Introduction: Polypharmacy, the use of multiple medications by one individual, is
increasingly common among older adults. Caring for the growing number of older people …

Background Hospitalisation is often harmful for people with dementia and results in high
societal costs, so avoidance of unnecessary admissions is a global priority. However, no …

Background Higher continuity of GP care (CGPC), that is, consulting the same doctor
consistently, can improve doctor–patient relationships and increase quality of care; however …

Objective Hospitalizations of people with dementia (PWD) are often accompanied by
complications or functional loss and can lead to adverse outcomes. Unsystematic findings …

Objectives Emergency department (ED) attendance is common among people with
dementia and increases toward the end of life. The aim was to systematically review factors …

The objective of this study was to characterize the epidemiology of using potentially
inappropriate medications associated with dementia exacerbation (DPIMs) in elderly …

Objectives Investigate predictors of falls and fractures leading to hospitalization in a large
cohort of people with dementia. Design A retrospective cohort study. Setting and Participants …

This study was aimed to compare early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with
Lewy bodies (DLB), the two most common types of dementia in the elderly, in terms of the …

Introduction Delirium is an acute and fluctuating change in attention and cognition that
increases the risk of functional decline, institutionalisation and death in hospitalised patients …

Aims While certain drug‐use indicators are known to be associated with clinical outcomes,
the relationship is unclear for some highly prevalent conditions in in patients aged≥ 65 …