Caregiver

Home firearm access among adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias may present safety risks, according to results of a survey study published in JAMA Network Open.

Effects of a behavioral support program for palliative care in caregivers of patients with advanced HF.

A telehealth intervention for family caregivers of patients with advanced HF that addressed quality of life, mood or burden did not demonstrate clinically better outcomes compared with no intervention.

Although most family caregivers of older adults with activity restrictions said health care workers listened to them and asked if they understood the older adult’s treatments, many were not asked if they needed help managing their care, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

SAN ANTONIO – Though 72% of patients with cirrhosis report poor quality of life, only a third receive referral to palliative care, according to an expert at the National Liver Conference 2019.

Nonpharmacologic interventions, including massage and touch therapy, may be more effective than pharmacologic methods in reducing aggression and agitation in adults with dementia, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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As one of the costliest and physically devastating health epidemics facing our nation today, chronic kidney disease affects more than 30 million Americans, largely due to skyrocketing comorbidities like diabetes, obesity and hypertension. In addition, more than 726,000 Americans live with ESRD — a diagnosis that increases by more than 124,000 individuals every year.

The quality of life of patients with dementia and their caregivers can be improved through a collaborative telehealth care intervention that provides support over the phone and online, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Children frequently ingest foreign objects — particularly during the ages of 6 months to 3 years. Although about 80% to 90% of foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously without difficulties, some may cause serious complications and require endoscopic or surgical removal depending on the type, size and shape of the object; its location in the gastrointestinal tract; and time since ingestion, according to a review published in Clinical Endoscopy.