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Introduction: The United States is undergoing a demographic shift with increasing proportions of older adults. Currently, one in three older adults pass away with a form of Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD). This figure is higher in underrepresented and underserved groups including older adults in rural Appalachian communities.
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December 2024
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
In Japan, the regulatory authority approved the drug in September 2023, and on December 20, it became available for prescription country-wide under the health insurance system. However, there are strict patient, physician, and facility requirements for the prescription of Lecanemab, and various problems are anticipated in its future implementation and widespread use in society. Lecanemab is the first anti-Aβ antibody in Japan, and even dementia specialists do not have sufficient knowledge and experience in its introduction, evaluation of efficacy, and evaluation and handling of side effects.
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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato ward, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: As Japan experiences a super-ageing society and caregiver manpower decreases, interest in the use of communication robots for active dementia care rises. In the U.S.
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December 2024
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Background: For care of persons with dementia (PWDs), the healthcare system relies on informal care partners (CPs), who are disproportionately at risk of detrimental health outcomes. Psychosocial interventions, including via telehealth, have been shown to buffer against negative outcomes and improve CPs' ability to provide care. We aimed to develop and pilot an evidence-informed CP intervention using in-person and telehealth modalities.
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December 2024
MapHabit, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Background: The number of caregivers providing care for a family member or friend is on the rise. Dementia caregivers experience higher levels of stress and burden than caregivers of other chronic diseases due to the physical and emotional demands, and long duration of care provided. Thus, innovative tools are needed to aid in reducing caregiver stress and burden.
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