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Limited app use adds a twist to a nurse-led dementia risk trial

A cluster-randomized trial involving 403 Australian adults aged 45–65 found that a 12-month nurse-led behavioral intervention ...
Healio

Q&A: Primary care has 'primary responsibility' for brain health

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Brain health and dementia care are getting more attention as the aging population in the U.S. rises. PCPs are ...
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Primary Care Physicians on the Front Lines of Diagnosing and Providing Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care: Half Say Medical Profession Not Prepared to Meet Expected Increase in ...

Newswise — CHICAGO, March 11, 2020 – A new survey of primary care physicians appearing in the Alzheimer’s Association 2020 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report finds nearly 9 in 10 primary ...
Medical Xpress

Five-minute test leads to better care for people with dementia in the primary care setting

The underdiagnosis of dementia, especially among Black and Hispanic patients, is a long-standing challenge in medicine. A new study, published in Nature Medicine, finds that an easy five-minute ...
BIOENGINEER

Nurse-led programme modestly improves dementia risk profiles in Australian primary care trial

A cluster randomised trial in Australian general practices found that a nurse-led, app-supported behavioural programme ...
Medical Xpress

Digital screening during primary care visits may lead to earlier dementia detection and care

A trio of studies led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers has found that digital testing during primary care visits showed some promise as a tool for early identification of Alzheimer ...
Medscape

Confidence Shapes Referral and Uptake of Blood-Based Biomarkers for Dementia

Less than 1 in 4 primary care clinicians report using newer blood-based Alzheimer’s disease tests for patients with suspected cognitive impairment, according to research presented at the American ...
Health Affairs

Primary Care Innovations Can Improve Alzheimer’s And Dementia Care For Patients, Family Caregivers, And Providers

An important piece of the dissemination team’s ongoing work is to encourage payers to develop and implement dementia care management bundled payment or similar value-based payment to ensure adequate ...
Medscape

Managing Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Patterns in Primary Care

Primary care physicians (PCPs) in Ontario frequently used diagnostic tools to assess patients for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, with usage increasing during follow-up. Antidepressants were ...
BIOENGINEER

Beijing primary care struggles to deliver integrated post-diagnostic dementia care

A qualitative interview study of Beijing general practitioners and family caregivers identifies interrelated barriers to ...
Healio

Electronic health record screening identifies dementia risks in primary care settings

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . eRADAR examines demographics, chronic health conditions, vital signs and other data in EHRs. Patients identified ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Primary Care Diabetes Management May Also Reduce Risk of Dementia

Participants in the Risk Assessment and Management Program-Diabetes Mellitus had reduced risks of developing all-cause dementia by 28%, Alzheimer disease by 15%, vascular dementia by 39%, and other or ...