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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South).
Background: Long-term care hospitals are the main healthcare setting for the growing population with dementia in South Korea. Despite various deficiencies (e.g.
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December 2024
Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), Montreal, QC, Canada; 3560 Bathurst Street Toronto, 3560 Bathurst Street Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Involvement of caregivers in dementia research is an admirable goal. Involvement of caregivers in care planning for patients and people living with dementia, is essential to good medicine. However, it is important to assess and realistically consider areas where researchers and caregivers, and physicians and caregivers, may disagree.
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December 2024
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Background: Black Americans (BAs), Hispanics/Latinos (H/Ls), and Africans (As) face a disproportionate burden of aging and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD), coupled with underrepresentation in research. Further, researchers also report a lack of compliance on sensitive social determinants of health data for AD/ADRD research. For instance, the PRAPARE tool reports a low completion rate in community and clinical settings.
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December 2024
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Background: African Americans (AA) are underrepresented in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain donation research, making up approximately 2% of brain donations to the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC). Focus groups were conducted to obtain qualitative information to expand upon survey data that was collected previously to gain additional insights into the attitudes of Black∖AA individuals toward brain donation and perceptions of medical research.
Method: A brain donation focus group facilitator guide was created based upon earlier survey findings.
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative, Wayne, PA, USA.
Background: Early symptoms of cognitive impairment are frequently undetected. The Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative System Preparedness (DAC-SP) Early Detection program implemented a digital cognitive assessment (DCA) in primary care and other non-specialty settings to increase the rate of detection of cognitive impairment.
Methods: The DAC-SP Early Detection program was initiated in 2021 in seven healthcare systems across six countries.
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