Monthly Archives: December 2012

Paid Dementia Carers’ Perspectives: a Meta-Ethnographic Analysis (Canadian Geriatrics Journal)

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The authors of this article conducted a meta-ethnography of dementia care workers’ perspectives on their jobs, using a meta-ethnographic approach based on Noblit and Hare. Five themes identified include approach to care, education and training, emotional impact of the … Continue reading →

Posted in For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Canadian Geriatrics Journal, Capital District Health Authority: Halifax (Canada), Department of Medicine: Dalhousie University, Division of Geriatric Medicine: Dalhousie University, Ethnographic Analysis, Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT), Meta-Ethnographic Analysis, Paid Dementia Carers' Perspectives | Leave a comment

Brain Scans Distinguish Between Dementia Types (BBC News / Neurology)

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania believe they may have discovered how to distinguish between different types of dementia without the need for invasive lumbar puncture tests to obtain cerebrospinal fluid (csf). Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia share similar features and symptoms and can … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Beta Protein, Assessment and Diagnosis, Beta-Amyloid, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF), Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Biomarkers, CSF, CSF Aβ, CSF Tau, CSF tt/Aβ Ratios, Diagnosis and Assessment, Diagnosis and Screening: Frontotemporal Dementia, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnostic Errors, Diagnostic Markers, Early Differential Diagnosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), FTLD: Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, β-amyloid, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), MRI, MRI Scans, Tau, Tau Protein, Total Tau (T-tau), University of Pennsylvania | Leave a comment

National Pain Audit 2010/12: Final Report (Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership)

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This National Audit of Pain Services collected detailed data on pain services in England and Wales. The audit was funded by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and performed in partnership with the British Pain Society and Dr Foster … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, Pain, Standards, UK | Tagged British Pain Society, Dr Foster, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), HQIP, National Audit of Pain Services, National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), National Pain Audit, National Pain Audit 2010/12, Pain Management, Pain Relief | Leave a comment

Social Value Guide (Social Enterprise UK)

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This guide from Social Enterprise UK, in association with Anthony Collins Solicitors, is intended to help with embedding social value in commissioning and procurement. It is aimed at local government or public bodies which will affected by the Public Services … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Anthony Collins Solicitors, Best Value Duty, Contract Management, Duty of Best Value, Local Area Plan, Local Assets, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Decision-Making, Local Government, Local Policy Development, Local Strategic Commissioning, Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), Public Service Reform, Public Services, Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Sandwell Community Caring Trust, Social Economics, Social Economy, Social Enterprise UK, Social Enterprises, Social Value, Social Value Act 2012, Social Value Guide, Sustainable Community Strategy | Leave a comment

Updated National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (Royal College of Physicians)

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This updated guideline, from the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party at the Royal College of Physicians, covers: Commissioning of stroke services. Organisation of stroke services. Acute phase care. Secondary prevention. Recovery phase from impairments and limited activities: rehabilitation. Long-term management. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Guidelines, National, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, Stroke, Telecare, UK | Tagged Acute Transient Event (TIA), Apraxia, Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Cerebrovascular Events, Commissioning Stroke Services, Gait Retraining, Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party, Intracerebral Haemorrhage, Ischaemic Stroke, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), National Stroke Strategy Quality Markers, Neurovascular Events, Non-Haemorrhagic Stroke, Nursing Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Nutrition and Dietetics Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Occupational Therapy Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Pain Management, Physiotherapy Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Poststroke Care, Poststroke Rehabilitation, Primary Care Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Psychological Care After Stroke, Psychological Interventions After Stroke, Psychology Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Reablement, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Services, Specialist Stroke Services, Speech and Language Therapy Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Stroke Rehabilitation, Subarachnoid Haemorrhage, Telemedicine, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), Transient Ischaemic Attacks, Treadmill Retraining, Walking Aids | Leave a comment

Free Older Persons’ Bus Passes Promote Active Travel and Regular Exercise (NHS Choices / American Journal of Public Health)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This is a further critical appraisal from the NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service, released during 2012, on elderly care and old-age health related topics appearing in the news. Full Text Link (a) Reference Free bus pass is ‘ticket … Continue reading →

Posted in For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Travel, American Journal of Public Health, Department of Primary Care and Public Health: Imperial College London, Exercise, Exercise for Dementia, Exercise Regimens, Free Older Persons' Bus Passes, Imperial College London, Incidental Physical Activity, Moderate Exercise, National Bus Pass, National Travel Survey, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Activity Rehabilitation Schemes, Regular Exercise | Leave a comment

Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Gene Studied in Young Adults (NHS Choices / Lancet Neurology)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This is another critical appraisal from the NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service, released during 2012, on elderly care and dementia-related topics appearing in the news. Full Text Link (a) Reference Early-Onset Alzheimer’s gene explored in teens. London: NHS … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: December 2012

Paid Dementia Carers’ Perspectives: a Meta-Ethnographic Analysis (Canadian Geriatrics Journal)

Brain Scans Distinguish Between Dementia Types (BBC News / Neurology)

National Pain Audit 2010/12: Final Report (Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership)

Updated National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (Royal College of Physicians)

Free Older Persons’ Bus Passes Promote Active Travel and Regular Exercise (NHS Choices / American Journal of Public Health)

Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Gene Studied in Young Adults (NHS Choices / Lancet Neurology)

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