Association Between Cancer Screening Patterns and Carer Literacy in Individuals With Cognitive Decline: An Observational Study.

Objective: The incidence rates of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and cancer increase with age, posing challenges to affected individuals and their families. However, there are currently no clear cancer screening guidelines for individuals with cognitive impairment. This study analyzed the impact of carer health literacy on screening behaviors in this population.

Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and Mortality Risk Among People With Cognitive Impairment: An 8-year Longitudinal Study From the NCGG-STORIES.

Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are common among people with dementia from the early stages and can appear even in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, the prognostic impact of BPSD is unclear. This study examined the association between BPSD and mortality among people with cognitive impairment.

Development of a short form of the Japanese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA-J-10) among informal caregivers of older adults.

Aim: To support informal caregivers, a simple assessment tool capturing the multidimensional nature of caregiving experiences, including negative and positive aspects, is required. We developed a short form of the Japanese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA-J), a multidimensional assessment scale for caregiver experiences.

Methods: The internet survey involved 934 Japanese informal caregivers aged 20-79 years (mean age = 58.

Relationship between mortality and vitality in patients with mild cognitive impairment/dementia: An 8-year retrospective study.

Aim: The study aimed to investigate the association of vitality, as measured using the vitality index (Vix), with the survival outcomes of older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia.

Methods: We analyzed data from 3731 patients in the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology - Life Stories of Individuals with Dementia cohort from July 2010 to September 2018. The main focus was to correlate Vix scores with the time from the initial visit to death.

Decision-making involvement and onset of cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older care recipients: a 2-year longitudinal study.

Background: The decision-making of older adults and people with dementia is attracting more attention among healthcare professionals. While cognitive impairment has been examined as a factor related to decision-making, it can also be assumed that involvement in decision-making leads to the maintenance of cognitive function. This study examined the association of the decision-making process with the onset of cognitive impairment.

Role of Interacting and Learning Experiences on Public Stigma Against Dementia: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study.

Overcoming dementia stigma is a global challenge. Contact and education on dementia may be promising approaches for reducing public stigma; however, the current evidence is insufficient. This study examined the moderating factors associated with the public stigma against dementia, focusing on experiences of interacting with and learning about people with dementia.

Mortality Risks and Causes of Death by Dementia Types in a Japanese Cohort with Dementia: NCGG-STORIES.

Background: Prognosis-related information regarding dementia needs to be updated, as changes in medical and long-term care environments for patients with dementia in recent decades may be improving the prognosis of the disease.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the mortality, cause of death, and prognostic factors by types of dementia in a Japanese clinic-based cohort.

Methods: The National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology-Life Stories of People with Dementia consists of clinical records and prognostic data of patients who visited the Memory Clinic in Japan.

The role of social resources and trajectories of functional health following stroke.

Stroke is a major cause of disability in old age. Research has revealed that social resources available after the onset of stroke can mitigate functional prognosis. However, most studies have conceptualized resources as static rather than dynamic and have not measured changes in social resources from the pre-to post-stroke periods.

Establishment of the Japanese version of the dementia stigma assessment scale.

Aim: Reducing stigma against dementia is a global challenge, but the assessment scale is not well established. We examined the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the assessment scale of public stigma against dementia.

Methods: This study recruited 819 adults aged 20-69 years (mean age = 45.

Factors associated with decision-making involvement in community-dwelling older care recipients.

Aim: Despite a growing interest in decision-making by care recipients, few empirical studies have examined the everyday care decisions of community-dwelling older adults. This study aimed to examine the association of recipient- and caregiver-related factors with decision-making involvement of community-dwelling older care recipients.

Methods: We conducted secondary data analysis using publicly available cross-sectional data from a dyadic survey with care recipients aged ≥65 years and their primary caregivers in two regions of Japan, one urban and another rural, in 2003.

Art and cultural activity engagement and depressive symptom onset among older adults: A longitudinal study from the Japanese Gerontological Evaluation Study.

Objectives: Art and cultural activities can benefit mental health. However, there is insufficient evidence on active engagement in art and cultural activities for preventing depressive symptoms among older adults. Therefore, we examined the association of active engagement in art and cultural activities with depressive symptom onset among older adults using 3-year longitudinal data.

Social functions and adverse outcome onset in older adults with mild long-term care needs: A two-year longitudinal study.

Objective: For older adults receiving long-term care (LTC) at home, little is known about the role of social function in the onset of adverse outcomes, such as death, institutionalization, and functional decline. We examined the association between social function and adverse outcome onset among community-dwelling older adults with mild care needs.

Methods: This two-year longitudinal study recruited non-institutionalized older adults, with mild care need levels, in 2003.

Aging-in-place preferences and institutionalization among Japanese older adults: a 7-year longitudinal study.

Background: In Asia, where autonomous decision-making is not well accepted, little is known about whether and how individuals' preferences are considered when deciding where they receive care. This study examined whether individuals preferring to age in place if confined to bed were less likely to be institutionalized, using longitudinal data of Japanese older adults.

Methods: We analyzed nationally representative data of 1,290 community-dwelling older adults aged 70 and above.