Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: beneficial effects on comorbidities in patients with Alzheimer's disease

V Kaushik, ST Smith, E Mikobi… - American Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias are at high risk of
polypharmacy and excessive polypharmacy for common coexisting medical conditions …

Medical comorbidity in Alzheimer's disease: a nested case-control study

JH Wang, YJ Wu, BL Tee, RY Lo - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Background: Little is known about the distribution of medical comorbidities in Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Objective: We aimed to describe the comorbidity pattern of AD in a nested …

Hospital admissions 2000–2014: A retrospective analysis of 288 096 events in patients with dementia

C Bernardes, J Massano, A Freitas - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Dementia is a leading cause of disability worldwide. It is associated with an
increased risk of hospitalization, imposing a significant burden on healthcare systems. The …

[HTML][HTML] Physical diagnoses in nursing home residents-is dementia or severity of dementia of importance?

LB Jørgensen, BM Thorleifsson, G Selbæk… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Dementia and physical morbidity are primary reasons for nursing home
admission globally. However, data on physical morbidity in nursing home residents with and …

Integrated memory care clinic: design, implementation, and initial results

CK Clevenger, J Cellar, M Kovaleva… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Integrated Memory Care Clinic (IMCC) is a patient‐centered medical home
as defined by the National Committee for Quality Assurance directed by advanced practice …

Cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities in patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia compared to a psychiatric control cohort

J Vogelgsang, C Wolff‐Menzler, B Kis… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Multimorbidity in dementia is associated with an increased risk of complications
and a higher need for care. Having knowledge of cardiovascular and metabolic …

Drugs for dementia and excess of hospitalization: a longitudinal French study

M Francois, J Sicsic… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Background: The impact of adverse effects of drugs for dementia on the risk of
hospitalization has not been much studied despite the impact of hospitalizations on …

Increased health care utilization in dementia subtypes before diagnosis

JS Albrecht, M Hanna, D Kim… - Alzheimer Disease & …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We used data from the OptumLabs Data Warehouse 2008 to 2014 to identify
ADRD subtypes (total N= 36,838) using an algorithm based on temporal sequencing of …

[PDF][PDF] A Journey from Hospital to Home: A Grounded Theory Study of Family Caregivers of Hospitalized Persons with Cognitive Impairment

H Lue - Neuropsychiatry (London), 2018 - academia.edu
Background: Hospitalization rates for persons with cognitive impairment are projected to
increase in Taiwan. They are more likely to use inpatient services, psychotropic drugs, and …

[图书][B] Developing a complex intervention to coordinate care for people with dementia

A Backhouse - 2018 - search.proquest.com
The degenerative nature of dementia and its complexity of needs is becoming an increasing
challenge to UK health and social care. Current care services have been reported as …