ReviewThe Gerontologist2018
Ongoing Medical Management to Maximize Health and Well-being for Persons Living With Dementia.
Review in The Gerontologist, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychotropic use for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Dance-Based Interventions on Depression for Persons With MCI and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of collaborative dementia care on potentially inappropriate medication use: Outcomes from the Care Ecosystem randomized clinical trial.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2023Trial
- Polypharmacy in people with dementia: a nationwide Danish study.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2026Article
- A 10-state investigation of AD/ADRD-capable assisted living regulations using a comprehensive dementia care model.Frontiers in dementia · 2026Article
- Acoustic Analysis of Primary Care Patient-provider Conversations to Screen for Cognitive Impairment.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Causal effect of conventional anti-dementia drugs on economic burden: an orthogonal double/debiased machine learning approach.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and self-confidence with skills required for providing dementia care in physicians at primary healthcare settings in Vietnam.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Medicare-funded home-based clinical care for community-dwelling persons with dementia: An essential healthcare delivery mechanism.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2022Article
- Speech Understanding in Modulated Noise and Speech Maskers as a Function of Cognitive Status in Older Adults.American journal of audiology · 2021Article
- The Combined Burden of Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment in a Group Care Setting for Older Adults.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2021Article
- Features of primary care practice influence emergency care-seeking behaviors by caregivers of persons with dementia: A multiple-perspective qualitative study.Dementia (London, England) · 2021Article
- Living with dementia: increased level of caregiver stress in times of COVID-19.International psychogeriatrics · 2020Article
- Acupuncture and Acupressure for Dementia Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms: A Scoping Review.Western journal of nursing research · 2020Article
- Development and pilot testing of quality improvement indicators for integrated primary dementia care.BMJ open quality · 2020Article
- COVID-19 Epidemic in Argentina: Worsening of Behavioral Symptoms in Elderly Subjects With Dementia Living in the Community.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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- Factors Influencing Emergency Care by Persons With Dementia: Stakeholder Perceptions and Unmet Needs.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2019Article
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Abstract
Background and Objectives: Persons living with dementia have complex care needs including memory loss that should be taken into account by providers and family caregivers involved with their care. The prevalence of comorbid conditions in people with dementia is high and, thus, how primary care, community providers and family caregivers provide best practice care, person-centered care is important. Research Design and Methods: Care providers should understand the ongoing medical management needs of persons living with dementia in order to maximize their quality of life, proactively plan for their anticipated needs, and be as well prepared as possible for health crises that may occur. Results: This article provides eight practice recommendations intended to promote understanding and support of the role of nonphysician care providers in educating family caregivers about ongoing medical management to improve the wellbeing of persons living with dementia. Discussion and Implications: Key among these are recommendations to use nonpharmacological interventions to manage behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia as the first line of treatment and recommendations on how to best support the use and discontinuation of pharmacological interventions as necessary.
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