Changes in the Use of Long-Term Medications Following Incident Dementia Diagnosis (JAMA Internal Medicine)

By JAMA Internal Medicine; August 21, 2023

Objective

To examine changes in medication use following an incident dementia diagnosis among community-dwelling older adults.

Over 5 million US individuals have been diagnosed with Alzheimer disease or related dementias, with hundreds of thousands of patients newly diagnosed annually.¹ Dementia is a life-changing diagnosis that may alter older adults’ ability to manage medications and engage in medical treatment decisions. The majority of older adults with dementia also face multiple other chronic conditions,² and worsening cognitive impairment may alter the risk-benefit balance of medications taken for these conditions.

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Citation

Anderson TS, Ayanian JZ, Curto VE, et al. Changes in the Use of Long-Term Medications Following Incident Dementia Diagnosis. JAMA Intern Med. Published online August 21, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3575

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