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View article: Diagnostic Accuracy of Tools to Identify Anxiety Symptoms and Disorders in Persons with Dementia: a Systematic Review Update
Diagnostic Accuracy of Tools to Identify Anxiety Symptoms and Disorders in Persons with Dementia: a Systematic Review Update Open
Limited anxiety tools validated against a diagnostic gold standard in the context of dementia have been identified. A systematic review update was completed to identify publica-tions since 2017 describing tools to detect anxiety in persons…
View article: Creating a Clinical Care Pathway for Depressive Symptoms and Disorders in Long-Term Care: A Modified Delphi Process
Creating a Clinical Care Pathway for Depressive Symptoms and Disorders in Long-Term Care: A Modified Delphi Process Open
The generated statements provide steps for identifying and managing depression among residents of LTC. These steps can be further tested in practice Canada-wide to improve care for residents. Steps that detail care outside current practice…
View article: Perceptions of Frailty in Long-Term Care
Perceptions of Frailty in Long-Term Care Open
Background An early palliative approach to care may best suit the care needs of older persons with frailty living in long-term care (LTC). The study objective was to evaluate the barriers and facilitators to care for frailty in the LTC set…
View article: Depression detection in dementia: A diagnostic accuracy systematic review and meta analysis update
Depression detection in dementia: A diagnostic accuracy systematic review and meta analysis update Open
Background Depression is common in persons with dementia and is often under‐detected and under‐treated. It is critical to understand which available tools accurately detect depression in the context of dementia. Methods We updated our syst…
View article: Psychosis detection in dementia: a systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy studies
Psychosis detection in dementia: a systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy studies Open
Introduction Symptoms of psychosis, characterized by delusions and hallucinations, are commonly experienced by persons living with dementia. A systematic review was completed to identify tools to evaluate symptoms of psychosis compared to …
View article: Understanding the Barriers to and Facilitators of Anxiety Management in Residents of Long-Term Care
Understanding the Barriers to and Facilitators of Anxiety Management in Residents of Long-Term Care Open
Older adults, 65 years of age and older, living in long-term care (LTC) commonly experience anxiety. This study aimed to understand care providers’ perspectives on the barriers to and facilitators of managing anxiety in residents of LTC. T…
View article: Non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments for anxiety in long-term care: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments for anxiety in long-term care: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Background older adults living in long-term care (LTC) commonly suffer from anxiety symptoms and disorders. We completed a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify efficacious treatments for anxiety symptoms for older adults living …
View article: Detecting Anxiety in Long-Term Care Residents: A Systematic Review
Detecting Anxiety in Long-Term Care Residents: A Systematic Review Open
Anxiety is common in long-term care (LTC), but it is unclear which anxiety detection tools are accurate when compared to a reference standard for residents of LTC. Four databases and grey literature sources were searched using the search c…
View article: Models of Care Delivery from Rehabilitation to Community for Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review
Models of Care Delivery from Rehabilitation to Community for Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review Open
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a chronic condition that results in high healthcare utilization and lifetime cost across the care continuum. In the absence of a standardized model of care delivery for SCI in western countries such as Canada, a…