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Preclinical Alzheimer's prevention trials require a multi-year commitment from diverse, cognitively unimpaired individuals willing to receive biomarker results of confirmed Alzheimer's pathology and possible ApoE4 status. Participants learn new terms such as ARIA, edema and microhemorrhage and undergo numerous MRI scans for safety monitoring. They take quarterly composite Alzheimer's assessments that are anxiety-provoking and highlight weaknesses which may have been unrecognized in daily life.
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December 2024
University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Background: Behaviour support plans (BSPs) for people in residential aged care (RAC) were mandated nationally in 2019 for those who require, or may require, restrictive practices as part of their care. The legislation aims to reduce and potentially eliminate restrictive practices: long-standing problems of their inappropriate use were highlighted by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (2018). Many people living with dementia will be impacted: up to 90% experience changed behaviours; 54% of people in RACs have dementia; and approximately 20% experience cognitive decline without a diagnosis.
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December 2024
NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA; James J. Peter's VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Older adults use the emergency department (ED) as an important source of acute medical care, making 20+ million visits annually. Persons living with dementia are twice as likely to use the ED and 1.5 times more likely to have an avoidable visit.
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December 2024
Department of Intensive Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Background: Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) frequently develop hyperactive delirium, which may be accompanied by behaviour that increases clinical risks to themselves as well as other patients and staff. There is a paucity of evidence to inform the urgent enteral administration of antipsychotic drugs to treat such hyperactive delirium and behavioural disturbances.
Objective: The aim of this study is to test the efficacy and safety of administering enteral olanzapine when compared to quetiapine in critically ill patients with hyperactive delirium.
Can Commun Dis Rep
January 2025
Data, Surveillance and Foresight Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is associated with significant human and financial costs, particularly among vulnerable populations like older adults living in long-term care homes (LTCHs). Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the leading indication for antibiotic use in this population, with some estimates suggesting that up to 70% of these prescriptions may be avoidable.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to develop and test novel behavioural science-informed antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) quality improvement strategies in Canadian LTCHs, which aim to decrease unnecessary testing and treatment for residents who lack the minimum clinical signs and symptoms of UTI.
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