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Prevalence of dementia and BPSD in community-dwelling older adults with advanced care needs: a nationwide survey in Taiwan.
Key takeaways
This national survey in Taiwan covered 11,297 older adults who need heavy day-to-day care, including some on dialysis. It counted how many had dementia and how many had the behavior and mood problems that come with it, such as agitation or low mood. It is a one-time count, so it shows how common these are, not what causes them. Dialysis is only one of many care needs included, so the paper is not really about kidney disease.
Who did this work
Jhang KM (Neurological Institute, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.) · Tung YC (Department of Pharmacy, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.) · Wang WF (Neurological Institute, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.) · Chung HJ (National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institutes, Yunlin, Taiwan.) · Liao HY (National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institutes, Yunlin, Taiwan.) · Huang LC (Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Gangshan Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Neuroscience Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.) · Hsu CC (National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institutes, Yunlin, Taiwan; Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Maioli, Taiwan; Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Family Medicine, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Electronic address: [email protected].) · Yang YH (National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institutes, Yunlin, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Gangshan Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Neuroscience Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: [email protected].)
Source
Paper · Europe PMC, CKD mind-body · 2026-08-14
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjpad.2026.100656