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Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America

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Non-Systematic Review

Source: National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine   

Last Reviewed: 2021

Workgroups: Dementias, Including Alzheimer's Disease Workgroup, Older Adults Workgroup

This National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report offers guidance for behavioral and social science research that may help reduce the impact of dementia in the United States and improve the lives of people affected by it.

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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Increase the proportion of older adults with dementia, or their caregivers, who know they have it — DIA‑01
Baseline only
Reduce the proportion of preventable hospitalizations in older adults with dementia — DIA‑02
Baseline only
Increase the proportion of adults with subjective cognitive decline who have discussed their symptoms with a provider — DIA‑03
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2021). Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America: A Decadal Survey of the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26175/reducing-the-impact-of-dementia-in-america-a-decadal-survey.