The impact of social isolation from COVID-19-related public health measures on cognitive function and mental health among older adults: a systematic review and …

P Prommas, KS Lwin, YC Chen, M Hyakutake… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
We aimed to estimate the impact of social isolation on cognitive function and mental health
among older adults during the two-year-and-a-half COVID-19 period. Pubmed Central …

[HTML][HTML] Dementia epidemiology fact sheet 2022

JH Shin - Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022 - synapse.koreamed.org
This dementia epidemiology fact sheet 2022 is aimed at providing an overview of the
epidemiology of dementia in Korea using representative government-led data. This review …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the association between dementia risk factors and cerebrovascular reactivity

C Wang, G Reid, CE Mackay, G Hayes, DP Bulte… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cumulative evidence suggests that impaired cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR), a regulatory
response critical for maintaining neuronal health, is amongst the earliest pathological …

Prolonged social isolation and cognitive function in older adults: lack of informal social contact versus formal social activity as the source of social isolation

J Kim, GR Park - Aging & Mental Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives This study investigates the cognitive function trajectories associated with
prolonged social isolation, while distinguishing between a lack of informal social contact and …

Association between stress-related disorders and the risk of dementia using the Korean national sample cohort: A matched cohort study

H Kim, YS Park, SH Kim, K Hurh, J Kim, EC Park… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with the development of dementia;
however, the association of dementia risk with overall stress-related disorders is less known …

Changes in the place of death of patients with cancer after the introduction of insurance-covered, home-based hospice care in Korea

I Yun, SI Jang, EC Park, SY Jang - JAMA network open, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although hospice care has been covered by health insurance for the purpose of
improving the quality of life of patients with terminal cancer as well as their caregivers, few …

Potentially inappropriate medication use in patients with dementia

K Yoon, JT Kim, WG Kwack, D Kim, KT Lee… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to characterize the epidemiology of using potentially
inappropriate medications associated with dementia exacerbation (DPIMs) in elderly …

Dementia in a hearing-impaired population according to hearing aid use: a nationwide population-based study in Korea

H Byun, JH Chung, SH Lee, EM Kim, I Kim - Ear and Hearing, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hearing loss is considered a potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia.
However, the effect of use of a hearing aid on the development of dementia has not been …

[HTML][HTML] A Multivariable Prediction Model for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Algorithm Development and Validation

SS Oh, B Kang, D Hong, JI Kim, H Jeong… - JMIR Medical …, 2024 - medinform.jmir.org
Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) poses significant challenges in early diagnosis
and timely intervention. Underdiagnosis, coupled with the economic and social burden of …

Relative importance of potential risk factors for dementia in patients with hypertension

MH Jung, KI Kim, JH Lee, KC Sung - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Patients with hypertension are at higher risk for dementia than the general population. We
sought to understand the relative importance of various risk factors in the development of …