TY - JOUR T1 - Dementia care and treatment issues JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 40 LP - 42 DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2020-103260 VL - 23 IS - 2 AU - Roberta Heale Y1 - 2020/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/23/2/40.abstract N2 - This perspectives article expands on the one published in EBN July 2019, Vol 22-3 about Care of the Older Person by focusing on commentaries specifically related to research with dementia. Dementia rates are growing internationally and along with this are the complexities of caring for this growing cohort of people.1 It is helpful to explore the literature related specifically to this issue. Commentaries related to dementia and cognitive decline were found from January 2017 to January 2020. Key themes were identified followed by a summary and discussion.The 13 commentaries are grouped into three themes (see box 1). Pain management and dementia. Carers of those with dementia. Treatment issues for those with dementia. Box 1 Evidence-based nursing commentaries on dementia and cognitive decline (2017–2020)Theme 1: Pain management and dementiaEvidence that active pain treatment improves sleep quality and quantity in people with depression and dementia https://ebn.bmj.com/content/22/2/49 Pain-related palliative care challenges in people with advanced dementia call for education and practice development in all care settings https://ebn.bmj.com/content/20/4/118 Assessment and treatment of persistent pain in nursing home residents should be implemented systematically to prevent suffering https://ebn.bmj.com/content/20/3/91 Theme 2: Carers of those with dementiaHelp seeking increases stress among caregivers of partners with young-onset dementia https://ebn.bmj.com/content/23/1/28 Better support and education is imperative to bolster informal at-home carers of people with cognitive impairment and reduce incidences of involuntary treatment of older adults in their homes https://ebn.bmj.com/content/22/2/51 Spouses with partners with dementia living in institutional care develop visiting routines that help to maintain the spousal relationship https://ebn.bmj.com/content/20/2/58 Theme 3: Treatment issues for those with dementiaInternational study reveals aged patients with dementia frequently receive ‘inappropriate prescriptions’ https://ebn.bmj.com/content/22/2/50 Deprescribing in nursing … ER -