Background The number of older adults has been constantly growing around the globe.
Consequently, multimorbidity and related polypharmacy have become an increasing …

Dementia is considered a clinical syndrome characterized by cognitive dysfunction and
memory loss. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia. AD is linked …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent type of dementia characterized by the
deposition of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaque and tau-neurofibrillary tangles (TNTs) in the brain …

Objectives Falls are common among older people in nursing homes, and the assessment of
fall risk factors is critical for the success of fall prevention interventions. This study aimed to …

Objectives: Nursing home (NH) residents with dementia is exposed to high rates of
psychotropic prescriptions. Our objectives were to:(1) pool the prevalence estimates of …

Background Although slow gait speed is an established risk factor for falls, few studies have
evaluated change in gait speed as a predictor of falls or considered variability in effects by …

Objectives Emergency department (ED) attendance is common among people with
dementia and increases toward the end of life. The aim was to systematically review factors …

Background Medicines management in care homes requires significant improvement.
CHIPPS was a cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of …

Background psychotropic medication use has been shown to increase with age and has
been associated with increased risk of falls, strokes and mortality. Various guidelines …

Background Aged care residents are vulnerable to the harmful effects of medicines;
however, data on the prevalence and preventability of adverse medicine events in aged …