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Disability. The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [ 1]
In community samples, cutoff scores for likely dementia have ranged from 3.3 and above to 3.6 and above, while in patient samples the cutoff scores have ranged from 3.4 and above to 4.0 and above. [3] To improve the detection of dementia, the IQCODE can be used in combination with the Mini-Mental State Examination.
brain injury. physical inactivity. depression. social isolation. hearing loss. lower levels of education. The Commission’s new report added high cholesterol after the age of 40 and vision loss ...
Developed for use with English-speaking patients aged 16 to 89 years, [ 1] WTAR is a “hold” test, a type of neuropsychological test that relies on abilities thought to be unaffected by cognitive decline associated with neurological damage. In the design of WTAR, the demographic prediction tables were co-normed with the widely used Wechsler ...
In some cases, phrasing activities as a question can cause confusion for a dementia patient, experts warned. "Using empathy and understanding instead of frustration is crucial in managing these ...
The Nun Study of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease is a continuing longitudinal study, begun in 1986, to examine the onset of Alzheimer's disease. [ 1][ 2] David Snowdon, an Epidemiologist and the founding Nun Study investigator, started the Nun Study at the University of Minnesota, later transferring the study to the University of Kentucky in 1990 ...
August 19, 2024 at 1:30 AM. Dementia has 2 shocking new risk factors, study finds, with total of 14 now on list. Two surprising new risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease are noted in a new study ...
Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health conditions during Dementia. The Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health conditions during Dementia ( MATCH-D) criteria supports clinicians to manage medication use specifically for people with dementia without focusing only on the management of the dementia itself. [1] [2]