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Web-Based Education Program for Care Partners of People Living With Dementia (iGeriCare): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Web-Based Education Program for Care Partners of People Living With Dementia (iGeriCare): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

People living with dementia rely on family care partners to provide support, most often without any formal dementia education. In Canada, at least 486,000 people identify as caring for an individual with dementia [1]; many more constitute informal family or friend care partners. By 2025, Canada will have more than 1 million care partners for people living with dementia who will provide an estimated 1.4 billion hours of care annually [1-5].

Anthony J Levinson, Stephanie Ayers, Sandra Clark, Rebekah Woodburn, Maureen Markle-Reid, Brian McKenna, Doug Oliver, Alexandra Papaioannou, Henry Siu, Richard Sztramko

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e67048

Stigma of Dementia on Social Media During World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Thematic Analysis of Posts

Stigma of Dementia on Social Media During World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Thematic Analysis of Posts

Dementia is a significant global health concern. Worldwide, there are an estimated 10 million new cases of dementia annually, with one new diagnosis every 3.2 seconds [1]. In 2019, the global financial cost of dementia was approximately US$ 1.3 trillion [2]. It is estimated that 57 million people live with dementia, with this number projected to triple to 153 million by 2050 with population growth and aging [3]. Although dementia is a global issue, there is limited knowledge and awareness about dementia.

Juanita-Dawne Bacsu, Jasmine Cassy Mah, Ali Akbar Jamali, Christine Conanan, Samantha Lautrup, Corinne Berger, Dylan Fiske, Sarah Fraser, Anila Virani, Florriann Fehr, Alison L Chasteen, Zahra Rahemi, Shirin Vellani, Melissa K Andrew, Allison Cammer, Katherine S McGilton, Rory Gowda-Sookochoff, Kate Nanson, Karl S Grewal, Raymond J Spiteri

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e72775

Longitudinal Remote Sleep and Cognitive Research in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Prospective Feasibility Cohort Study

Longitudinal Remote Sleep and Cognitive Research in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Prospective Feasibility Cohort Study

Several small studies of sleep apnea treatment have demonstrated improvement in cognitive outcomes and blood biomarkers of Aβ and tau, suggesting that sleep interventions could improve prognosis in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia [7-9]. Poor quality or insufficient sleep in midlife increases the risk of all-cause dementia and MCI [10,11], indicating that improving sleep may also protect against dementia.

Victoria Grace Gabb, Jonathan Blackman, Hamish Morrison, Haoxuan Li, Adrian Kendrick, Nicholas Turner, Rosemary Greenwood, Bijetri Biswas, Amanda Heslegrave, Elizabeth Coulthard

JMIR Aging 2025;8:e72824

Size and Composition of Caregiver Networks Who Manage Medications for Persons Living With Dementia: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2011-2022 National Health and Aging Trends Study

Size and Composition of Caregiver Networks Who Manage Medications for Persons Living With Dementia: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2011-2022 National Health and Aging Trends Study

Persons living with dementia frequently take multiple medications due to comorbid conditions and pharmacologic attempts to manage the behavioral symptoms of dementia [1]. Family caregivers, or spouses, children, and friends who provide care for persons living with dementia, are often responsible for medication management [2].

Reed WR Bratches, Frank Puga, Paul J Barr, Amanda N Leggett, Meredith Masel, James Nicholas Odom, Rita Jablonski

Interact J Med Res 2025;14:e64499

Developing a Dyadic Immersive Virtual Environment Technology Intervention for Persons Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Multiphasic User-Centered Design Study

Developing a Dyadic Immersive Virtual Environment Technology Intervention for Persons Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Multiphasic User-Centered Design Study

Throughout the course of dementia, emotional health challenges (eg, depression, negative affect, and worry) are common among both persons living with a dementia diagnosis and their informal caregivers (eg, family members and friends) [1,2].

Elizabeth A Rochon, Ayush Thacker, Mirelle Phillips, Christine Ritchie, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Evan Plys

JMIR Aging 2025;8:e66212

Advancing Remote Monitoring for Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Systematic Review

Advancing Remote Monitoring for Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Systematic Review

While this review focused on remote monitoring for individuals with AD, it is important to acknowledge that many of the challenges, technologies, and solutions discussed are also relevant to other dementia subtypes. Conditions such as vascular dementia [22,23], Lewy body dementia [24], and frontotemporal dementia [25] share overlapping symptoms [26,27], including cognitive decline, behavior changes, and mobility issues, which can similarly benefit from remote monitoring interventions.

Mohmmad Arif Shaik, Fahim Islam Anik, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Sumit Chakravarty, Mary Dioise Ramos, Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Nazmus Sakib

JMIR Aging 2025;8:e69175

Using a Robot to Address the Well-Being, Social Isolation, and Loneliness of Care Home Residents via Video Calls: Qualitative Feasibility Study

Using a Robot to Address the Well-Being, Social Isolation, and Loneliness of Care Home Residents via Video Calls: Qualitative Feasibility Study

The Fokus network supports research activity within care homes, with the overall aim of improving the lives of people in care homes, with particular focus on individuals with dementia.

Lise Birgitte Holteng Austbø, Ingelin Testad, Martha Therese Gjestsen

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e59764

Forecasting Subjective Cognitive Decline: AI Approach Using Dynamic Bayesian Networks

Forecasting Subjective Cognitive Decline: AI Approach Using Dynamic Bayesian Networks

Validating SCD against objective register-based data on dementia diagnoses and dementia medications for the first time: This objective helped confirm the results and provided new information about the reliability and validity of survey-based outcomes for future use. Data for this study were obtained from the HHS (Figure 1) [16]. The initial survey was conducted between 2000 and 2002, targeting 40- to 60-year-old employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland (phase 1, N=8960, response rate 67%).

Antti Etholén, Teemu Roos, Mirja Hänninen, Ioanna Bouri, Jenni Kulmala, Ossi Rahkonen, Anne Kouvonen, Tea Lallukka

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e65028

Implementation of Telemedicine for Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Scoping Review

Implementation of Telemedicine for Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Scoping Review

Dementia is a complex neurodegenerative condition characterized by progressive deterioration and a diverse array of subtypes and clinical manifestations. According to a recent report, there will be an estimated 152.8 million cases of dementia worldwide by the year 2050, posing a significant burden on health systems that are already facing challenges in meeting the needs of the elderly population [1]. As dementia progresses, the care needs become more complex.

Mengfei Ye, Zheng Liu, Weigen Xie, Mengna Shou, Shengpang Wang, Xuebing Lin, Yan Xu, Miner Yao, Jialu Chen, Yunli Shou, Jingzhu Wu, Lili Guan

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e65667

Systematic Identification of Caregivers of Patients Living With Dementia in the Electronic Health Record: Known Contacts and Natural Language Processing Cohort Study

Systematic Identification of Caregivers of Patients Living With Dementia in the Electronic Health Record: Known Contacts and Natural Language Processing Cohort Study

Demographics of patients living with dementia. a Mixed race, Middle Eastern. b EHR: electronic health record. c Not applicable. Sources and relationship type for known contacts (N=1667). Almost all people living with dementia had a caregiver term listed in the unstructured EHR text. Among the encounter notes text (N=662,536), caregiver terms were found in 26% of cases (n=172,259).

Daniel Martin, Jason Lyons, J David Powers, Andrea E Daddato, Rebecca S Boxer, Elizabeth Bayliss, Jennifer Dickman Portz

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e63654