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Newest in this topic

  1. Is there a role for artificial intelligence in end-of-life care for persons with dementia? Perspectives of and recommendations by caregivers and hospice staff 2026-09-17
  2. Online Peer Support Use Among Informal Caregivers of People Living With Alzheimer Disease or Related Dementias: National Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey 2026-09-07
  3. Interconnected Challenges in Dementia Caregiving: A Co-occurrence Network Analysis of Burden, Unmet Needs, and System Failures Among Caregivers 2026-08-17

Studies

1,013 studies carry this tag; 1,012 of them have a date.

Date range

1986 to 2026

Top journals

  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 63
  • The Gerontologist 48
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia 28
  • International psychogeriatrics 28
  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 26

339 journals in all.

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  1. Introduction: Dementia Care and Quality of Life in Assisted Living and Nursing Homes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 35 out of 100. The Gerontologist 2005-10-01 Health systems and care delivery

    It is well recognized that the number of older adults who suffer from dementia has been increasing and will continue to do so over the coming years.

  2. Decisions to hospitalize nursing home residents dying with advanced dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005-08-01 End-of-life care

    For most institutionalized persons with advanced dementia, a decision to forgo hospitalization is not made until death is imminent.

  3. Family caregivers' subjective experiences of satisfaction in dementia care: aspects of burden, subjective health and sense of coherence

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2005-06-01 Caregiving

    Family caregivers experience both positive and negative reactions in caregiving situations.

  4. The last days of life of nursing home patients with and without dementia assessed with the palliative care outcome scale

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Palliative medicine 2005-06-01 End-of-life care

    According to the NH staff, fairly good quality care was provided, but the psychosocial and spiritual aspects of care need to be addressed more in the last days of the dying NH patient's life.

  5. Palliative care for end-stage dementia: a discussion of the implications for education of health care professionals

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Nurse education today 2005-05-01 End-of-life care

    The increasing burden of chronic disease demands that palliative care clinicians address the needs of patients with non-malignant disease.

  6. Dementia caregiving: the experiences of Hispanic/Latino caregivers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society 2005-04-01 Disparities

    The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of dementia caregiving in an ethnically diverse group of Latino caregivers, with the goal of identifying cultural influences on the caregiving experience.

  7. The effect of integrated emotion-oriented care versus usual care on elderly persons with dementia in the nursing home and on nursing assistants: a randomized clinical trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2005-04-01 Treatments

    Emotion-oriented care is more effective with regard to the emotional adaptation in nursing homes of persons with a mild to moderate dementia.

  8. A systematic review of the scientific evidence for the efficacy of a palliative care approach in advanced dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. International psychogeriatrics 2005-03-01 End-of-life care

    Despite the increased interest in palliative care for patients with dementia there is currently little evidence on which to base such an approach.

  9. Measurement of health-related quality of life for people with dementia: development of a new instrument (DEMQOL) and an evaluation of current methodology

    ⚠ Report — not peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) 2005-03-01 Caregiving

    Further research with DEMQOL is needed to confirm these findings in an independent sample, evaluate responsiveness, investigate the feasibility of use in specific subgroups and in economic evaluation, and develop population norms.

  10. Quality of life in dementia--a one-year follow-up study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2005-03-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Quality of life (QoL) is becoming an increasingly used outcome measure in both clinical practice and research but little is known about QoL in dementia and how it may change over time.

  11. Use of the QOL-AD for measuring quality of life in people with severe dementia--the LASER-AD study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Age and ageing 2005-03-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) scales are particularly important in older people as global outcome measures for interventions.

  12. Pain and agitation in long-term care residents with dementia: use of the Pittsburgh Agitation Scale

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. International journal of palliative nursing 2005-02-01 End-of-life care

    Study design descriptive correlational design.

  13. The Caregiver Burden Inventory in evaluating the burden of caregivers of elderly demented patients: results from a multicenter study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Aging clinical and experimental research 2005-02-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    The burden perceived by caregivers of patients with dementia is a fundamental prognostic aspect in the history of the disease.

  14. A National Study of the Location of Death for Older Persons with Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005-01-26 Health systems and care delivery

    The majority of dementia-related deaths in the United States occurred in nursing homes (66.9%).

  15. Strain experienced by caregivers of dementia patients receiving palliative care: findings from the Palliative Excellence in Alzheimer Care Efforts (PEACE) Program

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of palliative medicine 2004-12-01 End-of-life care

    Factor analysis of the Caregiver Strain Index revealed three dimensions of strain (role, personal, and emotional) related to caregiving.

  16. Terminal care for persons with advanced dementia in the nursing home and home care settings

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Journal of palliative medicine 2004-12-01 End-of-life care

    Persons dying with advanced dementia admitted to nursing homes have different characteristics compared to those admitted to home care services.

  17. Effect of person-centered showering and the towel bath on bathing-associated aggression, agitation, and discomfort in nursing home residents with dementia: a randomized, controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2004-11-01 Treatments

    The techniques evaluated were person-centered showering and the towel bath (a person-centered, in-bed bag-bath with no-rinse soap).

  18. Barriers to excellent end-of-life care for patients with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Journal of general internal medicine 2004-10-01 Caregiving

    While great strides have been made recently in improving end-of-life care in the United States, people with dementia often die with inadequate pain control, with feeding tubes in place, and without the benefits of hospice care.

  19. Ability to perform activities of daily living is the main factor affecting quality of life in patients with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Health and quality of life outcomes 2004-09-21 Caregiving

    Dependency upon others to perform ADL was the main factor affecting HRQoL.

  20. A proactive approach to improve end-of-life care in a medical intensive care unit for patients with terminal dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Critical care medicine 2004-09-01 End-of-life care

    Proactive interventions from a palliative care consultant within this subset of patients improved end-of-life care and decreased use of superfluous resources.

  21. A systematic review of the association between the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and burden of care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. International psychogeriatrics 2004-09-01 Caregiving

    The results of this review support, but do not conclusively establish, the association between BPSD and PSC.

  22. Long-term care placement of dementia patients and caregiver health and well-being

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. JAMA 2004-08-01 Caregiving

    Caregivers who institutionalized their relative reported depressive symptoms and anxiety to be as high as they were while in-home caregivers.

  23. Using rapid-cycle quality improvement methodology to reduce feeding tubes in patients with advanced dementia: before and after study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2004-08-01 End-of-life care

    Studies have found no evidence that feeding tubes in this population prevent aspiration, prolong life, improve overall function, or reduce pressure sores.

  24. General practitioners' knowledge, confidence and attitudes in the diagnosis and management of dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Age and ageing 2004-07-22 Caregiving

    Educational support for general practitioners should concentrate on epidemiological knowledge, disclosure of the diagnosis and management of behaviour problems in dementia.

  25. Forgoing artificial nutrition and hydration in nursing home patients with dementia: patients, decision making, and participants

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2004-07-01 End-of-life care

    On the basis of these results, we recommend that discussions that include NHPs, family members, and nurses concerning decisions about possible future situations be held on a regular basis.

  26. Estimating prognosis for nursing home residents with advanced dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. JAMA 2004-06-01 End-of-life care

    A risk score based on 12 variables from the MDS estimates 6-month mortality for nursing home residents with advanced dementia with greater accuracy than existing prognostic guidelines.

  27. The nature and determinants of neuropsychological functioning in late-life depression

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Archives of general psychiatry 2004-06-01 Caregiving

    Late-life depression is characterized by slowed information processing, which affects all realms of cognition.

  28. Family caregiving of persons with dementia: prevalence, health effects, and support strategies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2004-05-01 Caregiving

    The authors summarize the dementia caregiving literature and provide recommendations regarding practice guidelines for health professionals working with caregivers.

  29. Treatment of nursing home residents with dementia and lower respiratory tract infection in the United States and The Netherlands: an ocean apart

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2004-05-01 Disparities

    Care for U.S. nursing home residents with LRI and dementia is more aggressive than care for Dutch residents, particularly in residents with severe dementia.

  30. A multinational review of recent trends and reports in dementia caregiver burden

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2004-04-01 Caregiving

    This systematic review of the literature focuses on the influence of ethnic, cultural, and geographic factors on the caregivers of patients with dementia.

  31. Patient versus informant perspectives of Quality of Life in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2004-03-01 Caregiving

    Informant- and self-perceptions of QOL differed substantially.

  32. Care arrangements for people with dementia in developing countries

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2004-02-01 Caregiving

    Older people in developing countries are indivisible from their younger family members.

  33. Dying with advanced dementia in the nursing home

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Archives of internal medicine 2004-02-01 End-of-life care

    Nursing home residents dying with advanced dementia are not perceived as having a terminal condition, and most do not receive optimal palliative care.

  34. Activities of daily living in patients with dementia: clinical relevance, methods of assessment and effects of treatment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. CNS drugs 2004-01-01 Caregiving

    Disability, characterised by the loss of ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL), is a defining feature of dementia that results in growing caregiver burden and the eventual need for alternative care or nursing home placement.

  35. Do caregiver management strategies influence patient behaviour in dementia?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2004-01-01 Caregiving

    Caregiver management strategies would appear to be associated with behavioural problems in dementia, and are important in predicting patient behaviour and caregiver burden.

  36. Nursing home staff attitudes towards residents with dementia: strain and satisfaction with work

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Journal of advanced nursing 2003-12-01 Caregiving

    Nursing home staff tended to perceive residents in more negative than positive ways.

  37. Patient and caregiver characteristics associated with depression in caregivers of patients with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Journal of general internal medicine 2003-12-01 Caregiving

    The goal of this study was to determine the patient and caregiver characteristics associated with depression among caregivers of patients with dementia.

  38. The savvy caregiver program: developing and testing a transportable dementia family caregiver training program

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. The Gerontologist 2003-12-01 Disparities

    Virtually all respondents reported increased skill, knowledge, and confidence, and all would recommend the program to others.

  39. Use of restraints on dementia patients: an ethical dilemma of a nursing staff in Israel

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 26 out of 100. JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation 2003-12-01 Health systems and care delivery

    The project exposes a discrepancy between the manner in which the nursing staff perceive use of restraints in an idealistic situation and in a realistic situation and the greater tendency to use restraints in the realistic situation than in the idealistic situation.

  40. End-of-life care and the effects of bereavement on family caregivers of persons with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. The New England journal of medicine 2003-11-01 End-of-life care

    End-of-life care for patients with dementia was extremely demanding of family caregivers.

  41. Anger and depression management: psychoeducational skill training interventions for women caregivers of a relative with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. The Gerontologist 2003-10-01 Caregiving

    Significant main effects in the expected direction were found for changes in most of these measures.

  42. The Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH): project design and baseline characteristics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Psychology and aging 2003-09-01 Caregiving

    The Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Cargiver Health (REACH) project was designed to test promising interventions for enhancing family caregiving for persons with dementia.

  43. Advance care planning in nursing homes: correlates of capacity and possession of advance directives

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. The Gerontologist 2003-06-01 End-of-life care

    Capacity assessments revealed that most residents could state a simple treatment preference (82.4%), but a sizable number did not retain capacity to understand treatment alternatives or appreciate the consequences of their choice.

  44. Differences between caregivers and noncaregivers in psychological health and physical health: a meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Psychology and aging 2003-06-01 Caregiving

    Providing care for a frail older adult has been described as a stressful experience that may erode psychological well-being and physical health of caregivers.

  45. Differences Between Caregivers and Noncaregivers in Psychological Health and Physical Health: A Meta-Analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Psychology and Aging 2003-06 Caregiving

    This meta-analysis pooled 84 studies comparing family caregivers to demographically similar non-caregivers on stress, depression, well-being, physical health, and self-efficacy.

  46. Screening for late life depression: cut-off scores for the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia among Japanese subjects

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2003-06-01 Brain tissue and pathology

    Proper screening of depression among older adults depends on accurate cut-off scores.

  47. Characteristics of dementia end-of-life care across care settings

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The American journal of hospice & palliative care 2003-05-01 End-of-life care

    End-of-life care for persons with dementia in different care settings was retrospectively surveyed.

  48. Meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for caregivers of people with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2003-05-01 Caregiving

    Some CG interventions can reduce CG psychological morbidity and help people with dementia stay at home longer.

  49. Caregiving and institutionalization of cognitively impaired older people: utilizing dynamic predictors of change

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. The Gerontologist 2003-04-01 Caregiving

    Although several results were consistent with prior findings, caregiving indicators (i.e., burden and self-rated health) and community-based service use were significant predictors of earlier placement.

  50. Lower respiratory infections in nursing home residents with dementia: a tale of two countries

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. The Gerontologist 2003-04-01 End-of-life care

    Nursing home residents with dementia were more often treated without antibiotics in the Netherlands (23%) than in Missouri (15%).

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