Objective: To determine medication cost, cost per drug, and number of drugs taken of community-dwelling persons with dementia and analyze their associated factors; to estimate the current price reduction of anti-dementia drugs due to implementation of low-priced generics. Method: The present ...
(2016) 2:3 DOI 10.1186/s41070-016-0006-5 APPLICATION NOTE Open Access MedHelp: enhancing medication compliance for demented elderly people with wearable visual intelligence Qianli Xu* , Shue Ching Chia, Joo-Hwee Lim, Yiqun Li, Bappaditya Mandal and Liyuan Li Abstract Dementia results in much...
Treating people with type 2 diabetes, also known as 'age-related diabetes' with antidiabetics reduces their risk for Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. The risk is most significantly reduced by the drug pioglitazone. Researchers of the German Cente
Results revealed that for both males and females, intentional caregiver neglect (41% and 36% respectively) was the predominant barrier while dementia was the second (24% males and 41% females). A One-Way ANOVA was conducted to compare means and revealed that for the entire sample, intentional...
However, for this method to work, it will depend on the progression of the senior’s dementia. Patients who have advanced dementia may need someone or a caregiver to be present to give them their medication on time. In-home care service orsenior living homehas professionals who can provide...
Introduction Anticholinergic (AC) medications have been linked to impaired cognition1-16 primarily in nondemented older adults10,17 and an increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults.1,3,4,18-20 The biological basis for the cognitive effects of AC medications is unknown. ...
Medication -related adverse events in older people with dementia: causes and possible solutions This submission for a PhD by previously published work is based upon six publications in peer reviewed journals, reflecting a 9-year research programme. My research has shown, in a coherent and original...
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Averages of drug use among elderly hospitalized patients suggest that eight drugs taken simultaneously may be typical. Problems may also arise when dementia or depression is present, which may interfere with memory. The most common noncompliant behavior of the elderly appears to be underuse of the...
Memantine Memantine is a non-competitive, selective NMDA receptor antagonist[158], and is clinically used for the treatment of dementia. The efficacy of memantine for the treatment of nicotine addiction has been investigated as well. In a preclinical study, memantine was found to block the ...