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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. One hundred sixteen participants consented and 93 (46 waitlist control, 47 intervention) were included in the analyses.

  2. Generative artificial intelligence in dementia care: a scoping review protocol on nursing roles, experiences and ethical perspectives

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. BMJ Open 2026-02-01 Digital health tools

    Critical appraisal will not be undertaken, as it is optional in scoping reviews and is not aligned with the primary mapping objectives of this review.

  3. Health of Bi+ Dementia Caregivers: Moderation Effects of Minority and Caregiving Stress

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias® 2026-02-01 Disparities

    Despite comprising the largest segment of the sexual minority population and experiencing unique stressors and health disparities, bi+ dementia caregivers remain underrepresented in health and caregiving research.

  4. Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Caregiver Burden in Dementia: A Longitudinal Dyadic Cohort Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques 2026-01-29 Caregiving

    At baseline, nearly one-third of caregivers reported moderate-to-severe burden (mean ZBI 31.4 ± 15.4), a prevalence that persisted at 6 months.

  5. Validation of the Danish version of the Carer Experience Scale in family caregivers of people with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2026-01-29 Caregiving

    The CES effectively distinguished between different levels of caregiver strain.

  6. Caregiver burden and quality of life associated with behavioral and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer's disease: A web-based cross-sectional survey study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 2026-01-28 Caregiving

    A significant association between increased caregiver burden and BPSD in patients with AD was demonstrated, which may be associated with decreased caregiver healthcare and social care-related QOL.

  7. Psychological Profiles and Resilience in Family Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Latent Profile Analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. Psychiatry International 2026-01-23 Cognitive tests and assessment

    LPA supported a three-profile solution: (1) lower depressive symptoms with moderate anxiety (33%), (2) severe combined depression and anxiety (18%) and (3) moderately severe depression with severe anxiety (49%).

  8. The caregivers in intervention group showed significant reductions in distress scores for dressing, personal hygiene, communication, and behavioural and psychological care problems at both the 6th and 12th week assessments.

  9. Filial Piety Under Pressure: A Qualitative Study of Dementia Caregiver Burdens in Rural China

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Gerontological Social Work 2026-01-13 Caregiving

    China has the world's highest dementia prevalence, disproportionately impacting rural areas.

  10. The End of Life With Dementia in Asian Countries: Barriers, Facilitators and a Research Agenda for Advancing a Palliative Approach

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2026-01-13 End-of-life care

    Broad barriers identified in the outer setting of the implementation framework include sociocultural values and a lack of supportive policies, guidelines, and financing.

  11. Association of Palliative Care Initiation With Acute Healthcare Utilization Among Community‐Dwelling Adults Living With Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2026-01-09 End-of-life care

    Palliative care was associated with a higher risk of hospitalization in the first 90 days (e.g., hazard ratio (HR) 1.43 at 30 days; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.25-1.64), which was driven predominantly by hospitalization with palliative intent, but was no longer significantly different beyond 180 days, compared to not receiving palliative care. [Correction added on 31 January 2026, after first online publication: The preceding sentence has been revised in this version.]

  12. Place of death for people with dementia: A scoping review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. PLoS ONE 2026-01-09 End-of-life care

    After screening, a total of 48 studies were included in this review.

  13. Intervention Without Borders - an Automated Self-Guided AI-Enhanced Psychoeducation Intervention for Dementia Caregivers: Parallel-Group Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2026-01-08 Caregiving

    The effects on depression and other outcomes were consistent with those observed for in-person programs, suggesting the viability of well-designed automated intervention.

  14. Effects of digital psychological interventions for family caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Age and ageing 2026-01-03 Caregiving

    Future studies should prioritize short-term interventions and develop integrated approaches combining individual and group formats.

  15. A program of SUPPORT-D TM : Feasibility and acceptability of an early palliative care intervention for those living with dementia and caregivers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 35 out of 100. Palliative & Supportive Care 2026-01-01 End-of-life care

    Seventy-six percent (23/30) of enrolled dyads successfully completed the study.

  16. Advancing Knowledge Translation Through Cultural Adaptation of an Intervention for Latino Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia Using Participatory Action Research

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2026-01-01 End-of-life care

    Three changes to the intervention content were determined from the different sources of data.

  17. Anticipatory grief among caregivers of people living with dementia: A scoping review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Palliative & Supportive Care 2026-01-01 Caregiving

    Thirty articles met the inclusion criteria.

  18. Community-engaged intervention mapping for developing the DIGNITY program: Supporting decision-making in aging and dementia for autonomy in rural nursing homes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 2026-01-01 Disparities

    A total of 53 stakeholders participated in focus groups and engagement sessions.

  19. Impact of home healthcare reform on place of death for people with dementia: A nationwide cohort study accounting for cultural factors of impending death discharge

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Palliative & Supportive Care 2026-01-01 End-of-life care

    Among 209,468 decedents, 95,594 were selected after matching.

  20. Developing and Testing a Program to Strengthen the Dementia Palliative Care Trial Workforce

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2025-12-30 End-of-life care

    Three cohorts of interdisciplinary scholars (N = 53) have started and two have completed DEM-PCCT.

  21. Lessons Learned from a Pandemic: Personhood and Caregiver Stress in Nursing Home Dementia Care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 25 out of 100. Journal of Aging and Long-Term Care 2025-12-30 Health systems and care delivery

    This study examined how the COVID-19 pandemic altered the sociologic, individual, and biologic personhood of residents living with dementia in nursing homes, guided by Buron’s (2008) Personhood Model for Dementia Care (PMDC).

  22. Digital health interventions for urinary tract infection prevention and management in people living with dementia and their family caregivers: a scoping review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. The Gerontologist 2025-12-28 Digital health tools

    Seven studies were included from 1,800 screened.

  23. As of October 2025, we have recruited 200 participants.

  24. Telemedicine in the Care of Older Adults with Dementia: Caregivers’ Perceptions and Experiences

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 31 out of 100. Geriatrics 2025-12-17 Caregiving

    Caregivers considered telemedicine useful, accessible, and safe, facilitating the continuity of care and strengthening the caregiver–professional relationship.

  25. Clinical effectiveness of music interventions for dementia and depression in older people (MIDDEL): a multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2025-12-08 Caregiving

    Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly care was a large, multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trial with a 2 × 2 factorial design to examine the effects of group music therapy, recreational choir singing, or both compared with standard care.

  26. Home-based, caregiver-assisted multimodal exercise and cognitive training via videoconferencing for older adults with mild dementia: A mixed-methods pilot study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 2025-12-08 Prevention trials

    BackgroundEvidence on the effects of caregiver-assisted combined exercise and cognitive interventions for persons with dementia (PwD) is inconsistent.

  27. There were 361 deaths. Median survival was longer for residents with advanced dementia and frailty (16.5 months, 95%CI:13.5–19.5 months, P < 0.001) compared to incurable cancer (8.1 months, 95%CI:5.1–11.1 months, P < 0.001) and end-stage organ failure (7.7 months, 95%CI:3.0-12.4 months, P < 0.001).

  28. Family carers' knowledge and practices in dementia care for hospitalized older adults: a multi-center cross-sectional study in Thailand

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Frontiers in Medicine 2025-12-03 End-of-life care

    Carers' knowledge about dementia was moderate overall, with higher scores among those with greater education and previous dementia exposure.

  29. Advocacy and Palliative Care as a Framework for Dignified Dementia Care in African Settings

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 31 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    Palliative care offers specialized care /support to persons with advanced disease, including Older Persons living with dementia related problems.

  30. Ambiguities About Discussing End of Life in the Context of Advance Care Planning in Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    Advance care planning (ACP) in dementia has been defined as a communication process adapted to the person’s capacity, which includes, and is continued with family, in our European Association for Palliative Care Delphi study Delphi study with an expert panel from 33 countries.

  31. Artificial Intelligence in Hospice Dementia care: Perspectives of Hospice Staff and Family Caregivers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 34 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    Artificial intelligence (AI) has gained attention as a tool to support dementia care through efficient and personalized interventions.

  32. Assessing Palliative Care Needs in Nursing Homes Among Residents With Cognitive Impairment: UPLIFT Trial Findings

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    A greater number of needs (B=.42), polypharmacy (B=.33), and unmanaged symptoms (B=.31) significantly predicted higher triage priority (p<.001).

  33. Care Dynamics of Puerto Rico’s Older Adults: Dementia, Caregiving, Mental Health, and Outmigration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 Health systems and care delivery

    Puerto Rico is experiencing a rapidly aging population due to outmigration and other demographic changes.

  34. Caregiver Identity and Resilience Across and Beyond Dementia Care: A Qualitative Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 29 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 Caregiving

    With increasing dementia prevalence and reliance on spousal care partners, understanding how caregiving identity evolves and how resilience is fostered across the care trajectory is crucial.

  35. Caregiver Strain and Perceived Impact of COVID‐19 on Dementia Caregiving

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Risk factors

    Of 1,073 caregivers, 33% reported high baseline strain.

  36. Contrasting Approaches in Advance Care Planning in Dementia as Perceived by General Practitioners

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    Various approaches to advance care planning are in use and generally acceptable also for persons with dementia and their care partners.

  37. Designing a Palliative Care Pathway for Enhanced Dementia Care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    Riverside Health has developed a new palliative care pathway to serve as an innovative standard of person-centered care for persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners.

  38. Dying with Dementia: Is Hospice the Answer?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 28 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    1 in 3 older adults die with or from dementia.

  39. End-of-Life Care of Assisted Living Residents with Advanced Dementia: Views of Informal Caregivers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    Most persons with dementia in the U.S. die in long-term care communities.

  40. End-of-life care of people with dementia in Latin America: A qualitative analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 31 out of 100. Palliative Care and Social Practice 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    Although there were differences between and within the countries, end-of-life care was often affected by the socioeconomic contexts, which represent barriers for access to healthcare services; under-tapped informal caregivers' potential; societal norms and cultural expectations around care and informal caregiving; the dementia-trajectory itself; and an inadequate assurance of policies, skilled workforce, and services.

  41. Home as Haven: Palliative and End‐of‐Life Care for People with Dementia in Non‐Residential Settings

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 30 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    As dementia progresses to advanced stages, the need for compassionate and person-centred care becomes paramount.

  42. Home Health Delivery for Persons With Dementia: Impacts of the New Medicare Payment System

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 Risk factors

    Medicare-funded home health care (HH) is a crucial resource helping Persons with Dementia (PwD) meet their care needs while aging in place.

  43. Medicare Plan Switching Among Assisted Living Residents: The Role of Memory Care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 Health systems and care delivery

    These findings suggest that moving to an AL influences Medicare enrollment decisions; and, variation in switching exists between the type of AL (general vs memory care) and whether or not an individual has dementia.

  44. Medicare Plan Switching Among Assisted Living Residents: The Role of Memory Care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 Health systems and care delivery

    These findings suggest that moving to an AL influences Medicare enrollment decisions; and, variation in switching exists between the type of AL (general vs memory care) and whether or not an individual has dementia.

  45. Medicare Skilled Home Health Care Quality: Are We Measuring What Matters for People Living With Dementia?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 31 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 Risk factors

    We found significant county-level variability in utilization of high-quality home health.

  46. Neuropalliative Care in Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 28 out of 100. CONTINUUM Lifelong Learning in Neurology 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    Patients and their caregivers and families confronting dementia often face heavy burdens from difficult-to-control symptoms, uncertainty about the future, and a high risk of care partner burnout.

  47. Palliative Care for Community-Dwelling Persons Living With Dementia: A Concept Analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    Antecedents of acute care use and poor prognosis may suggest late utilization of palliative care among PLWD and lack of palliative care needs screening.

  48. Re‐framing Palliative Care for Latino Caregivers of Persons with Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    Palliative care should be introduced as a culturally tailored set of services to assist families in ways that align with their values and caregiving practices.

  49. Scales to measure core outcomes for the quality of dementia care in home or residential aged care facilities: a rapid review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. BMJ Open 2025-12-01 End-of-life care

    A total of 88 validated scales were identified.

  50. The Burden of Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia: An Integrative Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Caregiving

    Caregiver burden is a multidimensional phenomenon with significant effects on health and well-being.

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