ContextWhile as many as 5 million individuals in the United States have dementia, many
others have memory complaints. Brief tests to screen for cognitive impairment could help …

This review provides the rationale and background for the development of diagnostic criteria
for depression of Alzheimer disease (AD), including risk factors and neurobiological …

Objectives: To determine whether dementia increases medical expenditures, the probability
of hospitalization, and potentially preventable hospitalization, controlling for variables …

Our study estimates the sensitivity and specificity of Medicare claims to identify clinically-
diagnosed dementia, and documents how errors in dementia assessment affect dementia …

Chronic conditions are among the most common causes of death and disability in the United
States. Patients with such conditions receive disproportionate amounts of health care …

We linked Medicare claims data to information on 417 patients with a clinical diagnosis of
Alzheimer's disease in the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease …

Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder incurring significant
social and economic costs. This study uses a US administrative claims database to evaluate …

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the prevalence of dementia in a general hospital,
reasons for which patients with dementia were admitted, and the relationship between …

To examine the association between geriatric syndromes with hospitalization or nursing
home admission, we reviewed studies that examined hospitalization and nursing home …

BACKGROUND: Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) have
more frequent hospitalizations than individuals without ADRD, and some of these …