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...
American Stroke Association, Feb. 7-9
Feb 20, 2024
The conference featured presentations that emphasized basic, clinical and translational medicine and provided insight into the prevention, management and treatment of stroke.
AI may help predict mortality in dementia patients
Mar 05, 2024
The prediction was feasible across time frames using certain clinical features.
Dementia care comes with ‘catastrophic’ costs for older adults, families, study finds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2024
Older adults living with dementia, and their families, often face “catastrophic” out-of-pocket payments for assisted living and other types of long-term care, necessitating alternative financing and...
Caregivers, not just people with dementia, need screenings, interventions for loneliness, study shows
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2024
Isolation and loneliness are a shared experience and a source of distress not only for people with dementia, but also their caregivers, according to new study findings.
Readmission rates after major surgery high for older adults
Mar 19, 2024
Readmission rates were highest for those with frailty and probable dementia.
Monoclonal antibodies provide small benefits in Alzheimer’s disease
Jan 26, 2024
Harms include increased risks for amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA)-edema, ARIA-hemorrhage and symptomatic ARIA-edema.
Inappropriate diagnosis of pneumonia common in hospitalized adults
Mar 27, 2024
Inappropriate diagnosis is common, especially in older patients and those with dementia or an altered mental status on presentation.
Lower cutoff points for Montreal cognitive assessment needed
Jan 17, 2024
A high false-positive rate was seen when used in primary care with a diverse patient population.
Study IDs proportion of dementia cases attributable to known risk factors
Jan 19, 2024
The population-attributable fraction for nongenetic risk factors combined is similar for men and women, but it varies across racial and ethnic groups.