What contributes to a decline in cognitive performance among home care clients? Analysis of interRAI data from across Canada
Roughly one-quarter of Canadian home care clients experienced a cognitive decline, over an average of seven months. Since there are some modifiable risk factors for this outcome, it is important to identify and flag these factors as early as possible. Early identification of modifiable risk factors allows clinicians to create care plans that can optimize the well-being of the client and their family.
Authors
- Amanda Mofina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9748-3816)
- Dawn M. Guthrie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3241-6580)
- Nicole Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3351-0122)
- Blake Filderman
Institutions
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- Wilfrid Laurier University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05414-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70