Dementia prevention, intervention, and care

G Livingston, A Sommerlad, V Orgeta, SG Costafreda… - The lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Acting now on dementia prevention, intervention, and care will vastly
improve living and dying for individuals with dementia and their families, and in doing so …

Pathways to mental health services for young people: a systematic review

K MacDonald, N Fainman-Adelman… - Social psychiatry and …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose While early access to appropriate care can minimise the sequelae of mental
illnesses, little is known about how youths come to access mental healthcare. We therefore …

Assessment of racial/ethnic disparities in timeliness and comprehensiveness of dementia diagnosis in California

E Tsoy, RE Kiekhofer, EL Guterman, BL Tee… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The US aging population is rapidly becoming more racially and ethnically
diverse. Early diagnosis of dementia is a health care priority. Objective To examine the …

A meta-analysis of Alzheimer's disease incidence and prevalence comparing African-Americans and Caucasians

K Steenland, FC Goldstein, A Levey… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Background: Several studies have shown higher Alzheimer's disease (AD) incidence rates
are in African-Americans (AAs) than Caucasians (CCs). If this finding is consistent across …

A systematic review of the public's knowledge and understanding of Alzheimer's disease and dementia

S Cahill, M Pierce, P Werner, A Darley… - Alzheimer Disease & …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
This paper reports findings from a systematic review of the literature on the general public's
knowledge and understanding of dementia/Alzheimer's disease. The key purpose of the …

Strategies for reducing potentially avoidable hospitalizations for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions

T Freund, SM Campbell, S Geissler… - The Annals of Family …, 2013 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Hospitalizations for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are seen as
potentially avoidable with optimal primary care. Little is known, however, about how primary …

Barriers and facilitators in accessing dementia care by ethnic minority groups: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

C Kenning, G Daker-White, A Blakemore, M Panagioti… - BMC psychiatry, 2017 - Springer
Background It is estimated that there are about 25,000 people from UK ethnic minority
groups with dementia. It is clear that there is an increasing need to improve access to …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of general hospital dementia diagnoses in England: sensitivity, specificity, and predictors of diagnostic accuracy 2008–2016

A Sommerlad, G Perera, A Singh-Manoux, G Lewis… - Alzheimer's & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Recognizing dementia in general hospitals allows for tailored care. We aimed to
assess hospital dementia diagnosis accuracy, changes over time, and predictors of correct …

Persistent barriers and facilitators to seeking help for a dementia diagnosis: a systematic review of 30 years of the perspectives of carers and people with dementia

M Parker, S Barlow, J Hoe, L Aitken - International psychogeriatrics, 2020 - cambridge.org
Objective: To identify barriers and facilitators to help seeking for a dementia diagnosis from
the perspective of carers and people with dementia. Design: A systematic review of the …

Influences on the access to and use of formal community care by people with dementia and their informal caregivers: a sco** review

A Bieber, N Nguyen, G Meyer, A Stephan - BMC health services research, 2019 - Springer
Background The literature describes the obstacles to sufficient care faced by people with
dementia and their informal caregivers. Although factors influencing access and utilisation …