When people with dementia take antipsychotics, it is associated with an increased risk of adverse events such as stroke, heart failure, and pneumonia. This was the conclusion of researchers from Great Britain, Norway, and Greece. Researchers from Great Britain pointed to the current care situation in their study, published in 2024: „Despite safety concerns..."
Researchers at the University Hospital Erlangen have investigated how sedating medications affect potentially treatable falls in people with dementia. They analyzed data from 139 people with dementia living in five Bavarian nursing homes. When medications from certain drug classes are taken, this can, in people with dementia living in nursing homes, ...
Which factors are associated with falls in people with dementia? Researchers from China investigated this. Their findings provide clear indications of which characteristics to focus on in fall prevention for people with cognitive impairments. While there are numerous studies that examine the risk factors for falls in older individuals...
People with Alzheimer's dementia fall more often than their cognitively healthy peers. Researchers from the USA have now substantiated this finding with a large review. In it, they summarized data on the frequency and number of falls, the reoccurrence rate of falls, and the number of falls that caused injuries. Older people who injured themselves...
Over the years, seniors often experience limitations in their walking ability. These limitations can indicate diseases that are not initially associated with gait disorders. Scientists from France and Canada have now confirmed that gait performance provides „valuable insights“ into the cognitive functions of older people...
What is the risk of an older person developing dementia after a fall? Researchers from the USA found: In 10.6 percent of patients treated for a fall, dementia was diagnosed within one year. Previous studies have already shown a connection between mild cognitive...
Background: Falls among older adults are considered one of the leading causes of physical disability and are also associated with higher rates of illness and mortality. Approximately 30–40% of people over the age of 65 fall once a year, and the risk of falling is twice as high for people with dementia compared to those without dementia [1, 2]. …
Falls von Menschen mit Demenz lassen sich vermeiden. It is important to know which additional diagnosed illnesses are present, what the medication regimens are, or in what environment the person lives. The numbers are alarming. Over a period of two and a half years, 31.1 percent of older adults with dementia suffered...
Wenn eine Demenzerkrankung weit fortgeschritten ist, lässt sich der Übergang in ein Pflegeheim häufig nicht mehr vermeiden. Aufgrund ihrer Symptome und zum Teil begleitender Erkrankungen erhalten Menschen mit Demenz dort oft eine Vielzahl von Medikamenten, die sich auch auf die Sturzgefahr auswirken können. Forscher*innen des Universitätsklinikums Erlangen / der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität …
