Paulo), 66 (4), 623-7
DOI 10.1590/s1807-59322011000400017, PubMed 21655757
Quality of life among elderly patients with dementia in institutions
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 31 (6), 435-42
DOI 10.1159/000328969, PubMed 21757909
School attainment in childhood is an independent risk factor of dementia in late life: results from a Brazilian sample
Int Psychogeriatr, 24 (1), 55-61
DOI 10.1017/S1041610211001554, PubMed 21813041
A comparison of the validity of the Cornell Scale and the MADRS in detecting depression among memory clinic patients
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 32 (4), 287-94
DOI 10.1159/000334983, PubMed 22262043
Validation of Montgomery-Åsberg Rating Scale and Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia in Brazilian elderly patients
Int Psychogeriatr, 24 (8), 1291-8
DOI 10.1017/S1041610211002250, PubMed 22185723
Publications 2010
Depression in dementia among patients in Norwegian nursing homes
In Series of dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Unipub, Oslo, no. 1045, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 102681198, ISBN 978-82-8264-105-0
A 12 months follow-up study of depression among nursing-home patients in Norway
J Affect Disord, 120 (1-3), 141-8
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2009.04.028, PubMed 19467560
A reliability and validity study of the cornell scale among elderly inpatients, using various clinical criteria
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 29 (5), 438-47
DOI 10.1159/000313533, PubMed 20502018
Depression in Alzheimer's disease: specificity of depressive symptoms using three different clinical criteria
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 26 (9), 944-51
DOI 10.1002/gps.2631, PubMed 21845597
Education does not equally influence all the Mini Mental State Examination subscales and items: inferences from a Brazilian community sample
Braz J Psychiatry, 32 (3), 223-30
DOI 10.1590/s1516-44462010005000009, PubMed 20949237
Occurrence of depression and its correlates in early onset dementia patients
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 25 (7), 704-11
DOI 10.1002/gps.2411, PubMed 20069586
Publications 2009
Factors associated with depression in Norwegian nursing homes
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 24 (4), 417-25
DOI 10.1002/gps.2139, PubMed 18836988
Publications 2008
The pattern of depressive symptoms and factor analysis of the Cornell Scale among patients in Norwegian nursing homes
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 23 (10), 1058-65
DOI 10.1002/gps.2033, PubMed 18457344