Regular use of laxatives linked to risk for all-cause dementia
Feb 23, 2023
Risk for all-cause, vascular dementia was increased with number of regularly used laxative types
Religious needs during pandemic more likely to be unmet among people living with dementia
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 29, 2023
Although quality end-of-life care generally was preserved during the COVID-19 pandemic, people living with dementia in the United States were more likely to have unmet religious needs than those without...
Simple cognitive test and EMR tool boost dementia care actions in primary care setting, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 07, 2024
A five-minute cognitive assessment test and an electronic medical record (EMR) decision-making add-on system improved dementia diagnosis and care, according to a clinical trial.
Nearly half of people with dementia experience a fall annually
Jan 31, 2023
Vision impairment and living with a spouse predict falls in persons with dementia.
Package of bills targets memory care services, staffing agency regulation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2023
Delaware lawmakers took the recommendations from a recently released long-term care task force report to heart in introducing a package of bills that target dementia care and temporary staffing agency...
Person-centered care can address social isolation and loneliness
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
Social isolation and loneliness gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic and with a US Surgeon General’s advisory released last year, leading to new programs and ways to address the public health...
Time spent in sedentary behavior tied to incident dementia in seniors
Sep 12, 2023
A significant, nonlinear association was identified between time spent in sedentary behavior and incident dementia.
‘Substantial’ decline in dementia rates due in part to higher education levels: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2022
The prevalence of dementia in older adults in the United States declined 30% between 2000 and 2016, possibly due to rising education levels, a reduction in smoking and better treatment of cardiovascular...
1 in 10 older adults have dementia, and that’s going to grow with aging population boom
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 25, 2022
The first nationally representative study of cognitive impairment and dementia in more than 20 years found nearly one in 10 US older adults has dementia, and 22% have mild cognitive impairment.
Suicide risk up for some patients in whom dementia is diagnosed
Oct 04, 2022
The suicide risk was higher for those in whom dementia was diagnosed before age 65 years, those within the first three months of diagnosis and those with a psychiatric comorbidity.