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Dementia care in the acute hospital setting: issues and strategies [PDF]

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This report identifies a range of strategies to improve the outcomes for people with dementia. Executive summary: Australia is facing a huge healthcare challenge with an ever increasing demand for appropriate acute care services for people with dementia.

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Further Insights Into Anticholinergic Action Informed by Japanese Anticholinergic Risk Scale

open access: yesGeriatrics &Gerontology International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increased anticholinergic burden caused by medications in older adults is one of the adverse drug reactions of particular concern, as it can exacerbate the onset of geriatric syndromes or induce cognitive dysfunction, and is also related to the issue of polypharmacy.
Masaki Mogi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polypharmacy in HIV: Rethinking what counts and why it matters

open access: yesHIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Polypharmacy, the concurrent use of multiple medications, presents a growing challenge in HIV care as people living with HIV age and experience earlier onset of age‐related co‐morbidities. However, how polypharmacy is defined and assessed in HIV research remains inconsistent.
Luxsena Sukumaran   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical Knowledge Integration Into Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Dynamic Treatment Regimes

open access: yesInternational Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary The goal of precision medicine is to provide individualised treatment at each stage of chronic diseases, a concept formalised by dynamic treatment regimes (DTR). These regimes adapt treatment strategies based on decision rules learned from clinical data to enhance therapeutic effectiveness.
Sophia Yazzourh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Individual and Institutional Factors Associated With Urinary Incontinence Among Nursing Home Residents: A Multilevel Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims (1) To analyse individual and institutional‐level factors associated with urinary incontinence in older adults living in nursing homes; (2) to estimate the prevalence of urinary, faecal and double incontinence in nursing home residents. Design Cross‐sectional study. Methods Residents aged 65+ living in 22 nursing homes in Catalonia (Spain)
Javier Jerez‐Roig   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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