Volunteers with dementia needed for LIT study

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 October Volunteers with dementia needed for LIT study Volunteers with dementia needed for LIT study 14/10/2021 | 2 MINS Researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology are seeking volunteers for a study to help general practitioners manage medications for patients who are living with dementia. Study Co-ordinator at the WA Centre for Health and Ageing Jenny Tasker says this includes the possibility of reducing the number of medications a person takes, a practice known as ΓÇÿdeprescribingΓÇÖ. ΓÇ£People living with dementia often take many different medications, some of which can cause side effects,ΓÇ¥ Ms Tasker said. ΓÇ£In earlier studies, researchers found some people with dementia continued to take medicines that may no longer benefit them or where the risks of side effects outweighed the benefits. ΓÇ£This study is testing a way pharmacists and GPs can work together to safely reduce the number of medications being taken and whether this is helpful for people living with dementia." Researchers are looking for people living in the Perth commun

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 October Volunteers with dementia needed for LIT study Volunteers with dementia needed for LIT study 14/10/2021 | 2 MINS Researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology are seeking volunteers for a study to help general practitioners manage medications for patients who are living with dementia.

Study Co-ordinator at the WA Centre for Health and Ageing Jenny Tasker says this includes the possibility of reducing the number of medications a person takes, a practice known as ΓÇÿdeprescribingΓÇÖ.

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