Monthly Archives: November 2018

More on the Population Health Concept (King’s Fund / BBC News / Deloitte Centre for Health Solutions)

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The King’s Fund sees population health as being key to reducing health inequalities and achieving better health outcomes locally. Their vision of population health involves four pillars: The wider determinants of health. Behaviours and lifestyles. The places and communities … Continue reading →

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Systematic Review on Cognitive Therapy for Persons With Dementia (Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders)

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A review has been produced regarding the effectiveness of reality orientation, skills training and mixed cognitive training interventions as potential interventions for slowing or reversing cognitive impairment for people living with dementia. It found inconsistent and inconclusive results (as … Continue reading →

Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Behavioural Science Institute: Radboud University, Cognition-Oriented Treatments, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive Therapy for Persons With Dementia, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Training and Rehabilitation, Committee on Care Interventions for Individuals with Dementia and Their Caregivers: Design of Systematic Reviews, Committee on Care Interventions for Individuals with Dementia and Their Caregivers: National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Communication Science: University of Amsterdam, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, eHealth Lab Research Group: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Faculty of Health Sciences: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Heterogeneity, Netherlands, Open Evidence Research: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Population Intervention Comparators Outcomes Timing Settings and Study Designs (PICOTS) Table, Radboud University (Nijmegen), Reality Orientation, RO: Reality Orientation, Skills Training, Skills Training (Cognition-Oriented Treatments), Skills Training Interventions, Spain, United States: National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), University of Amsterdam, UOC eHealth Center (eHC): Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) | Leave a comment

Carers’ Coping Strategies (Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic review investigates the various strategies for coping adopted by unpaid carers. Full Text Link Reference Monteiro, AMF. Santos, RL. Kimura, N. [et al] (2018). Coping strategies among caregivers of people with Alzheimer Disease: a systematic review. Trends … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Brazil, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care in an Ageing Society, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Distress, Caregivers of People With Alzheimer's Disease (PwAD), Carer Awareness, Carer Burden, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Isolation, Carer Stress, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Centro de Doença de Alzheimer: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Coping Mechanisms, Coping Strategies, Dysfunctional Coping Strategies, Emotion-Focused Coping Strategies, Emotional and Personal Resilience, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Instituto de Psiquiatria: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Mental Well-Being, Personal Well-Being, Problem-Focused Coping Strategies, Psychological Coping Skills, Psychological Wellbeing, Support and Coping Mechanisms, Supportive Social Relationships, Sustainable Caring, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) | Leave a comment

A Hospice-Based Dementia Service (JGCR / BBC News)

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Regarding a hospice-based service for people with dementia. “Willow Wood Hospice in Ashton-under-Lyne established a specialist nurse-led service for people with dementia in 2012. We report here its development and experience over a five-year period”. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Admiral Nurses, Assessment of Pain in Elderly Patients With Severe Dementia, BBC Health News, Cultural Competence, Cultural Competency, Culturally Competent End-of-Life Care, Culturally Competent Hospice Care, Hospice Care, Hospice Movement, Hospice-Based Dementia Services, Hospice-Based Services for People With Dementia, Hospices, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Agitation / Aggression Scale, Old Age Mental Health Services, Older Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS), Older People’s Mental Health Services, Pain and Disruptive Behaviour, Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD), Pain Management, Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Hospices, Palliative Care in the UK, Personal Social Services Unit: University of Manchester, Place of Death, Preferred Place of Death, Specialist Dementia Nurses, St Christopher’s Hospice, Tameside, University of Manchester, Willow Wood Hospice (Ashton under Lyne) | Leave a comment

Technology and Surveillance in Care Services (CQC)

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has started a series which covers the use of technology in care. The topics explored, so far, comprise: Introduction: how technology can support high-quality care. Using surveillance in care services. Handling personal information. Consent … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Long-Term Care, Ageing Population, Alternatives to Surveillance, Apps, apps for Smartphones or Tablets, Apps Related to Dementia, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Assistive Technology Services, Assistive Technology Supporting Independence of People With Dementia, AT: Assistive Technology, Benefits of Technology in Care, Capacity to Consent, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCTV Monitors, Code of Practice on Confidential Information, Codes of Practice for Handling Information in Health and Care, Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice, Consent, Consultation Before Using Surveillance, Covert Care Cameras, CQC Inspection Questions (Safe Effective Caring Responsive Well-Led), Customer Safety, Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), Data Security and Information Governance, Data Security and Protection Toolkit (NHS), Data Security Consent and Opt-outs, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Regulators' Pioneer Fund, Digital Innovation, Digital Innovations in Care, Digital Records, Digital Service Transformation, Digital Services, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Dignity and Consent, Ensuring Correct Personal Information, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Hidden Cameras, Hidden or Visible Cameras to Monitor Care Quality, Hidden Surveillance to Monitor Care, HSCIC Guide to Confidentiality (2013), Human Rights Act (UK Parliament 1998), Human Rights Act 1998: Article 8 on Right to Privacy, ICO's CCTV Code of Practice, Information and Support for Providers and Carers, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Information Governance, Information Security Management: NHS Code of Practice, Information Technology, Informed Consent, Innovative Use of Technology to Help Answer CQC's Five Key Questions, Legal Advice Before Use of Technology to Monitor Without Explicit Consent, mHealth (Mobile Health), mHealth Apps, National Data Guardian's Ten Data Security Standards, Needs Assessment, New Technology, NHS Digital Data Security and Protection Toolkit, NHS Information Governance: Guidance, Open and Covert Surveillance, Optimising Benefits of Digital Technology, Patient Safety, Personal Data, Personal Information, Personal Information to Support Better Care, Personal Information: Guidance, Personalised Technology, Personalised Technology for Building Social Contact, Privacy and Choice, Protectiion of Privacy in Surveillance, Recording Equipment: Permission (Consent), Records Management Code of Practice for Health and Social Care 2016, Refusal or Withdrawal of Consent, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), Regulators' Pioneer Fund, Regulatory Sandboxing, Right to Privacy, Risk and Consent, Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Smartphone apps, Special Category Data, Surveillance, Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, Surveillance Equipment, Surveillance to Monitor Care, Surveillance Training, Technology and Infrastructure Development, Technology in Care: Care Quality Commission Series, Technology Supporting High-Quality Care, Telemedicine, TeleTracking, Text Messaging, Tracking Patient Care, Use of Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens, Wearable Devices, Wearable Technology, Wearables (Technology) | Leave a comment

Contemplating the “Who” and “Why” in Quality Improvement: the Psychology of Change Framework (IHI / DHSC / FMLM / SCIE)

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The latest Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) white paper presents a framework for the psychology of change in health care quality improvement. The aim is to increase the chances of successful change / service transformation, by addressing five domains … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, National, NHS, NHS Improvement, Quick Insights, SCIE, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adapt in Action (Motivational Experience), Authentic Relationships, Autonomy for Staff Innovation, Cambridge University’s Judge Business School, Clinical Executive Fast Track Scheme, Clinical Quality Improvement, Clinicians Moving Into Senior Leadership: Barriers and Enablers, Co-Design, Co-Design: People-Driven Change, Co-Production, Co-Production in Commissioning, Co-production in Quality Improvement, Co-Production: Authentic Relationships, Collaboration, Collaboration for Coordinated Care, Collaboration: Working Across Boundaries, Collaborative Leadership, Continuous Learning Culture, Cultural Leadership, Culture of Empowerment and Support, Deborah Davis: Managing Director of NHS North West Leadership Academy, Deborah Davis: National System Leadership Lead at NHS Leadership Academy, Delegated Decision Making, Distributed Leadership Structure, Distribution of Power, Diversity in Leadership, Diversity of Thought (Idris Elba), Embracing Emergence, Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM), Failing Forward, Failure, Future of Care Report: Number 9 (SCIE), Growth Mindset, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Healthcare Value Improvement, IHI Psychology of Change Framework, IHI White Paper: Psychology of Change Framework (2018), IHI: Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Innovative Leadership, Inspiring Communicating Delegating Empowering Empathetic Leadership, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), Intrinsic Motivation, Leaders Comfortable With More Autonomy at All Levels, Leaders in Healthcare Conference (November 2018), Leadership and Culture, Leadership in Integrated Care Systems, Leadership Style, Learning Culture, Matt Hancock: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Motivational Enhancement, NHS Change Model: Shared Purpose, NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme, NHS Leadership Academy, NHS Leadership Academy Contacts, NHS Leadership Academy Contacts: East of England Leadership Academy, NHS Leadership Academy Contacts: West Midlands Leadership Academy, NHS Leadership Academy: Moving to NHS Improvement, NHS North West Leadership Academy (NHS NWLA), Open Culture, People-Driven Approaches to Change, Psychology of Change, Psychology of Change Framework for Advancing and Sustaining Improvement, QI: Quality Improvement, Quality Improvement, Quality Improvement Culture, Redesigning Care Pathways, Redesigning Services, Respect for Autonomy, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Service Redesign, Shared Purpose, Skillsets for Technological Revolution and Speed of Change, Skillsets Suitable for Meeting NHS Long-Term Plan, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Staff College, Staff Empowerment, Staff Empowerment in the NHS, Staff Engagement, Staff Engagement in the NHS, Staff Motivation, Theory X Versus Theory Y (Basic Motivational Models), Transformative Culture, Transparent Learning Culture, Very Senior Manager (VSM) Level Diversity | Leave a comment

Neck Scan for High Intensity Pulse to Predict Risk of Cognitive Decline / Dementia? (BBC News)

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Ultrasound scans of blood vessels in the neck may help to predict certain types of dementia and cognitive impairment: Persons with: “ …the highest intensity pulse (the top quarter of participants) at the beginning of the study were about … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged AHA Scientific Sessions Conference (Chicago November 2018), BBC Health News, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, High Intensity Pulse (Neck), Mini-Strokes, Ultrasound Scans of Neck Blood Vessels, University College London (UCL), Vascular Dementia | Leave a comment

Monthly Archives: November 2018

Systematic Review on Cognitive Therapy for Persons With Dementia (Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders)

Neck Scan for High Intensity Pulse to Predict Risk of Cognitive Decline / Dementia? (BBC News)

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