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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Data were analysed using thematic analysis.
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Twenty-four staff members completed the survey and reported positive perspectives about the training, use of the program, and benefits for PWD and themselves.
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39/100
With the growing care needs for the older population at the end of their lives, there has been a substantial increase in attention to the management of the patient with dementia in hospice and palliative care services.
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39/100
Dementia will become more common as the population ages.
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Dementia and fragility fractures are two conditions that pose significant morbidity and mortality to the elderly population.
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As patients lose cognitive function, they lose autonomy and increasingly use fiscal, social, and medical resources.
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Sixteen states license or certify dementia care units within RC/AL settings.
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Because of the rapidly growing older population and increases in longevity, rates of dementia have been rising.
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NPs care for patients with chronic diseases such as heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and dementia.
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We provide a review of the current literature and discuss our own care practices.
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39/100
Despite the progress made in the understanding of the etiology, neuropathophysiology, and treatment of different types of dementia, such disorders continue to pose huge health problems worldwide.
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39/100
A one percentage point reduction in elderspeak costs $6.75 per staff member with average baseline elderspeak usage.
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The concept of personhood developed by Tom Kitwood highlights that the experience of dementia has relational dimensions that transcend the neurodegenerative impacts of the condition.
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The purpose of this study was to identify family caregivers' experiences in managing the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) with particular focus on their interpersonal interactions with patient with dementia.
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Content analysis of the video-recorded group interactions yielded recurrent themes of caregivers' spiritual reflections and their associations with managing caregiver stress responses.
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Pain is a subjective experience, unfortunately, some patients cannot provide a self-report of pain verbally, in writing, or by other means.
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An end-to-end suite of technologies has been established for the unobtrusive and continuous monitoring of health and activity changes occurring in the daily life of older adults over extended periods of time.
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Physical inactivity is one of the most prevalent major health risk factors, with 8 in 10 US adults not meeting aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidelines, and is associated with a high burden of cardiovascular disease.
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Nonpharmacological practices to address BPSDs include sensory practices (aromatherapy, massage, multi-sensory stimulation, bright light therapy), psychosocial practices (validation therapy, reminiscence therapy, music therapy, pet therapy, meaningful activities), and structured care protocols (bathing, mouth care).
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These programs can help ensure that person- and family-centered care is maintained from time of first symptoms through end-of-life.
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The purpose of this research is to examine the predictors of smartphone uses for health information-seeking (SHIS) in the Korean elderly.
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Dementia substantially increases lifetime costs of care.
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We developed a comprehensive set of quality indicators of appropriate and inappropriate end-of-life care in people with Alzheimer's disease, cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, to be used in population-level research.
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38/100
Care of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) poses special challenges.
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Dementia is a life-limiting disease without curative treatments but the data suggest that advanced dementia is not viewed as a terminal diagnosis by physicians.
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.
- A Two-factor Model of Caregiving Appraisal and Psychological Well-Being
- MDS Cognitive Performance Scale
- Computerized cognitive training for older diabetic adults at risk of dementia: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
- Two-Year Course of Quality of Life in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
- Early community-based service utilization and its effects on institutionalization in dementia caregiving
- Hospice Staff Perspectives on Caring for People with Dementia: A Multisite, Multistakeholder Study
- The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews – Issue 4 2008
- Dying with dementia: symptoms, treatment, and quality of life in the last week of life
- Edge-Based ADL Recognition Using Room-Specialized Mixture-of-Experts
- Transitions in long-term care