Category Archives: International

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

Flavonols Re-Visited (Neurology / NHS Digital – Behind the Headlines / Bazian)

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A study has found that older adults consuming diets high in flavonols (found in tea, red wine, fruit and green vegetables) had a 40% lower chance of developing Alzheimer’s Disease compared to persons consuming diets lower in flavonols. “Higher dietary intakes … Continue reading →

Complications and Emergencies in Parkinson’s Disease (Practical Neurology)

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Complications from Parkinson’s Disease sometimes requiring ugent treatment (including severe motor symptoms and serious non-motor complications such as psychosis, orthostatic hypotension and sleep attacks) are covered. Full Text Link Reference Simonet, C. Tolosa, E. [and] Camara, A. [et al] … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Acting Out Dreams: Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep Behaviour Disorder, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, DBS Efficacy Loss, Deepbrain Stimulation, Device-Aided Therapies, Drug-Induced Psychosis, Dysautonomic Complications, Dyskinesia, Dyskinesias, Dysphagia, Emergencies and Complications of Device Aided Therapies, Gastrointestinal Tract Complications, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Iatrogenic Psychosis, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Intestinal Pseudobstruction, Involuntary Movements (Dyskinesias), Levodopa–Carbidopa Intestinal Gel, Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease, Neurology Department: Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Neuroscience Department: Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdique August Pi i Sunyer (Barcelona), Non-Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease, Off-Related Parkinsonism, Orthostatic Hypotension, Parkinson's Disease Psychosis, Parkinson’s Disease: Complications and Emergencies, Parkinson’s Disease: Non-Motor Symptoms, Parkinsonism-Hyperpyrexia Syndrome, Practical Neurology (Journal), Preventive Neurology Unit: Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Psychosis, Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep Behaviour Disorder, RBD: Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder, Serotonin Syndrome, Severe Tremor, Sleep Attacks, Sleep-Related Complications, Spain, Subcutaneous Apomorphine, Unmanageable Freezing of Gait, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine | Leave a comment

Late-Life Depression: Prevalence and Treatment Considerations (JGCR / NICE)

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It is estimated that around one in four older people may be depressed, although this condition commonly goes unrecognised. A review of the epidemiology, assessment and diagnosis of late-life depression aims to assist in the correct identification and assessment … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (Kerala: India), Antidepressants, Assessment of Late-Life Depression, Bipolar Depression, Case-Finding for Elderly Depression, Centre for Behavioural Sciences and Research: Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Kalamassery: Kochi - Kerala), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Depression and Cognitive Impairment, Depression and Dementia, Elderly Depression, Elderly With Depression, Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT), EURODEP Study, GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), Geriatric Depression Scale 15 (GDS 15), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Inter-Personal Therapy (IPT), Late-Life Depression, Late-Life Depression: Prognosis, Late-Life Depression: Relapse Rates, Late-Life Depression: Screening and Case Finding, Multi-Morbidities, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Depression and Dementia, Prevalence of Late-Life Depression, Problem Solving Therapy (PST), Pseudodementia, Psychological Interventions, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Kerala: India), Rating Scales for Depressed Elderly, Repetitive Transcranial Stimulation (rTMS), Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Late-Life Depression, Suicide in the Elderly With Depression, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) | Leave a comment

eHealth / Internet-Based Interventions to Support Carers of People With Dementia (Internet Interventions)

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A follow-up study of eHealth interventions designed to support caregivers of people with dementia, previously considered to be promising, found (i) generally (with some exceptions) low levels of implementation readiness and (ii) poor availability regarding the information necessary to … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Barriers to Implementation, Barriers to Innovation, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care: Maastricht University, Care in an Ageing Society, Caregiver Support, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Health and Wellbeing, Carer Inclusion, Carer Isolation, Carer Organisations, Carer Satisfaction, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carers, Carers for People with Dementia, Department of Family Practice: Maastricht University, Department of International Health: Maastricht University, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Centre Limburg: Maastricht University, eHealth Interventions to Support Carers of People With Dementia, Flexible and Personalised Content, ImpRess Checklist Scores (Implementation Readiness), Informal Carers of People With Dementia, Institute of Mental Health: Nottingham University, Integrated Delivery of Interventions, Internet Interventions (Journal), Internet-Based Interventions for Caregivers, Internet-Based Interventions to Support Carers of People With Dementia, Internet-Based Support for Carers, Internet-Based Support for Family Carers of People With Dementia, Iterative Development, Maastricht University, Netherlands, NIHR MindTech - MedTech Co-operative, Nottingham University, Professor Martin Orrell, Professor Martin Orrell: Director of Institute of Mental Health at University of Nottingham; Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology: University of Nottingham, School for Mental Health and Neurosciences: Maastricht University, Support for Carers of People with Dementia, Supporting Carers of People With Dementia (eHealth / Internet-Based Approaches), University of Nottingham: Institute of Mental Health, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

Review of Tube Feeding in Advanced Dementia (Journal of Aging Research)

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A narrative literature review has investigated tube feeding in persons with advanced dementia, offering a comprehensive and unbiased attempt to achieve a balanced assessment of the perceived benefits and common disadvantages of such interventons, in broad terms of quality … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abdominal Discomfort, American Geriatrics Society (AGS), Anticipatory Decision-Making, Artificial Nutrition in Dementia, Aspiration Pneumonia, Benefit-Harm Ratio of Tube Feeding in People with Advanced Dementia, Best Interests Decision-Making, Burdens of Tube Feeding in People with Advanced Dementia, Colonic Fistulae, Community Haywood Hospital (Stoke-on-Trent), Constipation, Costs of Tube Feeding, Decision-Making at End of Life, Decision-Making Capacity, Dementia Disease Progression, Diarrhoea, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Eating in Advanced Dementia, Eating Problems in Advanced Dementia, Electrolyte Imbalance and Fluid Retention, Enteral Tube Feeding, Feeding Tube Placement in Advanced Dementia, Infection Risk, Informed Decision-Making, Journal of Aging Research, Literature Reviews, Local Pain and Bleeding, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Multidisciplinary Meetings, Multidisciplinary Teams, Nasogastric and Gastrostomy Tubes, Nasogatric Tube Feeding, Nutrition and Survival Benefits of Tube Feeding in Advanced Dementia, Oral Health-Related Problems, Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Perceived Benefits of Tube Feeding in Advanced Dementia Individuals, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG), Peristomal Wound Leakage, Poor Oral Intake in Patients With Advanced Dementia, Pressure Sores, Proxy Decision Making, Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy (RIG) Tube Feeding, Refeeding Syndrome, Reported Benefits of Tube Feeding in Advanced Dementia Individuals, Royal Stoke University Hospital (Previously City General), Sepsis From Abdominal Abscesses, Shared Decision-Making, Supporting Decision-Making, Surrogate Decision-Making, Survival Rates, Systematic Literature Reviews, Tube Feeding, Tube Feeding in Advanced Dementia, Tube Feeding in Advanced Dementia Versus Other Diseases, Tube Feeding Versus Oral Feeding, Tube Feeding: Cost-Effectiveness Studies, Tube Leaks or Blockages, William Harvey Hospital (Ashford) | Leave a comment

Cognitive Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease: Management and Prevention? (BMJ)

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A review investigates pharmacological treatments for cognitive symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease at different phases in progression of the disease, in the context of the paucity of effective disease-modifying interventions. Discrepancies between different national and international guidelines, regarding the prescription … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors, Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEIs), ADAS-Cog: Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale, Alzheimer Disease Research Center: Keck School of Medicine at USC, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), American Geriatrics Society (AGS), Anti-Amyloid Immunotherapies, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Care of the Elderly Medicine Department: Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, ChEIs: Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Cholinergic Agents, Cholinergic Agonists, Cholinergic Enhancers, Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Choosing Wisely, Choosing Wisely Campaign, Cognitive Enhancing Medications, DAPA - Dementia and Physical Activity Trial, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Department of Neurology: Keck School of Medicine at USC, Department of Public Health and Primary Care: University of Cambridge, Deprescribing, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Disease-Modifying Treatments for Dementia, Disease-Modifying Treatments for Dementia (Hypothetical Scenarios), Disease-Modifying Trials in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia, Donepezil, Donepezil (Aricept), Donepezil and Memantine, Donepezil-Memantine Combination, Donepezil-Memantine: Monotherapy Versus Combination Therapy, Drug Efficacy, Drug Side-Effects, Drugs Alleged to Raise False Hopes (Speculative Construct), European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), Fish Oil, Fortasyn Connect, Galantamine, Galantamine-Memantine Combination Versus Donepezil-Memantine Combination, Galantamine-Memantine Drug Combination, German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Healthcare (IQWiG), Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), Incidence and Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease, Keck School of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Keck School of Medicine: University of Southern California, LEARNit Study (Midlife Exercise), Medical Foods, Memory Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing (MIND) Study, New Cross Hospital, New Cross Hospital: Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Nicotine Patches, Nicotinic Agonists, NINCDS-ADRDA (National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association) Criteria for Alzheimer's Disease, NINCDS-ADRDA Criteria, NINCDS-ADRDA: National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders Association, Outcome Measures for Disease-Modifying Trials in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia, Physical Activity, Prescribing Guidelines: Acetyl Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Prescribing Review: Acetyl Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Razadyne, Reducing Waste in Dementia Care, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Rivastigmine, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Souvenaid Drink (Nutricia), Symptomatic Treatment: Inhibitors of Acetylcholinesterase, Tacrine, Treatment Algorithm for Alzheimer’s Disease, University of Cambridge, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Vitamin E | Leave a comment

Dementia-Supportive Soundscapes: Concept Review (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A narrative literature review examines the potential of soundscape design to create more supportive sonic environments for persons living with dementia in nursing homes. The aim is to reduce BPSD and improve mental wellbeing. “It is expected that an … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acoustic Comfort in Nursing Homes, Acoustic Environments, AcustiCare Project, Ambient Sound and Perceived Safety, Artevelde University College, Auditory Perception (Ageing Brain), Auditory Processing, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Disorders, Belgium, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Circumplex Model of Affect, Coping With Behavioural Disorders, Department of Information Technology: Ghent University, Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics: Ghent University, Department of Occupational Therapy: Artevelde University College, Department of Occupational Therapy: Ghent University, Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO), Ghent University, Hearing and Dementia, Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering: University College London, Natural Sounds and Mood Recovery, Noise Environments in Nursing Homes, Nursing Home Residents with Dementia, Nursing Homes, Pleasant Sounds, Sound Meaning in Dementia, Soundscape Design for Management of Behavioral Disorders, Soundscape Design for People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes, Soundscape Perception, Supportive Sonic Environments for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia, TETRA Program for Applied Research (Grant no. HBC.2016.0089), University College London | Leave a comment

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Flavonols Re-Visited (Neurology / NHS Digital – Behind the Headlines / Bazian)

Dementia-Supportive Soundscapes: Concept Review (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

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