Preferred type, timing and format of dementia information: A cross-sectional survey of carers of people living with dementia.

Objectives: To clarify the unmet information needs of carers of people living with dementia, including the stage of their care journey at which topics become relevant, and the preferred format and mode of delivery of information.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of carers of people living with dementia was conducted between April 2022 and October 2022. Carers were recruited through public and private geriatric hospital and community clinics, aged care providers, an online research register and community dementia services.

Rehabilitation and convalescent hospital stay in New South Wales: an analysis of 3,979 women aged 75.

Objectives: With a rapidly ageing population, it is imperative to examine health service costs and plan appropriately for the future. This paper determines the factors related to extended hospital stay for 'Rehabilitation' or 'Convalescence', as defined by ICD-10 coding, in acute hospital settings for older women in New South Wales, Australia.

Methods: Participants were from the 1921-26 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.

The effect of Baroque music on behavioural disturbances in patients with dementia.

Aim: To study the effect of Baroque music in people with dementia.

Methods: Patients in a multicultural dementia-specific aged care facility were subjected to Baroque music in a cross-over study.

Results: There were significantly more behavioural disturbances during the weeks when Baroque music was played compared to control periods (0.