by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Saturday, March 2, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 4, Page 550-566, May 2024. BackgroundPeople with dementia and unpaid carers need to go through a social care or carers needs assessment to access and receive subsidised or fully-funded social care. With no previous evidence, this qualitative...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, March 1, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract BACKGROUND Subjective cognitive impairment (SCI) measures in population-based surveys offer potential for dementia surveillance, yet their validation against established dementia measures is lacking. METHODS We assessed agreement between SCI and a validated...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, March 1, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with multifactorial etiology, including genetic factors that play a significant role in disease risk and resilience. However, the role of genetic diversity in preclinical AD studies...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, March 1, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract Wearable digital technologies capable of measuring everyday behaviors could improve the early detection of dementia-causing diseases. We conducted two systematic reviews following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, March 1, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Hypertension and diabetes are common cardiovascular risk factors that increase Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk. However, it is unclear whether AD risk differs in hypertensive individuals with and without diabetes. METHODS Cognitively normal...
