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APOE ε4 and Decline in Health and Financial Literacy in Advanced Age

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Health and financial literacy decline in aging, but it is unclear why. In this study, we hypothesized that older people who are carriers of the APOE ε4 allele exhibit a steeper decline in literacy over time. Methods Participants were 851 community‐dwelling older adults without dementia at analytic baseline (188 ε4 carriers and 663 ...
Christopher C. Stewart   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychosocial Barriers and Social Perceptions in Oncology Patients with Tracheostomy: Case-Control Study. [PDF]

open access: yesCurr Oncol
Jurys T   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Emergency Departments Leading the Transformation of Alzheimer's and Dementia Care: Emergency Care Redesign

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over 50% of persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners (dyads) visit the emergency department (ED) every year. In the ED, healthcare professionals face complex challenges managing acute issues and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease–related dementias without provider training or in‐ED structures to ensure a
Afshana Hoque   +59 more
wiley   +1 more source

End‐of‐Life Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Symptom Burden: A Nationally‐Representative Study

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness (subjective feeling of lacking connection) and social isolation (objective deficit in number of relationships or contact with others) are common at the end‐of‐life and can be detrimental to quality of life. Investigating the association between symptoms and end‐of‐life loneliness and social isolation could help inform ...
Mara Rosenberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Development of a Model to Predict Cognitive Decline Within 12 Months in Home Care Clients

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To develop and validate a model to predict cognitive decline within 12 months for home care clients without a diagnosis of dementia. Design We included all adults aged ≥ 18 years who had at least two interRAI Home Care assessments within 12 months, no diagnosis of dementia and a baseline Cognitive Performance Scale score ≤ 1.
Gary Cheung   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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