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Antihypertensives are prevalent in long-term care (LTC) populations, however the ratio of benefit to harm of antihypertensive treatment is unclear. There has not yet been a randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of deprescribing all classes of antihypertensive medication in the frail...
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Simultaneous temporal trends in dementia incidence and prevalence, 2005–2013: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Saskatchewan, Canada
Simultaneous temporal trends in dementia incidence and prevalence, 2005–2013: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Forbes, D., Innes, A., Morgan, D. G., Quail, J. M., O'Connell, M. E., Teare, G. F., Kosteniuk, J. G., Stewart, N. J., Bello-Haas, V. D., Crossley, M., Kirk, A., Mou, H., McBain, L.
Background: Original studies published over the last decade regarding time trends in dementia report mixed results. The aims of the present study were to use linked administrative health data for the province of Saskatchewan for the period 2005/2006 to 2012/2013 to: (1) examine simultaneous...
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Training programmes and mealtime assistance may improve eating performance for elderly long-term care residents with dementia
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Slaughter, Susan, Keller, Heather
Implications for practice and research: Multifactorial rather than single component interventions are more likely to improve eating performance of older adults with dementia in long-term care. Future research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness and fidelity of interventions in real world...