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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Background: Education is a recognized modifiable dementia risk factor. To boost cognitive reserve and reduce dementia risk in Brazil's vulnerable populations, we conceived a literacy program (PROAME trial) targeting low-educated adults, aiming to explore how executive function and individual differences influence program effectiveness.
Method: We screened 130 adults, with 108 meeting enrollment criteria.
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Background: Currently, there is no national consensus on how to identify individuals with probable dementia in community-based settings. With the rapid increase of aging populations-particularly ethnic minorities-there is an urgent need to create a process to effectively identify individuals with probable dementia to adequately plan for dementia care. The aim of this study was to evaluate a dementia screening approach applied to a recent immigrant community, Korean Americans.
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December 2024
Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Background: How people affected by non-memory-led and inherited dementias (NMLDs) interact with online health resources is poorly understood. We conducted the world's largest survey exploring 'digital access in non-memory-led dementias' to learn directly from people with NMLD, their care partners and NMLD Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) about the NMLD experience interacting with web-based health resources.
Method: Four surveys [for individuals diagnosed with NMLD, care partners, care partner proxy for person with NMLD, HCP proxy] were co-developed with people with NMLD experience.
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Background: In the United States, Black people represent 12% of the total US population and account for 19.3% of dementia cases. Social determinants of health (SDOH) and vascular comorbidities contribute to Black/African Americans having a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD).
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December 2024
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Introduction: Colonoscopies are medical procedures used to identify colon abnormalities and remove polyps to decrease the incidence of colorectal cancer. Prior to this exam, patients must undergo bowel preparation to ensure proper cleansing of the colon and maximize outcomes (e.g.
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