BACKGROUND Person-centered care is an approach to caregiving known to improve care
outcomes for older adults residing in long-term care facilities (Beck, 1997; Kitwood, 1997; …

As few as 50% of dementia cases are diagnosed by physicians. This study investigated how
primary care physicians assess patients for dementia and identified barriers to dementia …

Objectives. To describe a longitudinal community cohort study, Intelligent Systems for Assessing
Aging Changes, that has deployed an unobtrusive home-based assessment platform in …

Although the potential benefits of unobtrusive in-home sensing technologies for maintaining
health and independence of older adults have been highlighted in recent research, little is …

Purpose: This study examined attitudes of caregivers and physicians toward assessing and
diagnosing dementia, with an emphasis on how a diagnosis is disclosed. Design and …

Methods: African American, Caucasian, Asian, and Latino research volunteers were surveyed
at 15 Alzheimer Disease Centers to identify predictors of willingness to assent to brain …

Older adult participants in the Intelligent Systems for Assessment of Aging Changes study (ISAAC)
carried out by the Oregon Center for Aging and Technology (ORCATECH) were …

Background. Prior research has found that dementia is often undiagnosed in primary care,
but there has been limited research on whether physicians respond to symptoms, behaviors, …

Obtaining a diagnosis of dementia for a relative can be a protracted and anxious time for family
members. This paper reports results from a focus group study and a subsequently mailed …

“Powerful Tools for Caregiving” is an education program for family caregivers of older adults.
Based on a self-efficacy model, the program empowers family caregivers to reduce …