Background Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) claims data are increasingly leveraged for
dementia research. Few studies address the validity of recent claim data to identify …

As the National Institute on Aging (NIA) turns fifty years old, one of the agency's most
important contributions has been the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease …

Importance Detecting cognitive decline earlier among older adults can facilitate enrollment
in clinical trials and early interventions. Clinical notes in longitudinal electronic health …

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) poses substantial health challenges
among an aging population. One of the primary challenges in studying ADRD is that …

Background Dementia severity is unavailable in administrative claims data. We examined
whether a claims-based frailty index (CFI) can measure dementia severity in Medicare …

Objective As part of the Geriatric Emergency Department (ED) Guidelines 2.0 project, we
conducted a systematic review to find risk factors or risk stratification approaches that can be …

Background Electronic health records (EHRs) with large sample sizes and rich information
offer great potential for dementia research, but current methods of phenotyping cognitive …

Rationale & Objective Although some evidence exists of increased dementia risk from
anemia, it is unclear whether this association persists among adults with CKD. Anemia may …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects one in ten people aged 65 or older and is the most
expensive disease in the United States. We describe the central economic questions raised …

BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed for post-acute ischemic stroke
for anxiety, insomnia, and agitation. While guidelines discourage use in those aged≥ 65 …