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Category Archives: Assistive Technology
Video Game Creators Developing Digital Technologies to Help People with Dementia (BBC News Scotland / Glasgow Caledonian University)
Posted on May 25, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary Young software experts and designers more usually at home in Scotland’s creative computer-games industry are taking part in a 48-hour “boiler-room” challenge, at Glasgow Caledonian University, directed towards the rapid development of life-changing digital products with the potential to … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alzheimer Scotland, Digital Exclusion, Digital Mental Healthcare, Digital Technology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow School of Art, Jamming 4 Small Change, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Personal Digital Assistant: PDA, Social Media, Tablet Computers
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Integrated Care and Support: Landmark Shared Commitment (Department of Health)
Posted on May 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This Department of Health framework document on the integration of health and social care establishes the agreement to create “joined-up” care. It explains how multi-agency working in local areas can use existing structures to bring together Local Authorities, the … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Avoidable Admissions, Care Integration, Care Minister Normal Lamb, Care Planning, Co-Production, Commissioning Environment, Community Budgets, Community Care Assessments, Continuity of Care, Cooperation, Delayed Transfers of Care, Department of Health, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Early Supported Discharge Teams, ESD: Early Supported Discharge, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Education England (HEE), Health Select Committee on Integrated Care and Support, HEE: Health Education England, Hospital Discharge, Housing, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Health Partnerships, Housing Associations, Housing Policy, Integrated Care and Support: Our Shared Commitment, Integrated Care Pathway, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Discharge Process, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Teams, Integration, Integration of Health and Social Care, Joint Commissioning, LGA: Local Government Association, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Empowerment, Local Government Association, Local Government Association: LGA, Managerial, Mind the Gap, Monitor, National Collaboration for Integrated Care and Support, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), National Voices, NHS England, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), NHS Improving Quality, Patient Discharge, Personalised Care Planning, PHE: Public Health England, Policy, Post-Discharge Support, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Public Health England (PHE), Reablement, Reablement Services, Recovery Rehabilitation and Reablement (RRR), Rehabilitation, Retirement Housing, Service Continuity, Service Integration, Social Care Assessments, Social Care Institute for Excellence, Social Housing, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, Year of Care Payment Approach
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Use of Social Media Among Patients and Carers (BMJ Open)
Posted on May 11, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary There is a large and growing amount of literature concerning the use of social media by patients and caregivers. The authors of this article proposed to “map” and evaluate the state of the existing literature, with a view to … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Alberta, Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence: University of Alberta, Australia, Blogging, Blogs, Canada, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Charles Sturt University, Collaborative Projects, Content Communities, Digital Technology, Empowerment, Engagement, Evaluation of Social Media Use, Experiences, Facebook, Faculty of Education: Charles Sturt University, Feedback, Microblogs, New South Wales, Patient and Public Engagement (PPE), Patient Experience, Patient Feedback, School of Information Studies: Charles Sturt University, Self-Management Education, Service User Experience, Short Message Service: SMS, Smartphones, Social Bookmarking, Social Care, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Social Media Guidance, Social Media Platforms, Social Networking Sites, Social Sharing, Twitter, University of Alberta, User Experience, Video Sharing, Vimeo, Virtual Worlds, Wagga Wagga, YouTube
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Potential Roles of Social Media in the NHS (NHS Employers)
Posted on May 7, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This NHS Employers briefing shows how social media is becoming central to the effective working of the NHS and argues for a more open and “permissive” approach (coupled with clarity on professional behaviour and the importance of confidentiality). The guidance in “HR and social media in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Barriers to Integration, Barriers to Technology Implementation, Blogging, British Medical Association’s Social Media Guidance, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Continuing Professional Development, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Digital by Default, Digital Exclusion, Digital First (Formerly Digital by Default), Digital Technology, Empowerment, Engagement, Experiences, Facebook, Feedback, General Medical Council’s Social Media Guidance, Government Digital Service (GDS), Health and Care Professions Council Social Media Guidance, Leadership Via Social Media Platforms, Learning and Professional Development, Linkedin, Microblogging, NHS Employers, Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Social Media Guidance, Patient and Public Engagement (PPE), Patient and Staff Feedback, Patient Experience, Patient Feedback, Picture Sharing, Professional Sharing, Public Engagement Exercises, RCN's Social Media Guidance, Royal College of General Practitioners’ Social Media Guidance, Service User Experience, Social Bookmarking, Social Care, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Social Media Guidance, Social Media in the NHS, Social Media Platforms, Social Sharing, Staff Engagement, Twitter, User Experience, Video Sharing, Vimeo, YouTube
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Social Media, Mobile Applications and Internet-Based Approaches for Supporting Non-Professional Carers: Systematic Review (US Department of Veterans Affairs)
Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This US systematic review investigates the potential of telehealth applications and tools to facilitate caregiving. Consumer health information technology (CHIT) interventions and applications are defined as electronic tools or technologies intended for use by consumers, by patients or family … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, AlzOnline, Assisting Carers using Telematics Interventions to Meet Older Persons’ Needs (ACTION), Barriers to Technology Implementation, Brief Symptom Inventory: BSI, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Burden on Caregivers, Burden Scale for Family Caregivers, Burden Scale for Family Caregivers: BSFC, CAI: Caregiver Appraisal Inventory, Caregiver Appraisal Inventory, Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale: CSES, Caregiver Support, Caregiver-Patient Communication, Caregiver’s Friend: Dealing with Dementia, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carers, Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Program, Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System: CHESS, ComputerLink, Department of Veterans Affairs (US), Digital by Default, Digital Exclusion, Digital First (Formerly Digital by Default), Digital Technology, Digital Unite research, Disease Burden, Dr Karim Saad, Empowerment, Empowerment and Dementia, Enhancing Caregiver-Patient Communication, Evidence-Based Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, Facebook, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Guardian Professional, Healthcare Utilisation Outcomes, Hope Group (Brighton), Information for Carers, Interactive Voice Response: IVR, Internet-Based Approaches for Supporting Carers, Internet-Based Caregiver Support Service: ICSS, Journal of Dementia Care: JDC, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Office of Quality and Performance, Online Family Problem-Solving: OFPS, Peer Communication, Personal Digital Assistant: PDA, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative’s (QUERI) Evidence-Based Synthesis Program (ESP), Quality of Life, Satisfaction with Life Scale: SWLS, Self-Management Education, Service User Experience, Short Message Service: SMS, Smartphones, Social Care, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Stress-Related Growth: SRG, Support for Carers, Supporting Caregivers, System Usability Scale: SUS, The Guardian, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Twitter, United States, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, User Experience, VA Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) Clinical Management Officers, Web Enabled Caregiver Access to Resources and Education: WECARE, Website Analysis and Measurement Inventory: WAMMI, Young Carers
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Improving Later Life (Age UK)
Posted on March 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This electronic book is a compilation of themed insights, each of the sections being written by various experts in their fields, concerning the best evidence available on the main issues in the health and wellbeing of people aged 85 … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Assistive Technology, BBC News, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Whole Systems Demonstrator Programme: Inconclusive Effect of Telehealth on Quality of Life and Psychological Outcomes (BMJ)
Posted on March 5, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This British Medical Journal articles reports the most recent results from the trial assessing the effect of second generation, home based telehealth on health-related quality of life, anxiety, and depressive symptoms over 12 months in patients with long term … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, Depression, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Anxiety, BMJ, Brief State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, City University London, Cornwall, Diabetes, Elective Admissions, Emergency Admissions, EQ-5D), Health Related QoL (SF-12, Heart Failure, HRQoL: Health-Related Quality of Life, Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London, Kent, London School of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Treatment, Minimal Clinically Important Differences (MCIDs), Mortality Rates, Newham, Patient Reported Outcomes, Quality of Life Indicators, Quality of Life Research, School of Health Sciences: City University London, University of Manchester, University of Oxford, University of Southampton, Whole System Demonstrator Programmes, Whole Systems Demonstrator Telehealth Questionnaire Study, Whole Systems Demonstrator Telehealth Trial, Whole Systems Redesign, WSD: Whole System Demonstrator Programme
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Housing, Dementia and Staying Independent (Housing LIN)
Posted on February 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) report was created originally for the Yorkshire and Humber Dementia Alliance programme and has been updated by the ADASS Housing Policy Network / Housing LIN. The report examines recent developments in housing … Continue reading →
Posted in ADASS, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged ADASS Housing Network, ADASS Housing Policy Network, Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund, Dementia Housing Scheme, Directors of Public Health, Extra Care Housing, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing LIN Newsletter, Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (HAPPI), Housing Policy, Housing With Care, Independence, Integration of Housing Care and Support, Jeremy Porteus, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Homes Standards (LHS), Local Authorities, National Planning Policy Framework, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Residential and Nursing Care, Residential Care Homes, Retirement Housing, Sheltered Housing Schemes, Social Housing, Staying at Home, Staying Independent, Yorkshire and Humber Dementia Alliance Programme
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Potential of Information Technology for Improving Health and Social Care (Department of Health / Price Waterhouse Coopers)
Posted on January 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This report, released by the Department of Health and researched by Price Waterhouse Coopers, indicates potential benefits for staff and patients which could be achieved by better use of information and digital technology in the NHS and social care. … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Department of Health, Integrated Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Adverse Drug Reactions, Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions, Appointment Reminders, Appropriate Patient Placement, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Digital by Default, Digital First (Formerly Digital by Default), Digital Technology, Electronic Care Record (ECR), Electronic Prescription Service, Emergency Readmissions, ePrescribing and EPS, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Information Sharing, Information Technology, Integrated Care Pilots (ICP), Integration, Kaiser NHS Beacon Sites Programme, Kaiser Permanente, North West London Integrated Care Pilot, Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record, Online Secondary Care Pre-Operative Assessments, Paperless Systems, Power of Information, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Price Waterhouse Coopers, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Reducing Clinical Negligence Claims, Remote Secondary Care Follow-Up, Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust, Torbay Care Trust, Unplanned Hospital Admissions
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The ATTILA Trial: Assistive Technology and Telecare to Maintain Independent Living At Home (UKCTG)
Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This page, on the UK Clinical Trials Gateway (UKCTG), introduces the “ATTILA Trial: Assistive Technology and Telecare to maintain Independent Living At home for people with dementia” project, which is currently recruiting participants. The aim of this trial is to … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NIHR, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Assistive Technology and Telecare to Maintain Independent Living At Home for People with Dementia: ATTILA Trial, ATTILA Trial: Assistive Technology and Telecare to Maintain Independent Living At Home, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Carer Technology Acceptance Questionnaire (WSD), Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI), DEMQOL, Department of Old Age Psychiatry: The Institute of Psychiatry, EQ5D (EuroQoL Group), Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) Eligibility Criteria, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), HTA 10/50/02, Institute of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry: King's College London, Risk Management, UK Clinical Trials Gateway (UKCTG), Value of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), Wandering, Wandering in Dementia, Wandering Prevention Devices, Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI)
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