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Category Archives: Statistics
Obesity Risk a Dementia Time Bomb? (BBC News / UK Health Forum / European Congress on Obesity)
Posted on May 12, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary Previous research in 2011 has shown that being overweight in middle age increases the risk of developing dementia. Data presented today at the European Congress on Obesity suggests slowing the rise in obesity could help to cut the rising rates of dementia. … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors, BBC Science News, BMI: Body Mass Index, Body Mass Index (BMI), Dementia Time-Bomb, Demographic Time-Bomb, European Congress on Obesity, European Congress on Obesity (2013), Exercise, Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Midlife Obesity, Moderate Exercise, Modifiable Risk Factors, Multimorbidity, Obesity, Obesity Time-Bomb, Physical Activity, Physical Inactivity, Regular Exercise, Risk Factors, Risk of Developing Dementia, UK Health Forum
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The State of Caring 2013 (Carers UK)
Posted on May 4, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This report presents the results of a survey of over 3,000 carers across the UK. Many carers struggle without advice or support, and find that caring affects their health, finances and careers adversely. Carers UK proposes five challenges to … Continue reading →
Posted in Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Avoidable Admissions, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Support, Carers, Carers Survey, Carers’ Breaks, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Discharge Planning, Family Carers, Financial Issues, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Services, Hospital Discharge, Impact of Caring on Carers, Information and Advice, Information for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Needs of Carers, Patient Discharge, Personal Finances, Personal Independence Payments, Post-Discharge Support, Poverty, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Psychological Support (for Carers), Support for Carers, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), The State of Caring 2013: Carers UK, Transforming Your Care Strategy, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Welfare Reform Act 2012
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Swedish Study Suggests the Prevalence of Dementia May Be Decreasing (Neurology)
Posted on April 28, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary A study – based on two cross-sectional surveys of people aged 75 years or over in Stockholm – explored whether the prevalence, survival, and incidence of dementia changed from 1987-1994 to 2001-2008 (in Stockholm, Sweden). The age- and sex-standardized … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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Tagged Aging Research Center, Care Sciences and Society: Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University Red Cross Hospital, Department of Neurobiology: Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Incidence Studies, Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm), Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University, KI-Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Kungsholmen Project (KP) (1987-1989), Men vs. Women (Diseease Prevalence), Neurology, Prevalence of Dementia, Red Cross University College in Sweden, Reducing the Incidence of Dementia, Social Epidemiology, Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Sweden, Swedish National study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K) (2001-2004)
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Patient Experience Overall Measure: Health Statistics Notes and Guidance (Department of Health)
Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary Documents have been produced by the Department of Health to supply further technical information, notes and guidance relating to the patient experience overall measure. These guides cover methodology, user engagement in patient experience statistics, and a quality statement on … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Engagement, Feedback, Health Statistics, Measuring Patient Experience, National Patient Survey Programme, National Statistics, NHS Outcomes Framework, Overall Patient Experience Score, Patient Choice, Patient Experience, Patient Experience Measurement System, Patient Experience Overall Measure, Patient Experience Programme, Patient Feedback, Patient Satisfaction, Service User Experience, United Kingdom Statistics Authority, User Experience
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Nurses’ Energies Mis-Directed on Non-Essential Paperwork? (BBC News)
Posted on April 22, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary A Royal College of Nursing (RCN) poll of 6,000 nurses has found that 17.3% of their working hours (i.e. more than one-sixth of their working week) is occupied doing non-essential paperwork and administrative support work such as filing, photocopying and ordering supplies. … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, RCN, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged BBC Health News, Care and Compassion, Compassion, Compassion in Practice: Action Areas, Culture of Compassionate Care, Delegation, Delivering Dignity, Patient Care, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal College of Nursing's Annual Conference
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NHS Facts and Figures: Interactive Charts on Performance and Funding (Nuffield Trust)
Posted on April 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The Nuffield Trust has produced charts on NHS performance and funding, using publicly available data. “This series of interactive charts illustrates key data on health care spending, hospital activity, performance, prescribing, and NHS staffing and other resources, for England … Continue reading →
Posted in For Researchers (mostly), Mental Health, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Bed Occupancy, GPs, Hospital Beds, Inpatient Beds, Length of Stay (LoS), Mortality, Mortality Rates, Mortality Statistics, Northern Ireland, Prescriptions, Referral-to-Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times, Spending on Health and Social Care, Waiting Times, Wales
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Poor Health Contributes to Loneliness in Older People (BBC News)
Posted on April 17, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) has interviewed more than 8,000 older people at two-yearly intervals since 2002. It has discovered a strong association between feelings of loneliness and poor health and disability in people aged 52 and over using 2009–2010 ELSA … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, ELSA: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Office of National Statistics (ONS), Social Isolation
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ALCOVE Project: Synthesis Report 2013 (ALCOVE Official Website)
Posted on April 17, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The European Joint Action on Dementia, ALCOVE, (¨ALzheimer’s COoperative Valuation in Europe¨ is now in its final “information dissemination” phase. This report presents the overall synthesis of knowledge on dementia, deriving from the ALCOVE Joint Action exchange of information … Continue reading →
Posted in Antipsychotics, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Sharing Knowledge to Advance European Healthcare Policies on Dementia (ALCOVE Project / Archives of Public Health)
Posted on April 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This article introduces the European Union’s joint action to share knowledge about dementia and health policy in Europe to promote the health, quality of life, autonomy and dignity of people living with dementia and their carers / families. 19 countries … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Dementia 2013: the Hidden Voice of Loneliness (Alzheimer’s Society)
Posted on April 13, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The Alzheimer’s Society’s second annual report examines the quality of life for people with dementia. This report concentrates on findings from a survey showing that (i) over half of the general public believe people with dementia lead a poor … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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