Dementia
Disparities in Preventable Hospitalization Among Patients With Alzheimer Diseases
System-level care coordination strategies can be the most effective to promote continuity of care among people with Alzheimer's disease; however, the evidence is lacking. The objective of this study is to determine whether accountable care organizations are associated with lower rates of potentially preventable hospitalizations for people with Alzheimer's disease and whether hospital accountable care organization affiliation is associated with reduced racial and ethnic disparities in preventable hospitalizations among patients with Alzheimer's disease.Neighborhood Food Environment and Dementia Incidence: the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study Cohort Survey
Interventions targeting built environmental factors may encourage older people to engage in favorable behaviors and decrease dementia risk, but epidemiologic evidence is limited. This study investigated the association between neighborhood food environment and dementia incidence.Secular Trends in Dementia and Cognitive Impairment of U.S. Rural and Urban Older Adults
This is a nationally representative study of rural−urban disparities in the prevalence of probable dementia and cognitive impairment without dementia (CIND).Neighborhood Environment and Cognition in Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Some evidence suggests that treating vascular risk factors and performing mentally stimulating activities may delay cognitive impairment onset in older adults. Exposure to a complex neighborhood environment may be one mechanism to help delay cognitive decline.The Built Environment and Cognitive Disorders: Results From the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study II
Built environment features have been related to behavior modification and might stimulate cognitive activity with a potential impact on cognitive health in later life. This study investigated cross-sectional associations between features of land use and cognitive impairment and dementia, and also explored urban and rural differences in these associations.Sustained Economic Hardship and Cognitive Function: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study
The relationship between low income and worse health outcomes is evident, yet its association with cognitive outcomes is less explored. Most studies have measured income at one time and none have examined how sustained exposure to low income influences cognition in a relatively young cohort. This study examined the effect of sustained poverty and perceived financial difficulty on cognitive function in midlife.Competing Risks: Investing in Sickness Rather Than Health
Fighting disease is deeply ingrained in American medical culture. The steadfast support for medical research—fewer than one in ten Americans would cut research to reduce the deficit1—underpins a national belief that curing cancer and other major diseases today will mean longer, healthier lives tomorrow.Tai Chi and the Protection of Cognitive Ability: A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies in Healthy Adults
Age-related cognitive decline has become an important public health issue. Tai Chi may be an effective intervention to protect the cognitive ability of healthy adults, but its effects are uncertain. This study systematically evaluated the protective effects of Tai Chi on healthy adults’ cognitive ability.Suicide Later in Life: Challenges and Priorities for Prevention
Suicide in later life is a major public health concern in the U.S., where more than 6,000 older adults take their own lives every year. Suicide prevention in this age group is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves. Research has revealed that factors in each of five domains place older adults at increased risk for suicide—psychiatric illness, personality traits and coping styles, medical illness, life stressors and social disconnectedness, and functional impairment.Regular Fish Consumption and Age-Related Brain Gray Matter Loss
Brain health may be affected by modifiable lifestyle factors; consuming fish and antioxidative omega-3 fatty acids may reduce brain structural abnormality risk.Benefits of SenseCam Review on Neuropsychological Test Performance
One of the core applications of Microsoft's SenseCam is memory rehabilitation. Research has shown that it is an effective memory aid that can cue episodic memories. However, the extent to which SenseCam might improve aspects of memory beyond merely re-presenting forgotten events and locations has not been assessed.Exergaming and Older Adult Cognition: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
Dementia cases may reach 100 million by 2050. Interventions are sought to curb or prevent cognitive decline. Exercise yields cognitive benefits, but few older adults exercise. Virtual reality–enhanced exercise or “exergames” may elicit greater participation.
