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Integrated Dementia Care: the Eight Pillars Model of Community Support (Alzheimer Scotland)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Dementia affects the lives of 84,000 people in Scotland. Alzheimer Scotland’s “Eight Pillars” model was designed to facilitate the integration of health care interventions with social care interventions in Scotland. This report defines an integrated, comprehensive and evidence-based approach … Continue reading →

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Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication (British Psychological Society)

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Faculty of the Psychology of Older People (FPOP) has released the “Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication” report in support of the Dementia Action Alliance’s campaign against the over-prescription of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia. This report shows how evidence-based … Continue reading →

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Pain and Disruptive Behaviour in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia (BMC Geriatrics)

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Nursing home residents with dementia sometimes express pain through disruptive behaviour when they are unable to communicate their pain appropriately. This study investigated the effect of pain on disruptive behaviour in nursing home residents with dementia, by means of … Continue reading →

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Systematic Reviews on Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia (University of Cambridge)

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary This systematic review examined previous reviews of the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) to achieve … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Aggression, Agitation, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, Anxiety, Apathy, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Public Health and Primary Care: University of Cambridge, Depressive Symptoms, Fulbourn Hospital (Cambridge), Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing: Trinity College Dublin, Irritability, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychosis, Sleep Problems, Trinity College Dublin, University of Cambridge, Wandering | Leave a comment

Enhancing the Palliative Approach and Care Continuity for People with Dementia: Study Protocol (BMC Palliative Care)

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This paper covers a trialed strategy for developing a high quality palliative approach to care for people with dementia close to death. The consideration of processes and outcomes, across the two state based settings, identified barriers and facilitators to … Continue reading →

Posted in End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Pain, Proposed for Next Newsletter | Tagged Agitation, BMC Palliative Care, Community of Practice, Community of Practice (CoP), Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, End of Life Care, End of Life Care Research, EOL, Launceston, Palliative Care, Perth, Specialist Palliative Care, Study Protocol, Tasmania, Treatment at End of Life, Western Australia | 1 Comment

Communication With Cognitively Impaired Patients in Hospital (Nursing Older People)

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary This article, published in the Royal College of Nursing’s “Nursing Older People”, covers the effective communication skills essential for nurses … Continue reading →

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Antipsychotic Drugs in Dementia: Best Practice Guide (RCN)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 11, June 2012]. Summary This “Antipsychotic drugs in dementia: a best practice guide” booklet, has been published by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Aggression, Aggressive Behaviour, Agitation, Antipsychotics, Apathy / Indifference, Assess, Atypical Antipsychotics, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Delusions, Four Seasons Health Care, Hallucinations, Hallucinations in People with Dementia, History of Antipsychotic Use in Dementia, Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour, Misidentifications, Neuroleptics, Paranoid Ideas, PEARL (Positively Enriching And Enhancing Residents’ Lives) Project, Professor Alistair Burns, Professor Sube Banerjee, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychosis, Reduplications, Review (STAR) Initiative, Sleeping, Stop, Think, Wandering | Leave a comment

Interventions Using Functional Analysis for BPSD (Cochrane Review)

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary This systematic review examines Functional Analysis (FA) for the management of challenging behaviour in persons displaying behavioural and psychological symptoms … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Aggression, Aggressive Behaviour, Agitated Behaviour in Dementia Scale (ABID), Agitation, ALOIS: the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Antipsychotics, Anxiety, Automatic Geriatric Examination for Computer Assisted Taxonomy (AGECAT), Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale (Behave-AD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Centre for Epidemiological Studies - Depression Scale (CES-D), Challenging Behaviour, Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI), Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), Crichton Royal Behavioural Scale (CRBRS), Delusions, Disinhibition, Distressed Behaviour, FA: Functional Analysis-Based Interventions, Functional Analysis, Functional Analysis (FA), Hallucinations, Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale (HADs), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Pittsburgh Agitation Scale (PAS), Problem Checklist (PC), Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Rating Scale for Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly (RAGE), Reducing Agitation and Distress, Revised Memory & Behaviour Problem Checklist (RMBPC), Screen for Caregiver Burden (SCB), Wandering, Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) | Leave a comment

Improving Person-Centred Dementia Care in Hospital (Nursing Times)

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 6, January 2012]. Summary The authors of this article are strongly in favour of nurses adopting a person-centred and individualised approach to care in … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Adults with Incapacity Act (Scotland), Aggression, Agitation, Alcohol or Tobacco Withdrawal, Alzheimer Scotland, Behaviour Charts, Care in General Hospitals, Changes to Routine, Constipation, Dehydration, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dignity in Dementia, Distressed Behaviour, Distressed Behaviour: Triggers, General Hospitals, Hallucinations, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Lack of Inhibition, Medication, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland’s (2011) Report, Misperceptions, Missing Family or Pets, NHS Education for Scotland, Person-Centred Dementia Care, RCN, Repetitive Questioning/Phrases or Movements, Royal College of Nursing, Scotland: Dementia-Related National Strategies and Standards, Scottish Government, Scottish Government’s (2011) Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland, Scottish National Dementia Strategy, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Senses Framework (Security; Belonging; Continuity; Purpose; Achievement; Significance), Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland, Suboptimal Care, Suspicion, Wandering | Leave a comment

Treatment of Pain to Reduce Behavioural Disturbances (BMJ, Open Access)

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 1, August 2011]. Abstract This research investigated whether the treatment of pain could reduce agitation in people with moderate to severe dementia living in … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Pain, Pharmacological Treatments, Universal Interest | Tagged Acetaminophen, Aggression, Aggressive Behaviour, Agitation, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Buprenorphine Transdermal Patch, Morphine, Norway, Painkillers, Paracetamol, Pregabaline | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Agitation

Systematic Reviews on Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia (University of Cambridge)

Communication With Cognitively Impaired Patients in Hospital (Nursing Older People)

Antipsychotic Drugs in Dementia: Best Practice Guide (RCN)

Interventions Using Functional Analysis for BPSD (Cochrane Review)

Treatment of Pain to Reduce Behavioural Disturbances (BMJ, Open Access)

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