Management of Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

Authors

David B. Hogan, University of Calgary
Peter Bailey, Dalhousie University
Anne Carswell, Dalhousie University
Barry Clarke, Dalhousie University
Carole Cohen, University of Toronto
Dorothy Forbes, University of Western OntarioFollow
Malcolm Man-Son-Hing, University of Ottawa
Krista Lanctôt, University of Toronto
Debra Morgan, University of Saskatchewan
Lilian Thorpe, University of Saskatchewan

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2007

Journal

Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association

Volume

3

Issue

4

First Page

355

Last Page

384

Abstract

The authors were charged with making a series of evidence-based recommendations that would provide concrete advice on all aspects of the management of mild to moderate stages of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The recommendations were primarily targeted to primary care physicians practicing in Canada. The assigned topic area did not include either the assessment of a patient with suspected dementia or the prevention of AD and other dementias. An extensive examination of the available literature was conducted. Explicit criteria for grading the strength of recommendations and the level of evidence supporting them were used. The 28 evidence-based recommendations agreed on are presented in this article.

Notes

Published in: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2007, Pages 355-384. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2007.07.006