Category Archives: International

Research involving non-UK agencies and/or international bodies. Includes both foreign and UK non-English e.g. Scottish, Welsh etc.

Transformational Change in Health and Care: Learning From Case Studies (King’s Fund)

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

Summary A recent King’s Fund report explores diverse examples of successful transformational change, i.e. those which tend to focus on improving the lives of patients, to see if there are lessons for leadership style and organisational culture. Four case studies … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, King's Fund, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care Services, Acute Hospital A&E and Liaison Mental Health Teams, Acute Hospital A&E and Liaison Mental Health Teams: Transforming Mental Health Crisis Care (NHS England), Acute Hospital Care, Acute Medical Care for Frail Older People, Acute Medical Care of Elderly People, Ageing Population, Birmingham (UK), Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham and Solihull NHS Mental Health Trust, Bromley by Bow Centre, Bromley by Bow Health Partnership, Bromley-by-Bow Healthy Living Centre in East London, Buurtzorg Model: Netherlands, Buurtzorg Nederland, Buurtzorg: Netherlands, Capability and Culture, Challenges of Urgent and Emergency Care, Change Bystanders, Change Leaders, Change Participants, Change Recipients, Change Sparks, Change Sponsors, Collaborative Leadership, Collaborative Working, Collective Leadership, Continuous Learning and Improvement, Continuous Learning Culture, Culture and Leadership, Culture Change, Culture Change in Health and Care, Culture Change in the NHS, Defining Ethos and Brand, Don Berwick: International Visiting Fellow at the King’s Fund, Dual Focus: Change and Stability, East London, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Care, Emergency Care Networks, Emergency Centres, High-Quality Home Care (Buurtzorg: Netherlands), Hospital Liaison Psychiatry Services, Information Technology, Innovative Technology, Involvement and Participation, Leadership and Culture, Leadership Style, Learning Culture, Learning-Based Approaches, Liaison Psychiatry, Liaison Psychiatry in the Hospital Setting, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Long Term Care in the Netherlands, Netherlands, New Care Models, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Over-Optimism (NHS Reform Versus Institutional Inertia), Overcoming Inertia, Potential of Technology, Power Dynamics: Old Power Versus New Power, Professor Don Berwick, Quality Improvement, Quality Improvement and Transformational Change, Rapid Access Ambulatory Care Clinics, Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge (RAID), Reconfiguration of Emergency Care System, Reducing Complexity, Reducing Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Storytelling Approaches (to Research), Systems Complexity, Team-Based Approaches, Theory X Versus Theory Y (Basic Motivational Models), Transformational Change in Health and Care, Transformational Leadership, Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Urgent and Emergency Care Pathways, Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Widening Participation, Work Complexity | Leave a comment

Dementia-Friendly Hospital Design (Gerontologist)

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A more recent review of remaining uncertainties in dementia-friendly hospital design principles. Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Parke, B. Boltz, M. [and] Hunter, KF. [et … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Boston College: William F. Connell School of Nursing, Built Environment, Canada, Care in General Hospitals, Chronic Disease Management and Specialized Seniors: Fraser Health Authority, D-FAC Environments, D-FAC Physical Design in Hospitals, Dementia And Cognitive Disorders, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia-Friendly Acute Care (D-FAC), Dementia-Friendly Acute Care (D-FAC) Design, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: Simon Fraser University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: University of Alberta, Environmental Design, Faculty of Nursing: University of Alberta, Fraser Health Authority (British Columbia), Germany, Gerontologist, Gerontology Department and Gerontology Research Centre: Simon Fraser University, JW Scott Health Sciences Library: University of Alberta, Patient Safety, Primary Care: Fraser Health Authority, Seniors Fall and Injury Prevention: Fraser Health Authority, Simon Fraser University (British Columbia), United States, University of Alberta, University of Bremen, USA, William F. Connell School of Nursing (Massachusetts) | Leave a comment

Investigations Into the Early Signs, Symptoms and Family Experiences of Alzheimer’s Disease (BMJ Open / International Psychogeriatrics)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A literature review analyses the sequence / timing of the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease. The authors distinguish between the early signs of late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (LOAD) and those of early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD). Full Text Link … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Depression, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Aberrant Motor Behaviour, Acalculia, Agitation, Alexia, Anomia, Anosognosia, Anxiety, Apathy, Australia, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Box Hill Hospital (Victoria), Cognitive Impairment, Conversion to Dementia From Prodromal Disease, Disinhibition, Early Detection of Preclinical Disease, Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD), Early-Onset Dementia, Eastern Cognitive Disorders Clinic: Box Hill Hospital, Experiences, Experiences of the Transition to Dementia, Family and Caregiver Experiences, Family Members' Experiences of Pre-Diagnostic Phase of Dementia, Hallucination, Initial Onset and Diagnosis, Institute for Health Research: University of Bedfordshire, International Psychogeriatrics, Irritability, Late Onset Dementia, Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD), Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences: University of Melbourne, Neuroscience Department: Box Hill Hospital, Olfactory Disturbances, Patient and Carer Experiences, Patient Experiences, Pre-Diagnostic Phase of Dementia, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Indicators in Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Phase of Dementia, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, School of Life Sciences: University of Hull, Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, University of Bedfordshire, University of Hull, University of Melbourne, Weight Loss, Young Onset Dementia (YOD), Young-Onset Dementia | Leave a comment

Systematic Review of Falls Reduction Interventions for Older Adults Recently Discharged From Hospital (Age and Ageing)

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

Summary A joint Australian and American review has examined the evidence concerning the effectiveness of falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults discharged recently from hospitals. Twelve falls prevention interventions were considered. Home exercise interventions were not found to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Age and Ageing, Australia, Centre for Functioning and Health Research: Metro South Health, Centre for Medical Research: University of Western Australia, Cholecalciferol Therapy, College of Medicine: University of Florida, Curtin University, Curtin University (Perth), Department of Geriatric Medicine: University of Western Australia, Exercise Regimens, Exercise Therapy, Faculty of Health Science: Curtin University, Faculty of Health: Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Science: Monash University, Fall Prevention Strategies for Discharged Patients, Falls Prevention, Falls Prevention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Falls Prevention for Older Adults Recently Discharged From Hospital, Falls Prevention Programmes, Falls Reduction, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Healthscope and La Trobe Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine Research: La Trobe University, Home Exercise Interventions, Home Hazard Modifications, Home Modifications, Housing Adaptations, Institute for Health Research: University of Notre Dame Australia, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), La Trobe University (Victoria Australia), Malcom Randall VA Medical Center: Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Metro South Health (Brisbane), Monash University: Melbourne, Nutritional Supplementation, Post-Discharge Assessment and Support, Post-Discharge Support, Post-Discharge Support for Older Adults, Queensland University of Technology, Royal Perth Hospital Unit: University of Western Australia, School of Medicine and Pharmacology: University of Western Australia, School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work: Curtin University, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Sciences: Curtin University, School of Physiotherapy: University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Public Health and Social Work: Queensland University of Technology, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, United States, University of Florida, University of Notre Dame (Australia), University of Western Australia, USA, Western Australia, Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing: University of Western Australia | Leave a comment

Statistics on Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy (BBC News / Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The BBC has launched an interactive calculator to help people assess how long they might live typically. Life-style and demographic factors are covered briefly. Full Text Link Reference How long are you going to live? London: BBC Health News, … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, International, Northern Ireland, Patient Information, Quick Insights, Scotland, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Ageing Population, BBC Health News, BBC's Life Expectancy Calculator, Behavioural Risk Factors, Environmental and Lifestyle Factors, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Female Life Expectancy, Global Burden of Disease Study, Global Burden of Disease Study (2015-6), Health Inequalities, Healthy Life Expectancy, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (Seattle), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: University of Washington, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), International Comparisons, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy at Older Ages in England, Life Expectancy Gaps, Lifespan, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Longevity, Male Life Expectancy, Mortality Risk Factors, Mortality Statistics, Social Epidemiology | Leave a comment

Unpacking the “Living Well With Dementia” Shibboleth? (Psychological Medicine)

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

Summary The term “living well with dementia” appears often in the literature. The authors of a recent meta-analysis attempted to analyse the constituents and contributory factors in quality of life (QoL), subjective well-being and / or life satisfaction in people … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Australia, Bangor University, Brunel University, Cardiff University, Caregivers' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Well-Being, Carers' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Well-Being, DEMQOL, DEMQOL-Proxy, DEMQoL: Dementia Quality of Life, Department of Clinical Sciences: Brunel University, Department of Psychology: King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, Domains of QoL, Factors Associated With Better QoL, Factors Associated With Poor QoL, Factors Not Associated With QoL, Factors Predicting Longitudinal Trajectories of QoL, HRQoL: Health-Related Quality of Life, Informant-Rated QoL, King's College London: Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, Life Satisfaction, Living Well with Dementia, Living Well with Dementia Research, London School of Economics and Political Science, Longitudinal Trajectories of QoL (Dementia-Related), Personal Social Services Research Unit: London School of Economics and Political Science, Proxy-Rated QoL, QoL-AD Proxy, QOL-AD-Proxy Scale, Quality of Life (QoL), Quality of Life Alzheimer’s Disease Scale (QoL-AD), Quality of Life Measures for Dementia, School of Medical Sciences: University of New South Wales, School of Psychology: Bangor University, School of Psychology: University of Exeter, School of Psychology: University of Sussex, Self-Rated QoL, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Exeter, University of New South Wales, University of Sussex, Unpicking the Living Well With Dementia Shibboleth, Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research Data and Methods: Cardiff University | Leave a comment

System to Measure and Prevent Medication Errors Under Development (Department of Health and Social Care / EEPRU)

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

Summary The Department of Health and Social Care now has a system to help identify, monitor and prevent medication errors. The aim is to help ensure the NHS becomes the safest healthcare system in the world, as well as avoiding … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO) | Tagged Adverse Drug Reactions, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Ill-Health, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Caroline Dinenage: Care Minister, Choosing Wisely, Choosing Wisely Campaign, Community Pharmacists, Continuous Learning Culture, Culture Change, Culture of Raising Concerns, Defences for Pharmacists: Accidental Dispensing Errors, Department of Health and Social Care (Formerly the Department of Health), Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA), Electronic Prescribing Systems, ePACT2, Epidemiology and Statistics, Gastric Bleed Statistics, Global Patient Safety Challenge (WHO), Hospital Admissions, Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (HePMA), Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, Learning Culture, Measurement and Prevention of Medication Errors, Medication Errors, Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Reactions, Medication Safety, Medication Safety Dashboard, Medication Without Harm (WHO), Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Optimisation Dashboard, Medicines Safety Programme (WHO), NHS Culture Change, NHS England Medicines Optimisation Intelligence Group, NHS Patient Safety Culture, NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service, NHS: Safest Healthcare System in the World (Ambition), No Harm Culture, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Without Gastro Protective Medicine, Openness and Honesty When Things Go Wrong, Openness and Transparency, Patient Safety, Patient Safety Improvement, Patient Safety Indicators, Patient Safety Strategies, Patients With Polypharmacy Risks, Policy Research Unit in Economic Evaluation of Health and Care Interventions (EEPRU), Polypharmacy, Preventable Deaths in English Acute Hospitals, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventable Hospital Deaths, Preventable Hospital Mortality, Preventable Mortality, Preventing Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Primary Care Adverse Drug Reactions, Putting Patients First, Quality Improvement, Quality Improvement Culture, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Reducing Litigation Costs, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Report of the Short Life Working Group on Reducing Medication-Related Harm, Reporting Culture, Reporting of Incidents, Research on Medication Error, ScHARR: University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR): University of Sheffield, Short Life Working Group on Reducing Medication-Related Harm, Stop the Over-Medication of People With a Learning Disability or Autism (STOMP) Campaign, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, Transparent Learning Culture, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions | Leave a comment

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