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Hearing loss and dementia incidence in Australia : findings from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study
, 2019 Interventions targeting risk factors for dementia have the potential to delay or prevent a third of dementia cases. Addressing midlife hearing loss could prevent up to 9% of new cases, the highest of any potentially-modifiable risk factor identified in ...
Strutt, Paul (R21076) +5 more
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Dementia care in hospitals: costs and strategies [PDF]
, 2013 This report estimates the cost of dementia care in New South Wales public hospitals using a subset of data from the Hospital Dementia Services (HDS) Project conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in conjunction with the University
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White matter tract signatures of impaired social cognition in frontotemporal lobar degeneration
NeuroImage: Clinical, 2015 Impairments of social cognition are often leading features in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and likely to reflect large-scale brain network disintegration. However, the neuroanatomical basis of impaired social cognition in FTLD and the role of
Laura E. Downey +11 more
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Digital Cognitive Testing in Mitochondrial Disease: Validity and Challenges for Clinical Trial Use
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Primary mitochondrial disease is a group of genetic disorders caused by pathogenic variants in nuclear or mitochondrial DNA, often resulting in progressive neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Current management is primarily supportive, though recent research offers hope for disease‐modifying treatments in the future.
Oksana Pogoryelova +9 more
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Dementia care in the acute hospital setting: issues and strategies [PDF]
, 2014 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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Oral and enteral nutrition in dementia: an overview [PDF]
, 2015 The number of people currently living with dementia in the UK is estimated to be 850 000 and this is expected to rise to over 1 million by the year 2025. Dementia is a progressive terminal disease and the rate of decline is unique to each person; however,
Brooke, Joanne, Ojo, Omorogieva
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Building on our prior Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis identifying adults aged 18–39 as the primary driver of the national increase in self‐reported cognitive disability, we examined factors associated with this rise using 2013–2024 U.S. BRFSS data. Methods We analyzed U.S.
Adam de Havenon +9 more
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The Open Dementia E-learning Programme: Living with dementia
, 2010 This module asks users to see each person with dementia as a unique individual and reinforces the importance of knowing their background and life history. Through audio and video the module explores the abilities people with a dementia retain in spite of
Buz Loveday, Colin Paton, Damian Murphy
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Is the incidence of dementia declining? [PDF]
, 2014 Action on preventative health could lower the risk of dementia for future generations, argues this report. Executive summary The world-wide projections of the prevalence of dementia in the coming decades have been a source of great concern to health ...
Perminder S. Sachdev
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Working with a robot in hospital and long-term care homes: staff experience
BMC NursingAlthough there is a growing literature on the use of telepresence robots in institutional dementia care settings, limited research focused on the perspectives of frontline staff members who deliver dementia care.
Lily Haopu Ren +13 more
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