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Category Archives: Falls Prevention
Developments in Smart Assistive Technology to Support People With Dementia (Frontiers in Pharmacology)
Summary A recent systematic investigates the use of remote “sensing technology” to assess behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and for monitoring people with dementia more generally. The broad categories of technology considered include (i) wearable sensors, (ii) non-wearable … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, Universal Interest
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Tagged (Bergen Norway), Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, Assistive Technology Services, AT: Assistive Technology, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Problems, Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia, Benefits of Remote Monitoring, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine: University of Bergen, Continuous Monitoring, Dementia Wandering Prevention Devices, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care: University of Bergen, Department of Nursing Home Medicine (Bergen Norway), Department of Psychiatry: Harvard Medical School, Digital Innovation, Digital Technology and Innovation, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry: McLean Hospital, Electronic Assistive Technology or Telecare (ATT), Ethical Considerations, Ethical Innovation, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Ethics of Assistive Technology, Frontiers in Pharmacology, Hardware and Wearables, Harvard Medical School (Boston), McLean Hospital (Belmont USA), Monitoring and Surveillance, Monitoring Devices, NKS Olaviken Gerontopsychiatric Hospital, Non-Invasive Telemonitoring, Norway, Remote Monitoring, Smart Home Adaptations, Smart Homes, Smart Housing, Smart Sensors, Surveillance Equipment, Sustainable Ethical Innovation, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Technology and Innovation, Telehealth (Remote Monitoring), Telemonitoring, United States, University of Bergen, USA, Usability of Assistive Technology, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Community Care, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, Views on Telemonitoring Services, Wandering Prevention Devices, Wearable Devices, Wearable Devices for People With Dementia, Wearable Monitoring Equipment, Wearable Sensors, Wearable Technology, Wearables (Technology)
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Physical Activity Guidelines (BBC News / DHSC)
Summary Physical activity helps to protect against various chronic conditions, including Type 2 diabetes (by 40%), coronary heart disease (by 35%) and depression (by 30%), according to guidance from the four UK Chief Medical Officers. Full Text Link Reference Strengthen … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week (UK Government Guidance), Active and Healthy Ageing, Active Scotland Division of the Scottish Government, Active Travel, Adults Physical Activity Guidelines, Aerobic Exercise, Aerobics, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Back Pain, Balance Activity, Ball Games, BBC Health News, Bone Health, Cardiovascular Activity, Centre for Exercise Nutrition and Health Sciences (School for Policy Studies): University of Bristol, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland, Children and Young People Physical Activity Guidelines, Climbing Stairs Instead of Using Lifts, CMO’s Physical Activity Guidance:150 Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Exercise Each Week, Cumulative Health Benefits of Physical Activity Across Ages, Cycling, Dance, Declining Muscle Mass and Bone Density, Department of Health Northern Ireland, Disability, Dose-Response Curve of Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Dr Catherine Calderwood: Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Dr Frank Atherton: Chief Medical Officer / Medical Director NHS Wales, Dr Michael McBride: Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, Exercises for Strong Muscles and Bones, Frailer Older Adults: Light Activities, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Lifestyles, Helping Older People Live Independently, High Intensity Interval Training (Hiit), Individual and Societal Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Physical Activity, Infographic: Physical Activity for Disabled Adults, Infographic: Physical Activity for Pregnant Women, Infographics on Physical Activity, Institute for Sport Physical Education and Health Sciences (ISPEHS): University of Edinburgh, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, Light Physical Activity, Light-Intensity Activity: Benefits to Health of Older Adults, Llwodraeth Cymru Welsh Government, Longevity, Low-Intensity Activity, Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET), Moderate Physical Activity (MPA), Moderate-to-Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity (MVPA), Muscle and Bone Strengthening and Balance Activities (MBSBA), Muscle and Bone Strengthening Exercises, Muscle Wastage, Muscle Weakness, Muscle-Strengthening, No Minimum Amount of Physical Activity to Achieve Health Benefits, Older Adults Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity as a Protective Factor for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Physical Activity for Disabled Adults, Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC): University of Edinburgh, Physical Activity for Muscle and Bone Strength Across Life Course, Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 19-64 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 5-18 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For After Childbirth, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Disabled Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Over-65s, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Pregnant Women, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Under-5s, Physical Activity Guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' Report, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Activity Recommendations, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Poor Balance vs Good Balance, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Approaches, Prevention Better Than Cure, Professor Dame Sally Davies: the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Protective Factors, Public Health, Regular Physical Activity, Risk and Protective Factors, Risks of Physical Activity (Low), Scottish Government, Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections (SPARC), Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Self-Care, Sport, Sport England, Staying Independent, Strengthening and Balance Activity, Tai Chi, Total Physical Activity, UK CMO Guidelines Writing Group, UK Physical Activity Guidelines: 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week, Under 5s Physical Activity Guidelines, University of Bristol, Vigorous Activity, Vigorous Physical Activity (VPA), Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance, Welsh Government
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Potential Harms From Polypharmacy in the Elderly (BBC News / Age UK / EJCP / Bazian / Lancet Psychiatry)
Summary An Age UK report investigates the potential harms of over-prescribing medicines for older people. Older persons often remain on too many prescribed medicines, putting them at risk of side-effects, potentially resulting in falls and other forms of serious harm. … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Antipsychotics, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Hypertension, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Achieving Better Value, Addictions Department - Division of Academic Psychiatry: King's College London, Addictive Prescription Medicines, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly, Ageing Population, Alcohol Drugs Tobacco and Justice Division: Public Health England, AntiCholinergic Burden, Anticholinergic Drugs, Anticholinergics, Antidepressants, Anxiolytics and Hypnotics (Including Benzodiazepines), ARMOUR Tool, Australian Prescribing Indicators, Austrian Criteria, Barenholtz Levy, Bazian, BBC Health News, Beers Criteria, Behind the Headlines, Benzodiazepines, Better Value, Better Value Healthcare, Better Value in the NHS, Brown Model, Cantrill Indicators, Care Home Pharmacists, Care Home Pharmacists to Cut Overmedication, Care Homes, Care of Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Care of Older People Living at Home, Care of Older People Living in Care Homes, Care Planning: Relating New Prescribing Decisions to Existing Medicines, Care Quality 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Review of Community-Based Services Designed to Avoid or Delay Residential Care Home Admissions (BMC Geriatrics)
Summary An Australian systematic review investigated the effectiveness of community-based care interventions for the elderly in terms of their role in avoiding or delaying admission to residential care. It was found that multi-factorial, individualised community programmes are more effective, while … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Tagged Admissions to Residential Care, Australia, BMC Geriatrics, Case Management, Centre-Based Wellness Programmes, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Services to Avoid or Delay Residential Care Home Admissions, Community-Based Support, Complex Interventions, Complex Interventions (Multifactorial Preventative Home Visits), Consumer Directed Care (CDC), Dementia Specific Interventions, Discharge From Hospital to Primary Care, Division of Health Sciences: University of South Australia, ECH Incorporated (South Australia), Edith Cowan University (Australia), Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA), Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Living, Independent Living At Home, Multi-Factorial Falls Assessments and Care Plans, Multifactorial Assessment (Falls), Multifactorial Falls Risk Assessment (MFRA), Multifactorial Preventative Home Visits, Preventative Home Visiting, Re-Enablement (Restorative Home Care), School of Medical and Health Sciences: Edith Cowan University, South Australia, Staying at Home, Staying Put, University of South Australia, Unwillingness to Consider Residential Care, Western Australia
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Allied Health Professionals and Care Homes: the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework (NHS England)
Summary NHS England has released a guide about ways in which allied health professionals (AHPs) can support the Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) framework, with a view to improving the health and wellbeing of care homes residents. Component activities … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Spinal Implants May Revolutionise Walking Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease? (BBC News / Parkinson’s UK)
Summary Canadian researchers working with electrical stimulation to the spines of chronic Parkinson’s Disease patients have discovered a technique to improve mobility and reduce the risk of falls. The implants improve feedback signals returning back up to the brain. “[Benefit … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged BBC Health News, BBC Science and Environment News, Canada, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences: Lawson Health Research Institute, Dorsal Spinal Cord Stimulation, Freezing, Freezing in Parkinson’s Disease, Freezing of Gait Questionnaire (FOG‐Q), Gait Disorder, Gait Disorders, Gait Dysfunction in Advanced Parkinson's Disease Patients, Improving Gait, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, Lawson Health Research Institute (London Ontario), London Health Sciences Centre: Lawson Health Research Institute, Movement Disorders, Movement Disorders (Journal), Novel Rehabilitation Therapy, Parkinson’s UK, Parkinson’s UK (Parkinsons Disease Society), Protokinetics Walkway, Rehabilitation and Parkinson’s Disease, Rehabilitation Therapy, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry: University of Western Ontario, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy for Gait Dysfunction in Advanced Parkinson's Disease, Spinal Stimulation to Improve Mobility in Parkinson's Disease, Spinal Stimulation to Improve Walking in Parkinson's Disease, Spinal Stimulation to Reduce Falls in Parkinson's Disease, Spinal Stimulation to Reduce Freezing in Parkinson's Disease, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), University of Western Ontario, UPDRS Motor Items and Activities‐Specific Balance Confidence Scale, Walking Pattern (Gait), Western University (Ontario)
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Recently Published Resources on Falls Prevention – In the Community and in Hospitals (BMJ / NHS Improvement / NIHR / JAMA Internal Medicine)
Summary There are uncertainties about the effectiveness of environmental interventions to reduce risk of falls among older persons living in the community. A BMJ systematic review covers the options, coming down in favour of occupational therapist-led environment risk assessments and … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Improvement, NICE Guidelines, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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NICE Update on Antipsychotics for People With Dementia (NICE)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has again updated their summary of evidence on the use (or withdrawal) of antipsychotics for people living with dementia. This document is not a formal NICE guideline. Full Text Link … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, 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, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, SCIE, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Pharmacists’ Interventions to Promote Quality of Life and Healthy Ageing (PHE)
Summary Interventions which can be provided by pharmacy teams to help older people lead more independent lives and improve their health are listed, including those directed towards: Preventing falls. Dementia Physical inactivity. Social isolation. Malnutrition. Full Text Link Reference A … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alcohol, Alcohol or Substance Misuse, Blood Pressure and Atrial Fibrillation, Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE), Commissioning Community Pharmacy, Commissioning of Pharmacy Services, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacies: Promoting Health and Wellbeing. NICE Guideline [NG102] (NICE), Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy and Public Health, Community Pharmacy Teams, Community Pharmacy: Interventions for Public Health, Community Pharmacy: Public Health Interventions, Contribution Community Pharmacy to Public Health, Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practice: Seven Steps, Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practices, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Diet and Nutrition, Diet and Obesity, Dorset’s Nutritional Care Strategy for Adults, Eatwell Guide For Healthy Eating, Elderly Malnutrition, Falls and Musculoskeletal Health, Five Ways to Wellbeing Framework, Health and Quality of Life, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Ageing: Pharmacist Interventions for Quality of Life, Healthy Living Pharmacies (HLPs), Hypertension, Improving Public Mental Health, Improving Referral Pathways, Later Life, Local Medical Committees (LMCs), Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs), Local Professional Networks (LPNs), Loneliness and Social Isolation, Making Every Contact Count (MECC), Malnutrition, Malnutrition in Later Life, Malnutrition in the Community, MECC Plus, Menu of Interventions (MOIs) for Productive Healthy Ageing, NHS Health Check Programme, NHS Long Term Plan (2019), Oral Health, Pharmacies, Pharmacist Interventions for Quality of Life, Pharmacist Involvement, Pharmacy for Public Health, Pharmacy Teams in Different Settings, PHE: Public Health England, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Recommendations, Physical Inactivity, Primary Care Network (PCN) Contract, Productive Healthy Ageing: Pharmacist Interventions for Quality of Life, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Public Mental Health, Quality of Life, Quality of Life For Older People, Reablement Services, Reducing Social Isolation, Seven Steps to Becoming a Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practice, Social Connectedness, Social Isolation, Substance Misuse, Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation: Role of Pharmacists, Tobacco
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Frailty: Core Capabilities Framework (Skills for Health)
Summary Skills for Health have produced the Frailty Core Capabilities Framework. This framework was commissioned by Health Education England and NHS England, and aims to formalise the skills to provide high quality, holistic, compassionate care and support for persons with … Continue reading →
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