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Full-Text Articles in Geriatric Nursing
Re-Cognizing Power In The Culture Of Dementia Care Knowledge, Ryan T. Deforge
Re-Cognizing Power In The Culture Of Dementia Care Knowledge, Ryan T. Deforge
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In light of increasing system demands, system regulations, and constrained resources, those living and working with dementia in the long-term care sector are vulnerable to oppressive care practices. This is true so long as our understanding of how social power affects the ways in which dementia care knowledge is created, shared, and enacted remains limited. Based on prolonged field observations and on informal and formal interviews with care recipients, family members, and staff, the aim of this critical qualitative research was to examine the culture of dementia care knowledge in two sites: a specialized dementia care unit in a long-term …
Evidence-Based Guideline: Wandering, May Futrell, Karen Melillo, Ruth Remington
Evidence-Based Guideline: Wandering, May Futrell, Karen Melillo, Ruth Remington
Ruth Remington
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A Vitamin/Nutriceutical Formulation Improves Memory And Cognitive Performance In Community-Dwelling Adults Without Dementia, A Chan, Ruth Remington, E Kotlya, A Lepore, J Zemianek, Thomas Shea
A Vitamin/Nutriceutical Formulation Improves Memory And Cognitive Performance In Community-Dwelling Adults Without Dementia, A Chan, Ruth Remington, E Kotlya, A Lepore, J Zemianek, Thomas Shea
Ruth Remington
Adults of both genders without dementia consumed a nutriceutical formulation ("NF," consisting of folic acid, B12, Vitamin E, S-adenosylmethionine, N-acetyl cysteine and Acetyl-L-carnitine), previously shown to improve cognitive performance in Alzheimer's disease, or placebo. Participants receiving NF but not placebo improved statistically and clinically in the California Verbal Learning Test II and the Trail-Making Test. Both groups improved further during a 3-month open-label extension. Additional individuals displayed identical improvement during a separate 6-month open-label trial. Performance declined to baseline following withdrawal of NF, and statistically improved when participants resumed taking NF. Additional participants receiving NF but not placebo demonstrated improvement …