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Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0). Tap a score to see what makes it up.

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  1. Limited to individuals who had been hospitalized in the 6 months preceding the first assessment, Minimum Data Set diagnoses were compared with those on the hospital discharge claims maintained in the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review database.

  2. The Geriatric Depression Scale: a review of its development and utility

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. International psychogeriatrics 1996-01-01 Health systems and care delivery

    This article reviews the significance of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) to practitioners and researchers in clinical gerontology, more than 10 years after the scale was introduced to the scientific community.

  3. Causes of weight loss in a community nursing home

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1994-06-01 Health systems and care delivery

    A single cause of weight loss can be identified in most nursing home residents.

  4. The economic burden of Alzheimer's disease care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Health affairs (Project Hope) 1993-01-01 Caregiving

    This study examines total formal and informal care costs attributable to Alzheimer's disease for persons living in the community and in institutions.

  5. Bedside assessment of executive cognitive impairment: the executive interview

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1992-12-01 Health systems and care delivery

    These preliminary findings suggest that the EXIT is a valid and reliable instrument for the assessment of executive impairment at the bedside.

  6. Explicit criteria for determining inappropriate medication use in nursing home residents. UCLA Division of Geriatric Medicine

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Archives of internal medicine 1991-09-01 Drug development

    Increasing attention is being paid to inappropriate medication use in nursing homes.

  7. Chronic stress and immunity in family caregivers of Alzheimerʼs disease victims

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Psychosomatic Medicine 1987-09-01 Prevention and risk

    Although acute stress has been associated with transient immunosuppression, little is known about the immunologic consequences of chronic stress in humans.

  8. Prevalence of mental illness in a community nursing home

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The American journal of psychiatry 1986-11-01 Health systems and care delivery

    A research psychiatrist using a standardized interview found that 94% of a random sample of residents at a large, intermediate-care nursing home had mental disorders according to DSM-III criteria.

  9. Predictors of institutionalization among caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1986-07-01 Caregiving

    The treatment aim of medical care for home-based patients with Alzheimer's disease is to maximize the functioning level of the patient without jeopardizing quality of life for the caregiver.

  10. The Ways of Coping Checklist: Revision and Psychometric Properties

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Multivariate behavioral research 1985-01-01 Risk factors

    This study examined the psychometric properties of the "original" seven factored scales derived by Aldwin et al. from Folkman and Lazarus' Ways of Coping Checklist (WCCL) versus a revised set of scales.

  11. Therapeutic Seal Robot as Biofeedback Medical Device: Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluations of Robot Therapy in Dementia Care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 34 out of 100. Proceedings of the IEEE 2012-06-14 Digital health tools

    Recently developed robotics technologies are used not only in factories, but also in our daily living environment.

  12. Guiding design of dementia friendly environments in residential care settings: Considering the living experiences

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 34 out of 100. Dementia 2009-04-22 End-of-life care

    In the past twenty years, the importance of the physical and social environments in supporting the person with dementia has gained a much higher profile in dementia care.

  13. ‘AND A TIME TO DIE

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 34 out of 100. Oncology Times 2005-12-01 End-of-life care

    Kaufman, “dying people are not wanted in medical institutions, and it shows.”

  14. A digital programme to prevent falls and improve wellbeing in people living with dementia in the community: Quantitative results from the KOKU-LITE feasibility study

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv 2026-10-29 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Sixty participants (30 intervention, 30 control) were recruited and followed up between March 2024 to September 2025.

  15. Elder Caregiving in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review of Cultural Norms, Care Burdens, Carer Support and Policy Gaps

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-10-29 Caregiving

    Forty-eight studies from ten Southeast Asian countries were reviewed.

  16. Factors Influencing the Implementation of Computerized Cognitive Training in Chinese Community-Dwelling Elderly: A Qualitative Study

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-10-28 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Four main themes were extracted: (1) Positive experiences, including perceived improvement in cognitive function and mood; (2) Facilitators and barriers to training participation, with facilitators comprising dementia care experience, higher educational attainment, and availability of free time, and barriers including unfamiliarity with computer operation, low awareness of cognitive training, and lengthy training sessions; (3) Training content preferences, reflecting a desire for both relaxed, engaging content and professional guidance; and (4) Practical dilemmas and suggestions, including difficulties in understanding task instructions and complex login procedures, with recommendations for detailed task descriptions and simplified procedures.

  17. The Contribution of Routinely Collected Clinical Data to Dementia Identification in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-10-28 Getting a diagnosis

    Sociodemographic and clinical variables routinely recorded in PC EHRs may contribute to dementia identification.

  18. Development and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of a Questionnaire Assessing Nursing Students’ Perceived Capability to Recognise Dementia in Women

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Preprints.org 2026-10-26 Risk factors

    The questionnaire demonstrated promising preliminary structure and internal consistency.

  19. Beyond “Denial”: Understanding and Responding to Help-Refusal in Dementia

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Preprints.org 2026-10-26 Getting a diagnosis

    Evidence for interventions that reduce refusal is strongest for music during personal care and modified bathing methods, with some support for positive communication and person-centred approaches, though quality is generally low and few studies involve family caregivers in community settings.

  20. Prognostic heterogeneity within cognitive stages: a nationwide cohort study of everyday functional difficulties and mortality in 202,508 older adults

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-10-23 Risk factors

    Cognitive staging and everyday function are not interchangeable.

  21. Interacting Role of Social Determinants of Health and Hearing Loss on Cognitive Decline: An ACTIVE Longitudinal Study

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-10-20 Risk factors

    These findings indicate that the cognitive impact of hearing loss depends on structural resources, highlighting the need to integrate sensory health and social context in dementia prevention efforts.

  22. From Dementia Prevention Literacy to Preventive Agency: A Proposed Theoretical Framework for Translating Knowledge into Action

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Preprints.org 2026-10-20 Risk factors

    Dementia prevention education increasingly seeks to translate evidence about modifiable risk factors into meaningful public engagement and preventive action.

  23. Comorbidities of dementia in electronic health records: validation of a natural language processing app and comparison with data linkage

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv 2026-10-19 Risk factors

    MedCAT Comorbidity demonstrated predictive ability for mortality (HR 1.11 per condition), although the model fit was better using comorbidity from hospital admission data.

  24. Patient-Reported Shared Decision-Making and Documented Advance Care Planning Among Adults With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv 2026-10-19 End-of-life care

    Among adults with ADRD, high SDM was associated with greater ACP prevalence in unadjusted analyses, although the fully adjusted association was not statistically significant.

  25. “The conversation wouldn’t happen without us”: How interpreter involvement affects dementia service delivery for CALD clients in Australia

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Research Square 2026-10-16 Risk factors

    Participants perceived that interpreter involvement could support communication, direct participation, and the interpretability of assessments when it was timely, appropriately prepared, and aligned with clinical roles.

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