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Monthly Archives: August 2018
Air Pollution Associated With Cognitive Impairment? (BBC News / PNAS)
Summary A study of people living in China indicates that chronic exposure to extreme levels of air pollution is associated with poorer cognitive functioning, at any age. Full Text Link Reference Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, study says. London: … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Air Pollution and Cognitive Intelligence, Air Pollution and Public Health, Air Quality, Airborne Particulate Matter, BBC Health News, Beijing Normal University, China, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Functioning, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Combustion-Derived Nanoparticles, Department of Economics: Yale University, Department of Health Policy and Management: Yale School of Public Health, Division of Development Strategy and Governance: International Food Policy Research Institute, Environmental Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter, India, International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington), Kanpur (India), Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution, Magnetite (Iron Oxide Particles), Magnetite From Air Pollution, Magnetite Pollution Nanoparticles, Magnetite Pollution Particles, Modifiable Risk Factors, National School of Development: Peking University, Outdoor Air Quality and Health, Particulate Matter, Particulate Matter (PM10 and 2.5), Peking University, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), School of Statistics: Beijing Normal University, USA, WHO Air Quality Database (Most Polluted Cities), Yale School of Public Health, Yale University
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Cardiovascular Health in Old Age Associated With Reduced Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia (NHS Choices / JAMA)
Summary Fresh evidence from France suggests that favourable cardiovascular health metrics – measured using the American Heart Association (AHA)’s Life’s Simple 7 Metrics tool – and higher cardiovascular health scores, are associated with a lower risk of developing dementia and … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged 3C Study, Active and Healthy Ageing, Ageing Population, American Heart Association (AHA), American Heart Association (AHA)’s Life's Simple 7 Metrics Tool, Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors With MRI Indices of Cerebrovascular Structure and Function in Young Adults, Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors With White Matter Hyperintensities in Young Adults, Bazian, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Behind the Headlines, BHF Centre of Research Excellence and Big Data Institute: University of Oxford, BMI Below 25: Life’s Simple 7 Recommended Optimal Characteristics for a Healthy Heart, Bordeaux, Buckinghamshire NHS Trust, Canada, Cardiovascular and Brain Health, Cardiovascular Fitness, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cognitive Decline, Centre for Statistics in Medicine: University of Oxford, CHU Bordeaux (France), Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Cumulative Benefit of Reducing Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Family Care and Mental Health: University of Greenwich, Department of Neurology: University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Department of Radiology and Hotchkiss Brain Institute: University of Calgary, Department of Radiology: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Dietary Risk Factors, Dijon, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine: University of Oxford, Eating Fruit and Vegetables at Least 3 Times a Day and Fish Twice a Week or More: Life’s Simple 7 Recommended Optimal Characteristics for a Healthy Heart, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences: Oxford Brookes University, France, Germany, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Behaviours Evidence, Healthy Blood Pressure (Less Than 120/80mmHg Untreated): Life’s Simple 7 Recommended Optimal Characteristics for a Healthy Heart, Healthy Heart Associated With Healthy Brain, INSERM CIC-1401 Bordeaux: Clinical Epidemiology Unit (Bordeaux), Inserm Research Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Bordeaux, INSERM: Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, INSERM: Neuropsychiatry - Epidemiological and Clinical Research (Montpellier), INSERM: Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM: University of Bordeaux, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM): Université Montpellier, Institut National de la Santé et la Recherché Médicale (INSERM), JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Kings College London, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery: University of Oxford, Life's Simple 7 Metrics Tool (American Heart Association), Life’s Simple 7 Recommended Optimal Behaviours / Characteristics for a Healthy Heart, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Low Blood Sugar Levels (Fasting Blood Glucose Less Than 5.5mmol/L Without Diabetes Treatment) : Life’s Simple 7 Recommended Optimal Characteristics for a Healthy Heart, Low Levels of Cholesterol (Less Than 5.2mmol/L): Life’s Simple 7 Recommended Optimal Characteristics for a Healthy Heart, Modifiable Risk Factors, Montpellier, MRI Indices of Cerebrovascular Structure and Function in Young Adults, Never Too Early: Regarding Cardiovascular and Brain Health Ambition, Not Smoking: Life’s Simple 7 Recommended Optimal Characteristics for a Healthy Heart, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences: University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences: University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Population Health: University of Oxford, Overlapping Risk Factors, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility: University of Oxford, Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research: University of Oxford, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Radcliffe Department of Medicine: University of Oxford, Regular Physical Activity: Life’s Simple 7 Recommended Optimal Characteristics for a Healthy Heart, Risk Factors, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Cognitive Impairment, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Dementia, Sanofi-Aventis, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences: King's College London, School of Policy Studies: University of Bristol, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Unhealthy Behaviours, United Kingdom, Université de Bordeaux, Université de Montpellier, Université de Paris-Descartes, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (Dresden), University of Bordeaux, University of Bristol, University of Calgary, University of Greenwich, University of Oxford, Vascular Dementia, Vascular Risk Factors, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (FMRIB Division): University of Oxford, White Matter Hyperintensities, White Matter Hyperintensity Volume
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Literature Review: Dementia and Co-Occurring Chronic Conditions (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)
Summary This review of the literature identified topics for future research, which include hospitalisation, disease-specific outcomes, diabetes, chronic pain, cardiovascular disease, depression, falls, stroke, and multiple chronic conditions. “…living with significant cognitive impairment or dementia negatively impacts mortality, institutionalization, and … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Depression, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing: University of California, Burden of Multimorbidity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta), Co-Morbidities, Co-Morbidities In Older Patients, Co-Morbidity, Co-Morbidity of Dementia, College of Social Work: University of South Carolina, Colorado School of Public Health: University of Colorado, Common Dementia Comorbidities, Comorbidity, Comorbidity and Dementia, Dementia and Comorbidity, Dementia Comorbidities, Department of Community and Behavioral Health: University of Colorado, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: University of Washington School of Medicine, Departments of Family Medicine Epidemiology and Global Health: University of Washington, Diabetes, Diabetes and Multiple Morbidities, Division of Health Care Policy and Research: University of Colorado and the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Emory University (Atlanta), Functional Outcomes, Hamilton College: University of South Carolina, Health Promotion Research Center: University of Washington, Literature Reviews, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, Management of Multimorbidity, Managing Comorbidity and Complexity, Mortality, Multi-Morbidity, Multimorbidity, Multiple Comorbidities, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Northwest Research Group on Aging (Seattle), Patterns of Multimorbidity, Prevention and/or Management of Co-morbidities, Rollins School of Public Health: Emory University, School of Medicine and School of Public Health: University of Washington, School of Medicine: University of Colorado and the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Systematic Reviews, Treatment of Multimorbidity, United States, University of California, University of Colorado, University of Colorado and the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, University of South Carolina, University of Washington, University of Washington School of Medicine, USA, UW School of Nursing: Northwest Research Group on Aging
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Updated Dementia Training Standards Framework (HEE / Skills for Health / Skills for Care)
Summary Health Education England, Skills for Health and Skills for Care have produced an update to the “Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework” regarding personalised care and support for people living with dementia. The re-titled version includes sections covering … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Workers in England, Advance Care Planning, Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Common Induction Standards for Support Workers, Communication Interaction and Behaviour in Dementia Care, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication Support, Core and Common Competences for Support Workers, Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Curriculum for UK Dementia Education, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Care, Dementia Core Skills: Education and Training Framework (HEE), Dementia Education and Training, Dementia Education Principles and Standards, Dementia Education Standards and Principles (HEE), Dementia Identification, Dementia Identification Assessment and Diagnosis, Dementia Qualifications (Skills for Care), Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementia Training Standards Framework, Dental and Oral Health, Education and Training, Education and Training of Registered Nurses and Care Assistants, Education and Training Progression, Educational and Clinical Supervision, Educational Relevance of Dementia Training, End of Life Dementia Care, Equality Diversity and Inclusion in Dementia Care, Families and Carers as Partners in Dementia Care, Health and Wellbeing in Dementia Care, HEE: Health Education England, Hydration and Nutrition, Improving Dementia Care, Independence, Independence and Relationships, Independence and Wellbeing, Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (Staff), Law, Law Ethics and Safeguarding in Dementia Care, Leadership in Transforming Dementia Care, Learning and Development for Social Care Workers Supporting People with Dementia, Living Well with Dementia, Living Well With Dementia and Promoting Independence, Oral Healthcare, Oral Hygiene, Person-Centred Dementia Care, Person-Centred Dementia Care and Support, Skills for Care, Skills for Care (SfC), Skills for Care and Skills for Health, Skills for Care Qualifications, Skills for Care Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), Skills for Care’s Workforce Capacity Planning Guidance, Skills for Health, Skills for Health (SfH), Social Care, Social Care Qualification Framework, Social Care Technical Competences for Support Workers, Social Care Workers: Skills for Supporting People with Dementia, Social Care Workforce, Standardisation in Dementia Education and Training, Supporting Dementia Workers, Supporting People with Dementia (Common Core Principles), Training the Social Care and Health Workforce, UK Core Skills Training Framework, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Training
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