Adebusola Adekoya, Lili Liu, Veronique Boscart, John P Hirdes
{"title":"Locating Missing Persons with Dementia: Using Knowledge-to-Action Framework for Implementation of Alert Systems.","authors":"Adebusola Adekoya, Lili Liu, Veronique Boscart, John P Hirdes","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825100317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100317","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alert systems can engage the community to help locate missing persons with dementia. Evidence on the impact of implemented alert systems is minimal. Guided by three adapted Knowledge-to-Action Framework phases: identifying the problem, assessing barriers, and evaluating outcomes, this study aimed to examine understandings about alert systems and their implementation in Canada, Scotland, and the United States. A document review and interviews conducted with 40 interest holders (those with lived experience, first responders, service providers, and policymakers) underwent thematic analysis. Findings revealed variability in alert systems implementation and barriers at individual (limited understanding of alert systems, privacy concerns, alert fatigue) and organizational levels (sustainability, accessibility, privacy legislation). Participants recommended the following for successful implementation of alert systems: clear policy, collaboration, ongoing assessment, and a localized, opt-in system with accessibility, public education, and sustainable funding. This information indicates under what conditions alert systems for missing persons with dementia could be implemented.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145233721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Molly Hutchinson, Jim Gilhuly, Gale Ramsden, Chloe Lee, Dee Tripp, Beryl Collingwood, Julia Fineczko, Carrie McAiney, Katherine S McGilton, Melissa McVie, Jennifer Bethell
{"title":"Listened to but Rarely Heard: A Scoping Review of Resident Engagement in the Organizational Design and Governance of their Long-Term Care Homes.","authors":"Molly Hutchinson, Jim Gilhuly, Gale Ramsden, Chloe Lee, Dee Tripp, Beryl Collingwood, Julia Fineczko, Carrie McAiney, Katherine S McGilton, Melissa McVie, Jennifer Bethell","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825100263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100263","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Engaging residents of long-term care homes (LTCHs) in their home's environment, programs, and operations is required in some jurisdictions and could improve resident quality of life and other outcomes. This scoping review summarized existing research on resident engagement in LTCH organizational design and governance, including associated enablers, barriers, approaches, and outcomes. The database search yielded 5,580 records (after deduplication), and 62 articles covering 59 studies were included. These studies predominantly described Residents' Councils (<i>n</i> = 38; 64%) and enablers or barriers pertaining to resident and home perspectives, as well as implementation and sustainability infrastructure. Few studies described approaches to considerations of resident diversity (<i>n</i> = 8; 14%) or the presence of dementia and/or cognitive impairment (<i>n</i> = 12; 20%). Ten studies reported quantitative data evaluating resident engagement, and only four with resident-reported outcomes. Robust, evidence-informed frameworks that are co-designed with residents, staff, and others in the LTCH sector are needed to engage residents in their LTCHs.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145233724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Linda Lee, Aaron Jones, Tejal Patel, Loretta M Hillier, Ruchi Parikh, Catherine Lee, Zahinoor Ismail, Frank Molnar, Howard Chertkow
{"title":"Five-Year Trajectory of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Insights from a Primary Care Memory Clinic.","authors":"Linda Lee, Aaron Jones, Tejal Patel, Loretta M Hillier, Ruchi Parikh, Catherine Lee, Zahinoor Ismail, Frank Molnar, Howard Chertkow","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825100299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The trajectory of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) to dementia within primary care is not well understood.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We investigated the 5-year trajectory of patients initially diagnosed with MCI, evaluated their risk of developing dementia considering age, sex, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test scores and determined the annual conversion rate from MCI to dementia for patients assessed in a MINT (Multispecialty Interprofessional Team) memory clinic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a longitudinal cohort study using a retrospective chart review of 751 patients assessed within a MINT memory clinic in Ontario, Canada. The conversion rate from MCI to dementia was estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method. Cox regression examined time to dementia diagnosis and the association between baseline MoCA scores and dementia risk.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The observed 5-year conversion rate from MCI to dementia was 28.0%, though with limited follow-up data. Accounting for missing data, the estimated 5-year conversion rate was 48.8% (39.5%, 59.2%) with an average annual rate of 9.8%. Each one-point increase in MoCA score at initial visit was associated with a 10% lower rate of conversion to dementia (aHR: 0.90, 95%CI: 0.85-0.96).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Findings highlight the profile of patients assessed in MINT clinics, cognitive trajectory of those diagnosed with MCI, and the importance of primary care-based memory clinics in early detection and intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tatiana Penconek, Abraham Munene, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Greta G Cummings, Leanna Wyer, Shawna Reid, Eddy Lang, Vivian Ewa, Ryan Kozicky, Marian George, Wayne Hykaway, Patrick McLane
{"title":"Evaluation of the Use of an Intervention by Health Care Providers for Resident Transfers from Long-Term Care to Emergency Departments in Times of Medical Urgency: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Tatiana Penconek, Abraham Munene, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Greta G Cummings, Leanna Wyer, Shawna Reid, Eddy Lang, Vivian Ewa, Ryan Kozicky, Marian George, Wayne Hykaway, Patrick McLane","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825100305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100305","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Approximately 25% of older adult residents who experience an acute change in health status are transferred from Long-Term Care (LTC) to Emergency Departments (ED). We explored the use of an intervention (i.e., LTC to ED) care and referral pathway, INTERACT® Change in Condition cards, and STOP AND WATCH tool, in informing decision making regarding resident transfers. We conducted 22 semi-structured interviews with Health care Providers (HCPs) involved in the LTC to ED care pathway in Western Canada. Thematic analysis of the qualitative interviews was used to evaluate the use of the pathway and tools. We identified six themes influencing decision making around resident transfers including interprofessional practice and conflict, ambiguous and clear medical cases, ageism, health care providers' goals, family involvement in resident care, and intervention tools. The intervention may be useful in streamlining, documenting, and increasing transparency in complicated LTC resident care and transfer decisions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145151308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[La gestion socioterritoriale du vieillissement : Une analyse perceptuelle dans quatre localités en Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick].","authors":"Majella Simard","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825100214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100214","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>La gestion socioterritoriale du vieillissement constitue un enjeu fondamental au Nouveau-Brunswick. Comme cette province ne possède pas de stratégie territoriale du vieillissement, il revient aux municipalités d'aménager leur territoire afin de favoriser le vieillissement sur place. L'objectif de cet article consiste à évaluer la perception des élus municipaux, des intervenants communautaires et des aînés en ce qui a trait à la gestion socioterritoriale du vieillissement dans quatre villes du Nouveau-Brunswick. L'approche utilisée est celle des représentations sociales des acteurs à partir d'entrevues semi-dirigées. Sur le plan théorique, notre analyse s'appuie sur le modèle de gérontologie environnementale. Bien que les résultats de nos entretiens révèlent une satisfaction généralisée des répondants concernant l'implication des élus à la gestion socioterritoriale du vieillissement, des disparités persistent notamment au chapitre de l'accessibilité par rapport à certains édifices et au manque d'infrastructures dédiées spécifiquement aux aînés. Pour pallier ces difficultés, le déploiement d'une stratégie territoriale du vieillissement multiniveau constitue une piste de solutions à envisager.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145126163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alixe Ménard, Annie H Sun, Anne Bourbonnais, Michelle Fleming, Susan Macaulay, Amy T Hsu
{"title":"Navigating (Long-Term) Care in Crisis: A Critical Ethnography of Care Partners in a Pandemic.","authors":"Alixe Ménard, Annie H Sun, Anne Bourbonnais, Michelle Fleming, Susan Macaulay, Amy T Hsu","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825100275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100275","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted significant vulnerabilities in long-term care (LTC) homes, severely impacting residents and care partners. This study investigates how care partners of older adults living in Ontario LTC homes perceived residents' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how those perceptions shaped their own caregiving experiences. Using critical ethnography, we identified four key themes: (a) masks and miscommunication, (b) loneliness and loss, (c) from interaction to isolation, and (d) loss of the advocacy role. Supportive actions included transparent masks, increased allied health professionals, and enriching daily programs. These findings emphasize the need for policies that balance infection control with the emotional and social needs of LTC residents, addressing power imbalances, ageism, and systemic inequities.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145114448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ingrid Hennebert, Thierry Darnaud, Christine-Vanessa Cuervo-Lombard
{"title":"[Sentiment de reconnaissance des familles].","authors":"Ingrid Hennebert, Thierry Darnaud, Christine-Vanessa Cuervo-Lombard","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825100147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100147","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Un certain nombre d'articles et de chapitres d'ouvrages évoquent les remaniements fonctionnels des familles face à la maladie neuro-évolutive (MNE) d'un de leurs proches. Cependant, peu d'études s'arrêtent sur le vécu de ces familles, sur leur positionnement face à la maladie et de comment elles se sentent reconnues par leurs proches atteints d'une MNE à un stade sévère. Dans cette étude, nous nous sommes intéressés au sentiment de reconnaissance des enfants et des conjoints, aux émotions de colère et de tristesse ainsi qu'aux sentiments de découragement et d'impuissance vécus par les familles face à l'évolution de la MNE de leurs parents / conjoints. Nous avons souhaité savoir s'il existait une différence significative entre les enfants et les conjoints au niveau de leur sentiment de reconnaissance et de leurs vécus. Nos résultats montrent qu'il existe une différence significative entre les enfants et les conjoints au niveau de la colère.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145087702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Caregiver Perspectives of Aging in Place with Dementia: A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers Using the Social Ecological Model.","authors":"Jessica L Russell, Paula C Fletcher","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825100287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Most persons living with dementia in Canada reside at home, relying on support from family and/or friends as caregivers. Evidentially, knowledge gaps exist when trying to understand how caregivers and persons living with dementia can be better supported in their community and health care environments. This research examined the effect of aging in place with a focus on providing a comprehensive understanding of the barriers to aging in place for persons living with dementia and their caregivers using the social-ecological model. Fourteen caregivers were recruited to participate in one-on-one semi-structured interviews. The subsequent theme, <i>they do not make it easy</i>, emphasizes issues faced with community and societal domains of aging in place care. These findings shed light on the unmet needs of persons living with dementia and their caregivers while aging in place, as well as the need to address systemic barriers to sincerely promote aging in place for <i>all</i> persons.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145087698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perceptions et attitudes des personnes âgées souffrant d'insomnie par rapport aux médicaments et aux produits de santé naturels.","authors":"Patrick Viet-Quoc Nguyen, Thanh Dang-Vu, Geneviève Forest, Lidia Saidi, Phillippe Desmarais","doi":"10.1017/S071498082510010X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S071498082510010X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>La présente étude de méthode mixte explore les perceptions et attentes relatives aux hypnotiques et produits de santé naturels (PSN) chez les personnes âgées. Vingt-quatre personnes d'en moyenne 76 ans dont 58 % étaient des femmes ont participé à des entrevues semi-structurées. La moitié était des utilisateurs d'hypnotiques. Selon leur score de l'index de sévérité de l'insomnie, 54 % des participants avaient une insomnie légère, 38 % modérée et 8 % sévère. Les participants s'attendaient que les médicaments permettent un endormissement rapide, un sommeil ininterrompu et une augmentation de sa durée. Ils souhaitaient avoir des sensations comme la détente ou l'absence de pensées durant leur sommeil. Les sensations désirées au réveil comprenaient le calme, le bien-être et la satisfaction. Dans l'analyse de combinaison, les thèmes de la quantité de sommeil et le temps de latence court sont des critères d'efficacité les plus fréquemment cités autant chez ceux souffrant d'insomnie légère que modérée à sévère. L'absence d'éveils nocturne était l'autre critère d'efficacité plus fréquemment mentionné chez ceux ayant une insomnie légère alors que la sensation de bien-être au réveil était celui pour ceux ayant une insomnie modérée à sévère.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145087744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Irmina Klicnik, Andrew Putman, David Rudoler, Michael J Widener, Shilpa Dogra
{"title":"Neighbourhood Walkability and Greenness Exhibit Different Associations with Social Participation in Older Males and Females: An Analysis of the CLSA - ERRATUM.","authors":"Irmina Klicnik, Andrew Putman, David Rudoler, Michael J Widener, Shilpa Dogra","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825100251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100251","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}