Tag: Dementia
Hearing, Vision Impairment Up Odds of Cognitive Decline in Seniors
Odds of cognitive impairment increased more than eightfold for seniors with dual sensory impairment
Medicare Policy Changes Tied to Drop in Hospice Use for Dementia
Immediate and lasting reductions seen in the share of patients receiving hospice care with Alzheimer disease, related dementia code
Psychological Interventions May Reduce Depression in Dementia Patients
Treatments based on cognitive behavioral therapies may reduce depressive symptoms, but evidence lacking for effect on anxiety
Inverse Link Found for Antioxidant Levels, All-Cause Dementia
Serum lutein+zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin levels inversely associated with incident all-cause dementia
COVID-19 Pneumonia Hospitalization Tied to New-Onset Dementia
Rate significantly higher than seen with other pneumonias
Dementia Incidence Varies by Race, Ethnicity
Among U.S. veterans, rates highest for Blacks and Hispanics
Accelerated Trajectory of CV Risk Predicts Dementia Risk
Those with accelerated versus stable cardiovascular risk trajectory have increased risk for memory decline
Late-Onset Alcohol Abuse May Signal Dementia
Findings particularly for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementia Diagnoses Up in Medicare Decedents
Percentage of older U.S. decedents with a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease and related dementias increased significantly from 2004 to 2017
Memory Concerns Stable, but Incidence of Cognitive Decline Increased
Women, those older than 80 years, and those living in more deprived areas more likely to have memory concern, cognitive decline recorded in primary care
