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The purpose of this review by the AHRQ is to assess the effectiveness of 13 interventions for preventing or delaying the onset of age-related cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or clinical Alzheimer's-type dementia (CATD). The full report, executive summary, and disposition of comments are available as PDFs.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2017.
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/

The purpose of this review by the AHRQ is to summarize evidence on cognitive test accuracy for clinical Alzheimer's-type dementia (CATD) in suspected cognitive impairment; biomarker accuracy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in dementia; and effects of CATD drug treatment. The full report and evidence summary are available as PDFs.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2020.
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/

The purpose of this review by the AHRQ is to assess the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and adverse effects of nonpharmacologic interventions for agitation and aggression in individuals with dementia. The full report, executive summary, and disposition of comments are available as PDFs.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2016.
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/

The Griffith Health Framework for Interprofessional Learning sets out the institution’s agreed and endorsed approach to ensuring that its health professional graduates have the capabilities required for effective interprofessional collaborative practice. The Framework includes 12 threshold learning outcomes, a threephase programmatic pedagogical model and accreditation standards for health programs in relation to their interprofessional content.

This report outlines the clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care of older adults. It discusses ten domains while identifying specific guidelines within these domains regarding palliative care.The domains include: structure and process of care, physical aspects of care, psychological and psychiatric aspects of care, social aspects of care, spiritual, religious, and existential aspects of care, cultural aspects of care, care of the patient nearing the end of life, and ethical and legal aspects of care.

This white paper provided by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) provides a framework to help health care organizations and clinicians provide respectful end-of-life care that is coordinated with a patient's goals, values, and preferences.

This report describes screening tools that can be administered by people without clinical training to screen for Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. It also includes a needs assessment and referral tools that are available for use.

Source: RTI International, 2015.
https://www.rti.org/

The report, focusing on family caregivers of adults, reveals that family caregivers are in worse health compared to five years ago, and that personal finances are a concern: 28 percent of family caregivers have stopped saving, 23 percent have taken on more debt. The 2020 study builds on prior efforts (in 1997, 2004, 2009, and 2015) and replicates the new methodology implemented in 2015, allowing for examination of changes to caregiving since the last data collection effort in 2015.

This report provides the latest data on the 40 key indicators selected by the Forum to portray aspects of the lives of older Americans and their families. It is divided into six subject areas: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, health care, and environment.

Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, 2020
https://agingstats.gov/previous-reports.html

This report provides the global strategy and action plan on aging and health developed in May 2016 by the World Health Assembly. It establishs a framework focusing on five strategic objectives to achieve healthy aging for all.

Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2017.
https://www.who.int/publications