Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0). Tap a score to see what makes it up.
Highest usefulness score first. Studies without a score come last.
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Alzheimer's disease is the seventh leading cause of all deaths in the United States and the fifth leading cause of death in Americans older than the age of 65 years.
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Reasonable prognostic information for 1-year mortality in older patients discharged from general medicine services can be derived from administrative data to identify high-risk groups of persons.
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Worldwide costs for dementia are enormous, and informal care constitutes a major cost component, in particular in less developed regions.
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The prevalence of depressive disorders among nursing home residents is high; depression recognition is relatively low, with only 37%-45% of cases diagnosed by psychiatrists recognized as depressed by staff.
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The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of administrative data (by use of hospital discharge codes) for measuring comorbidity in patients with heart disease.
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Both motor and neuropsychiatric symptoms contributed to institutionalization, but the presence of hallucinations was the strongest predictor.
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These data confirm earlier reports of a substantial number of treatable eye diseases, particularly advanced cataract, in nursing home residents, and indicate a need for increased surveillance of these communities.
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Finally, organizational characteristics (e.g., size and proprietary status) appear to be important enabling factors influencing the propensity to provide specialty care in dedicated units.
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As many as 45% to 80% of nursing home residents have pain that contributes materially to functional impairment and decreased quality of life.
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Chronic pain is a common problem among geriatric nursing home residents and is frequently undetected.
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Substituted judgment has been proposed as a method of promoting the autonomy of the mentally incapacitated patient, but little is known about the accuracy of surrogate decision makers in reflecting the true wishes of patients.
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Alternative care environments for regular nursing homes are highly warranted to promote health and well-being of residents with dementia that are part of an age-friendly and dementia-friendly city and society.
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As the United States population ages, a higher share of adults is likely to use long-term services and supports.
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Despite growing understanding in recent years of the biological, psychological, social, environmental and spiritual aspects of dementia, people with advanced dementia continue to experience inequalities in accessing healthcare capable of improving their lives.
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Post-diagnostic care in young-onset dementia (YoD) varies, from something that is occasionally structured, to improvised, to frequently non-existent depending on geographic region.
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Special attention and efforts to protect from or reduce health-related outcomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus triggering coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), should be applied in susceptible populations, including frail older people.
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Dementia is the leading cause of death in England and Wales, but traditionally it has not been considered a terminal or life-limiting condition.
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been particularly challenging for nursing home staff and residents.
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I review ethical and legal challenges for end of life (EOL) care in dementia.
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Engagement in green spaces impacts positively on wellbeing and quality of life.
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Four themes regarding caring for PWD in hospice.
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Despite a formal inpatient or outpatient classification, the residents living in AL facilities showed significantly higher values for well-being and showed significantly less agitated, challenging behavior compared to the nursing home.
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In the past decade a large body of evidence has accumulated on risk factors for dementia, primarily from Europe and North America.
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Phases 1 and 2 results facilitated targeted changes in BESI, thus improving its overall usability for the final phase of the study, when real-time notifications and interventions will be implemented.
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As Americans increase life expectancies, one disease that has captured federal attention is Alzheimer's disease.
From across this topic
10 of the 1,022 studies in this topic, picked by a fixed rule (a hash of each study's address), not by score or date; each page of this list shows a different 10. The same 10 appear here every time.
- Caring for Patients With Dementia at End of Life
- Predictors of rehabilitation outcomes in frail patients treated in a geriatric hospital
- Caregiver care
- Caring in the Shadows: The Lived Experiences of family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Setting in Ethiopia
- Dementia and fragility fractures: Issues and solutions
- Small palpebral fissure as a significant risk factor for glaucoma surgery failure
- Health care utilization and costs of Alzheimer's disease: the role of co-morbid conditions, disease stage, and pharmacotherapy
- Measuring change in activities of daily living in nursing home residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment
- Validity and reliability of the Edmonton Frail Scale
- Dysphagia in Older Adults