Meta-analysis and moderator analysis of the prevalence of malnutrition and malnutrition risk among older adults with dementia

H Arifin, R Chen, KJ Banda, CY Kustanti… - International journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Aging and dementia are common and closely related health problems in older
adults, affecting their ability to maintain a healthy diet and ultimately resulting in malnutrition …

A night-time monitoring system (eNightLog) to prevent elderly wandering in hostels: A three-month field study

JCW Cheung, EWC Tam, AHY Mak, TTC Chan… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Older people are increasingly dependent on others to support their daily activities due to
geriatric symptoms such as dementia. Some of them stay in long-term care facilities. Elderly …

Non‐pharmacological management of wandering in persons with dementia: An integrative review

S Park, Y Lee - Psychogeriatrics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Wandering behaviour affects a significant portion of dementia patients, ranging
from 15% to 80%, presenting a serious safety concern and adding to caregivers' burden …

[HTML][HTML] Falls and Alzheimer disease

AL Kehrer-Dunlap, AA Keleman… - Advances in geriatric …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Falls are the leading cause of injury, disability, and injury-related mortality in the older adult
population. Older adults with Alzheimer disease (AD) are over twice as likely to experience a …

Data silos undermine efforts to characterize, predict, and mitigate dementia-related missing person incidents

A Miguel Cruz, S Marshall, C Daum… - Healthcare …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
It is estimated that up to 60% of people living with dementia go missing at least once during
the course of their disease. Databases on missing incidents involving people living with …

Relational solidarity and conflicting ethics in dementia care in urban India

B Brijnath, R Rao, U Baruah… - The Journals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objective Using the concept of relational solidarity, we examine how autonomy, equality,
dignity, and personhood are practiced in the care of people living with dementia at home in …

Insights into the associated risk factors of malnutrition among nursing home residents: A longitudinal study

J de Almeida Mello, E Schoebrechts… - Clinical Nutrition, 2024 - Elsevier
Background & aims Malnutrition often remains undetected in older persons, leading to
increased health problems and comorbidity, prolonged hospital stays and readmissions. In …

Experiences of family caregivers taking care getting lost of persons with dementia: a qualitative study

SH Li, SFV Wu, CY Liu, CF Lin, HR Lin - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background Getting lost with family members who have dementia is a significant source of
stress for family caregivers. In Taiwan, family caregivers develop strategies to deal with …

Italian standardization of the BPSD-SINDEM scale for the assessment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with dementia

FE Pozzi, F D'Antonio, M Zuffi, O Pelati, D Vernè… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) are a
heterogeneous set of psychological reactions and abnormal behaviors in people with …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing walking behaviors in aged residential care using accelerometry, with comparison across care levels, cognitive status, and physical function …

R Mc Ardle, L Taylor, A Cavadino, L Rochester… - JMIR aging, 2024 - aging.jmir.org
Background Walking is important for maintaining physical and mental well-being in aged
residential care (ARC). Walking behaviors are not well characterized in ARC due to …