Dementia Safety Risks: Medication Errors Top China Study
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A China-wide survey of 1,057 older adults with Alzheimer's or related cognitive impairment found 73.5% had at least one safety incident in the past year, and over a third reported three or more. Medication errors and verbal aggression were the most common, followed by falls and physical aggression. Medication errors and getting lost also sat at the center of how different incidents linked together across care settings and regions.
Source: Zhou Y, et al., Mapping the nature, type, and association network of safety incidents among individuals with cognitive impairment in China: a large-scale multicenter cross-sectional study, J Prev Alzheimers Dis 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjpad.2026.100606 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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