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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Health systems and care delivery

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Ninety-four percent of hospices and 72% of PC programs had served at least one patient with a primary diagnosis of dementia within the past year. Based on 80 responses to the online survey, the most highly rated barriers to providing PC were lack of awareness of PC by families and referring providers, need for respite services, and reimbursement policies. Highly rated needs were family information, assistance with caregiver burden, and behavioral symptoms. Strategies critical for success were an interdisciplinary team, collaboration with community organizations, and alternatives to aggressive end-of-life care. Almost all hospices and a majority of nonhospice PC programs serve patients with dementia. Education and policy efforts should focus on education for families and providers, support for caregivers, and reforming reimbursement structures to provide coverage for interdisciplinary PC earlier in the disease, when patients have high needs but are not hospice eligible.

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APA 7th

Torke, A. M., Holtz, L. R., Hui, S., Castelluccio, P., Connor, S. R., Eaton, M. A., et al. (2010). Palliative Care for Patients with Dementia: A National Survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03141.x

Vancouver

Torke AM, Holtz LR, Hui S, Castelluccio P, Connor SR, Eaton MA, et al. Palliative Care for Patients with Dementia: A National Survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2010. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03141.x. PMID: 21054292.

BibTeX

@article{torke2010-21054292,
  author  = {Torke, Alexia M. and Holtz, Laura R. and Hui, Siu and Castelluccio, Peter and Connor, Stephen R. and Eaton, Matthew A. and Sachs, Greg A.},
  title   = {{Palliative Care for Patients with Dementia: A National Survey}},
  journal = {Journal of the American Geriatrics Society},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03141.x},
  pmid    = {21054292},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03141.x}
}

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Key findings

Ninety-four percent of hospices and 72% of PC programs had served at least one patient with a primary diagnosis of dementia within the past year.
Based on 80 responses to the online survey, the most highly rated barriers to providing PC were lack of awareness of PC by families and referring providers, need for respite services, and reimbursement policies.
Highly rated needs were family information, assistance with caregiver burden, and behavioral symptoms.
Strategies critical for success were an interdisciplinary team, collaboration with community organizations, and alternatives to aggressive end-of-life care.
Almost all hospices and a majority of nonhospice PC programs serve patients with dementia.

Why it matters

This survey found that most hospices and many palliative care programs serve patients with dementia, and it identifies barriers such as lack of awareness and reimbursement policies. It does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease, and it suggests education and policy changes to improve palliative care.

Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 41/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)
Journal's citation record	3 / 4	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: journal h-index 344 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	1 / 5	2010 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomized / blinded	0 / 2	No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	4 / 7	Cited 59 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	2 / 5	3.3 citations a year over 18 year(s) since 2010
Impact for its field and year	3 / 6	Cited 4.5× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	1 / 4	Cited 3 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Greg A. Sachs: h-index 43 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	Indiana University: institution h-index 926 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 6 institution(s) in 2 countries
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 21054292)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	41 / 100	—

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