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Dementia-Friendly Communities Provision, Viewed as a Social Determinant of Health (JGCR / NHS England / WHO)
Summary Researchers in Japan reconsider the importance of age-friendly and dementia-friendly communities in providing certain dimensions of social engagement, inclusion and pro-social / altruistic activity; which are likely to support holistic, low-cost, approaches to healthy ageing, possibly even (cautiously applied) … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Ageing Population, Aiesha Turner: Locality Link Officer at Integrated Plus (Dudley and Netherton), Altruism, Carer Inclusion, Center for Development of Advanced Medicine for Dementia:: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan), Co-Benefits, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Volunteering, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities: Extension of Healthy Life Expectancy, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dudley, Dudley Council for Voluntary Service (DCVS), Economic Sustainability, Facilitating the Ability to Contribute in Later Life, Health Counsellor System (Japan), Healthy Ageing, Healthy Ageing 2020 International Conference [Online] (GeriCaRe), India, Integrated Plus (Dudley and Netherton), International Comparisons, Japan, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Low-Cost and No-Cost Sustainability, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Social Roles, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan), Older People Helping Children Read and Learn (Experience Corps), Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (WHO), Pro-Social and Altruistic Activity, Reciprocal Social Relationships, Social Distancing, Social Engagement, Social Inclusion, Social Model of Dementia, Social Participation, Social Prescribing, Sustainability, Sustainable Health and Social Care, The Experience Corps: USA, Toho Gakuen Graduate School (Japan), Volunteerism, WHO Ottawa Charter, World Report on Ageing and Health: 2015 (WHO)
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International Perspectives on the Possible Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Abuse of the Elderly (JGCR / American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry / JAGS)
Summary A selection of recent articles presents a surprising consensus on the issues in question, across disparate international regions. First, an article written from the context of India: Full Text Link Reference Rina, K. Maiti, T. Panigrahi, M. Patro, B. … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Abuse Intervention / Prevention Model (AIM), Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Ageism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Bhubaneswar; India), American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Wolverhampton; UK), Casual Ageism, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, Department of Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Department of Family Medicine: University of Southern California, Department of Medicine: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Detecting Elder Abuse, Elder Abuse, Elder Abuse in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Era, Emotional Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Elder Abuse, Financial Abuse, IMS and SUM Hospital (Bhubaneswar; India), India, Institutional Abuse, International Comparisons, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Negative Impact of Ageist Attitudes, Patterns of Abuse and Harm, Psychological Abuse, Risk Reduction, School of Gerontology: University of Southern California, United States, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Wolverhampton
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Some Speculated / Potential Benefits of COVID-19 (JGCR / BBC Radio 4’s Rethink / BGS)
Summary The following article, unusually and perhaps controversially, attempts an initial assessment of certain perceived potential beneficial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Text Link Reference Tripathy, S. Kar, SK. Roy, D. [et al]. (2020). Community perception of the environmental … Continue reading
Posted in For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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More on the Possible Role of Neuroinflammation in Frontotemporal Dementia (Bazian / Brain)
Summary Inflammation in the brain has been found to be present alongside (“co-localised” with) protein clusters in patients with frontotemporal dementia, suggesting that neuroinflammation may be involved as a potential cause of frontotemporal dementia. “The researchers found that both the … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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COVID-19 Infection: Coronavirus in the UK (DHSC / PHE / BBC News / SCIE / NHS England / JGCR)
Summary Latest guidance for the general public. Full Text Link Reference New guidance for households with possible COVID-19 infection. [Online]: Department of Health and Social Care [and] Public Health England, March 17th 2020. In less than three months the impact … Continue reading
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Tagged All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Bhubaneswar; India), Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BBC Health News, British Psychological Society (BPS), British Psychological Society: Faculty of the Psychology of Older People (FPOP), British Red Cross, Call in Time Programme: Telephone Befriending, Care Provider Alliance (CPA), Clear Voice, Community Health Updates: NHS England and NHS Improvement, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Social Care, Coronavirus (COVID-19) MultiLingual Patient Information, Coronavirus Guidance for Clinicians and NHS Managers (NHS England), Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Status Checker, Coronavirus Tracking, COVID-19 and Older Adults, COVID-19 and Older People, COVID-19 Infection, COVID-19: Guidance for Health Professionals, COVID-19: Guidance for Hostels or Day Centres for People Rough Sleeping, COVID-19: Guidance for Supported Living Provision, COVID-19: Guidance for Vulnerable People, COVID-19: Guidance on Home Care Provision, COVID-19: Guidance on Residential Care Provision, COVID-19: Guidance on Social Care Provider Resilience, COVID-19: Guidance on Social Distancing, Daylight, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Department of Psychiatry: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Doctors of the World, Effects of COVID-19 on Elderly Health, Europe: New Epicentre of Coronavirus Pandemic, FPOP: BPS Faculty of the Psychology of Older People, France, GoodSAM app, Grays Inn Medical Practice (London), Guidance for Households With Possible COVID-19 Infection, Headspace, Hospital Discharge Updates: NHS England and NHS Improvement, HTN: Health Tech Newspaper, India, Italy, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Local Government Association: LGA, Lockdowns, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Mental Wellbeing Apps (For NHS Staff During COVID-19 Crisis), Migrant Help, Multilingual Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19), NHS Volunteer Responders, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS Rohtak: India), Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Albanian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Amharic, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Arabic, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Armenian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bengali, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bulgarian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Czech, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dari, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in English, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Farsi, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in French, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Greek, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Gujarati, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hindi, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hungarian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kurdish Sorani, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lithuanian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Malayalam, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Pashto, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Polish, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Portuguese, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Punjabi, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Romanian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Russian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Simplified Chinese, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sindhi, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Slovak, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Somali, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Spanish, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Tigrinya, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Turkish, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Urdu, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Vietnamese, Patient Information on the Coronavirus Pandemic (Foreign Languages), Public Health England (PHE), Royal Voluntary Service, Royal Voluntary Service (Formerly the WRVS), Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), Self-Isolation, Sleepio: Digital Sleep Improvement Programme, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Updates: NHS England and NHS Improvement, Social Distancing, Social Distancing: Advice for Elderly People, Spain, Unmind, WHO COVID-19 International Tracking Dashboard
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Interventions to Improve Resilience in People Living With Dementia (Frontiers in Medicine)
Summary A review of the literature has identified five types of interventions designed to support resilience (coping with adversity) in people with dementia, which comprise: Dementia Advisors. Peer Support Network Services. Visual Arts Enrichment Activities (VAEA). Memory Makers. Early-Stage and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts and Mental Wellbeing, Arts Engagement, Arts Therapies, Centre for Economic and Social Research on Dementia: National University of Ireland, Community Activities, Community Involvement, Coping, Coping and Adjustment, Coping Mechanisms, Coping Strategies, Coping With Adversity in Dementia, Coping With Dementia, Coping with Memory Loss, Coping with Stigma, Creative Arts for Dementia, Cultural Arts Interventions, Dementia Adviser Services, Dementia Advisers, Dementia Advisers (DAs), Dementia Advisor, Dementia Advisor Services, Dementia Groups, Early-Stage and Beyond Community Activities (ESBCA), Empowerment of People With Dementia, Engagement, Frontiers in Medicine (Journal), Group Belonging, Group Programmes, Improving Resilience in People Living With Dementia, Increasing Personal and Social Resources, Increasing Self-Esteem and Self-Worth, Interventions for Social Isolation and Loneliness, Interventions to Improve Resilience in People Living With Dementia, Ireland, Literature Reviews, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Memory Makers, Mental Resilience, National University of Ireland, Overcoming Adversity in Dementia, Patient and Family Engagement, Peer Support Network (PSN) Services, Peer Support Networks, Personal Resilience, Positive Engagement, Psychological Coping Skills, Psychosocial Interventions to Support Resilience, Reciprocal Support, Reducing Adversity of Social Isolation, Reducing Adversity of Stigma, Reducing Social Isolation, Resilience, Resilience and Vulnerability, Resilience to Dementia Disability and Frailty, School of Nursing and Midwifery: National University of Ireland, Self-Esteem (Peer Support), Self-Worth, Social Networks, Stigma-Free Space, Support and Coping Mechanisms, Supportive Social Networks, Systematic Literature Reviews, Visual Arts Enrichment Activities (VAEA), Wellness and Resilience
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