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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Dementia Top Tips Presentation Online (NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement / Dementia Action Alliance)
Summary The Dementia Action Alliance, in partnership with the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, have launched a Call to Action for the improvement of care for people with dementia in Acute Hospitals. The organisers are running a webinar series, entitled “Improving the … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Brian Hennell, Creating Dementia-Friendly Hospitals (Dementia Action Alliance), Dementia Action Alliance, Frontotemporal Dementia, June Hennell, Multimorbidity, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, Polypharmacy, Right Care: Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Webinar Presentations
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Dementia Support: Is Depression in the Elderly Linked to Dementia? (Guest Post: Jason Tucker, Organic Development)
Our older generations are often characterised as having to suffer isolation as a natural part of their later years. However it could be social isolation and depression that condemn many of them to suffer dementia later in life. A study recently published … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Depression, For Carers (mostly), Mental Health, Practical Advice, Quick Insights
Tagged Activity, Community Networks, Enjoyment and General Engagement, Exercise, Jason Tucker (Organic Development), Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Medicare, Moderate Exercise, Physical Activity, Physical Inactivity, Preventing Loneliness, Social Inclusion, Social Isolation, Social Networks, United Response (Charity), University of Amsterdam
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Clinical Prediction Rule for Delirium in Patients Admitted to Medical Wards (BMJ Open)
Summary This article addresses the development and validation of a clinical prediction rule, using variables measurable upon hospital admission, to identify patients likely to develop delirium in hospital. The main variables analysed and included in the prediction rule are (1) … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Quick Insights
Tagged Activities of Daily Living, Altered Levels of Consciousness, Anticonvulsants, Antidementia Drugs, Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Benzodiazepines, BMJ Open, Clinical Prediction Rule for Delirium, Confusion Assessment Method, Disorganised Thinking, Donostia University Hospital, Inattention, Internal Medicine Wards, Spain
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Antipsychotic Prescribing for Dementia Patients Declines in UK (BMJ Open)
Summary A cohort study into the pattern and trends in the use of antipsychotics and antidepressants etc. in Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias has discovered that antipsychotic prescribing by GPs did fall markedly from 20% in 1995 to around 7% … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychotics, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors, AChEI, Antidementia Medications, Antidepressants, Antipsychotic Drug Prescribing in UK Mental Health Services, Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Anxiolytics, Atypical Antipsychotics, BMJ Open, Call to Action on Antipsychotic Drugs (Dementia Action Alliance), Hypnotics, Im Dinkelfeld (Frankfurt), Memantine, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Research Institute for the Care of Older People: Royal United Hospital (Bath), Royal United Hospital (Bath), UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
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