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Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 396; Issue: 10248 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30367-6

1474-547X

Gill Livingston, Jonathan Huntley, Andrew Sommerlad, David Ames, Clive Ballard, Sube Banerjee, Carol Brayne, Alistair Burns, Jiska Cohen‐Mansfield, Claudia Cooper, Sergi G. Costafreda, Amit Dias, Nick C. Fox, Laura N. Gitlin, Robert Howard, Helen C. Kales, Mika Kivimäki, Eric B. Larson, Adesola Ogunniyi, Vasiliki Orgeta, Karen Ritchie, Kenneth Rockwood, Elizabeth L Sampson, Quincy M. Samus, Lon S. Schneider, Geir Selbæk, Linda Teri, Naaheed Mukadam,

Frailty in Older Adults

should consider dementia in older people without known dementia who have frequent admissions or who develop delirium.Delirium is common in people with dementia and contributes to cognitive decline.In hospital, care including appropriate sensory stimulation, ensuring fluid intake, and avoiding infections might reduce delirium incidence.Acting now on dementia prevention, intervention, and care will vastly improve living and dying for individuals with dementia and their families, and thus society.Research UK, and would like to thank them for financial help.These organisations funded the fares, accommodation, and food for the Commission meeting but had no role