Detecting depression in persons living in long-term care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies.

Objective: Depressive disorders are common in long-term care (LTC), however, there is no one process used to detect depressive disorders in this setting. Our goal was to describe the diagnostic accuracy of depression detection tools used in LTC settings.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy measures.

Healthcare workers' perception of gender and work roles during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study.

Objectives: A high functioning healthcare workforce is a key priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to determine how work and mental health for healthcare workers changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in a universal healthcare system, stratified by gender factors.

Design: A mixed-methods study was employed.

Non-pharmacologic interventions to treat apathy in Parkinson's disease: A realist review.

Introduction: There is a diverse body of evidence investigating non-pharmacological treatment options for apathy in Parkinson's disease (PD). We aimed to better understand the context and mechanisms by which non-pharmacological interventions may improve apathy in persons with PD.

Methods: We conducted a realist review of the body of evidence investigating treatment options for apathy in PD.

Developing and Validating a Primary Care EMR-based Frailty Definition using Machine Learning.

Introduction: Individuals who have been identified as frail have an increased state of vulnerability, often leading to adverse health events, increased health spending, and potentially detrimental outcomes.

Objective: The objective of this work is to develop and validate a case definition for frailty that can be used in a primary care electronic medical record database.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional validation study using data from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) in Southern Alberta.

Diagnosis, treatment and management of apathy in Parkinson's disease: a scoping review.

Objective: To conduct a scoping review of the literature on apathy in Parkinson's disease (PD), to better understand how apathy in Parkinson's disease is diagnosed, treated and managed.

Methods: MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Control Trials and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched to 17 May 2017. An updated review was run from 17 May 2017 to 28 January 2019.

Detecting Apathy in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review.

Background: Individuals experiencing apathy in Parkinson's disease (PD) have a lack of emotion and motivation. Apathy often overlaps with comorbidities such as depression, and is sometimes difficult to detect.

Objective: To examine diagnostic accuracy of apathy-screening tools compared with a gold standard (clinician diagnosis) among adult outpatients with PD.

Barriers and facilitators to diagnosing and managing apathy in Parkinson's disease: a qualitative study.

Background: Apathy is a prominent non-motor symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD). People with apathy show a lack of emotion, passion, and motivation. Between 17 and 70% of persons with PD have apathy; the extreme heterogeneity in these estimates is due to limited heterogeneous knowledge concerning how to diagnose PD.

Impact of pharmacological treatment of diabetes mellitus on dementia risk: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The association between diabetes mellitus (DM) treatment and dementia is not well understood.

Objective: To investigate the association between treatment of diabetes, hypoglycemia, and dementia risk.

Research Design And Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of pharmacological treatment of diabetes and incident or progressive cognitive impairment.

Detecting anxiety in individuals with Parkinson disease: A systematic review.

Objective: To examine diagnostic accuracy of anxiety detection tools compared with a gold standard in outpatient settings among adults with Parkinson disease (PD).

Methods: A systematic review was conducted. MEDLINE, EMABASE, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched to April 7, 2017.

Depression Case Finding in Individuals with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of depression case finding tools with a criterion standard in the outpatient setting among adults with dementia.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Setting: Studies of older outpatients with dementia.

Guidelines for dementia or Parkinson's disease with depression or anxiety: a systematic review.

Background: Depression and anxiety remain under-diagnosed and under-treated in those with neurologic diseases such as dementia or Parkinson's Disease (PD). Our objectives were to first, to provide a synthesis of high quality guidelines available for the identification and management of depression or anxiety in those with dementia or PD. Second, to identify areas for improvement for future guidelines.