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Utilization and perceived usefulness of monitoring technology for family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
J Alzheimers Dis
January 2025
Texas A&M School of Public Health, College Station, TX, USA.
Background: Caregivers of people living with dementia (PLWD) often experience burden based on their care recipients' symptoms of wandering, disorientation, and agitation.
Objective: To examine the utilization and perceived value of technology-based solutions for caregiving among caregivers of PLWD.
Methods: In collaboration with three Texas sites, PLWD and family caregiver dyads were recruited from clinical and community sites to assess the feasibility of a caregiving technology.
Systematic review of prognostic factors for poor outcome in people living with dementia that can be determined from primary care medical records.
BMC Geriatr
October 2024
School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, ST5 5BG, UK.
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- - The systematic review aimed to find prognostic factors in primary care that predict poor outcomes for individuals living with dementia, like care home admission and cognitive decline.
- - Researchers analyzed data from 46 studies, identifying 11 factors linked to an increased risk of care home admission and 4 associated with cognitive decline, including age, living conditions, and psychiatric symptoms.
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Caregiver-reported use of physical restraints among community-dwelling older adults with severe dementia in Singapore.
J Am Geriatr Soc
June 2024
Lien Centre for Palliative Care, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Background: Older adults with severe dementia are at increased risk of being physically restrained in nursing homes and acute care settings, but little is known about restraint use among those cared for at home. This study explores caregiver-reported use of restraints among community-dwelling older adults with severe dementia.
Methods: Using cross-sectional data from 215 family caregivers, we describe restraint use among older adults with severe dementia living at home.
Antipsychotics in Alzheimer's Disease: Current Status and Therapeutic Alternatives.
Curr Alzheimer Res
April 2024
Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Psychosis and hyperactive behaviors, such as agitation and wandering, affect a significant proportion of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). These symptoms are often treated with antipsychotics, usually in an off-label approach. This mini-review provides an updated perspective on the pharmacological approach for the neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in AD.
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