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Pain Management.

Questions Raised About Prescribing Painkillers for Dementia Patients (BBC Radio Four / BBC News)

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

Summary An investigation into the role of big pharma in the international opioid crisis, from BBC Radio 4, touches upon questions about the ethics and suitability of pain management embedded semi-routinely in care for persons with dementia: Full Audio Link … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Pain, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Addressing Problematic Opioid Use in OECD Countries (OECD 2019), Analgesic Misuse, Analgesic Treatments for People With Dementia, Availability of Opioid Painkillers, Avoidable Harm, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Four, BBC Radio Four File on 4, BBC Radio Four’s “File on Four” Programme, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Big Pharma, Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine: University of Bergen, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care: University of Bergen, Department of Health and Care (Bergen Norway), Department of Psychiatry: Harvard Medical School, Deprescribing, Distressed Behaviour, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Evidence Uncertainties, Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (Journal), Fentanyl, Harvard Medical School, Impact of Opioids, McLean Hospital (Belmont USA), McLean Institute for Technology in Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services: McLean Hospital (Belmont USA), Medicines Optimisation Group: University of East Anglia, Morphine, NIHR CLAHRC East, NIHR CLAHRC Eastern, Norway, Office for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Opioid Addiction, Opioid Analgesics Dependency, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Deprescribing, Opioids, Optimising Prescribing and Deprescribing in Older Adults With Dementia, Over-Medication, Over-Prescribing, Pain Control and Dementia in the Acute Hospital, Pain Management, Pain Prevalence, Pain Relief, Painkillers, Painkillers Don’t Exist (Public Awareness Campaign), Patient Harm, Psychological and Behavioural Distress, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Strong Opioids: First-Line Maintenance, Strong Opioids: First-Line Oral Opioids, Strong Opioids: First-Line Transdermal Patches, Tackling Over-Medication, Tramadol, Treatment of Pain to Reduce Behavioural Disturbances, University of Bergen, University of East Anglia, University of East Anglia Medicines Optimisation Group, University of Exeter Medical School, Untreated Pain, USA, USA Opioid Epidemic | Leave a comment

Oral Health in Older Adults: a Review of the Literature (OBM Geriatrics / BBC News)

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

Summary A detailed literature review covers the relationship(s) between oral health, nutritional status and quality of life in older adults. Effective management of oral health problems helps to prevent or reduce malnutrition / undernutrition. It plays an important role in … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Pain, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Health News, Bengbu Medical College, Biochemical Markers, BMC Psychiatry, British Dental Association: BDA, Care Home Residents, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Charlotte Waite: British Dental Association (BDA), China, Common Oral Problems and Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Factors, Dental Caries (Tooth Decay), Dental Healthcare, Dental Hygiene, Dental Impact on Daily Living (DIDP), Dental Impact Profile (DIP), Dental Status, Department of Anesthesiology: Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Department of Neurology: Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Department of Neurology: Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital (Guangdong), Differential Diagnosis, Dignity and Wellbeing, DMFT (Decayed Missing Filled Teeth) Index, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Eating and Nutritional Care, Edentulism and General Health, Edentulism and Quality of Life, Edentulism in India, Elderly Malnutrition, Faculty of Pharmacy: Bengbu Medical College, Fluorosis, Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI), Geriatrics Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI), Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Gum Disease, Health and Quality of Life, Health Care Needs of Care Home Residents, Healthy Eating Index (HEI), Hi-Tech Dental College and Hospital (Bhubaneswar Odisha: India), Improving Nutritional Care, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Laboratory of RNA and Major Diseases of Brain and Heart: Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Literature Reviews, Malnutrition, Malnutrition in Later Life, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition), Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Modifiable Risk Factors, Nutritional Risk Screening-2002 (NRS-2002), OBM Geriatrics, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Oral Cancer, Oral Candidiasis (Thrush), Oral Care in End of Life Care, Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP), Oral Health in Older Adults, Oral Health Quality of Life (OHQoL), Oral Health Risk Assessments, Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHrQoL), Oral Healthcare, Oral Hygiene, Oral Impact on Daily Living (OIDP), Periodontal Disease, Periodontal Status, Psychosocial Wellbeing, Quality of Life (QoL), Quality of Life Burdens in Older Adults with Oral Health Problems, Quality of Life For Older People, Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Quality of Life Research and Development Foundation (Bhubaneswar), Risk Factors, Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (Guangdong), Sickness Impact Profile (SIP), Social Impacts of Dental Disease (SIDD), Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital (Guangdong), Sun Yat-sen University (Guangdong), Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Tooth Brushing, Tooth Decay, Tooth Loss, Tooth Loss: Risk Factor for Dementia, United States, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, USA, Xerostomia (Dry Mouth), Zhongshan School of Medicine: Sun Yat-sen University | Leave a comment

Dementia Assessment and Improvement Framework (NHS Improvement)

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

The Dementia Assessment and Improvement Framework supports ongoing quality improvement towards the provision of “outstanding care” for people living with dementia during their stay in acute, community or mental health settings. There are eight constituent framework standards: Diagnosis. Person-centred care. … Continue reading →

Dementia Evidence Toolkit Launched (PSSRU at LSE / MODEM / NIHR)

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The new Dementia Evidence Toolkit has been built on a database of 3,000 journal articles and 700 reviews of research studies. This ambitious and world-leading online resource aims to offer a one-stop “hub” from which to access the latest evidence … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Depression, 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), Guidelines, Hip Fractures, Hypertension, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged ADLs/IADLs, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Ageing Population, Alzheimer’s Disease, Care Home Admission Delay, Carer Burden, Carer Outcomes (Financial Burden and More), Carers’ Mental Health, Carers’ Physical Health, Choice in Health and Social Care, Co-Morbidities, Cognition, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Community Settings, Consumer Experiences of Health and Social Care, Day Care, Dementia (General / Unspecified), Dementia Evidence Toolkit, Dementia Evidence Toolkit (MODEM): Evidence Database, Dementia Evidence Toolkit (MODEM): Evidence Summaries, Dementia Research, Dementia: What Works?, Depression and Anxiety, Early-Onset Dementia, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Education and Staff Training, ESCR and NIHR’s Improving Dementia Care Initiative, Extra Care Housing, Fronto-Temporal Dementia, Global Leadership, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Services, Hospital Inpatient Care, Hospital Outpatient Care, Hospital Use Reduction, Huntingtons, Innovation in Health and Social Care, Instruments Measuring Carer Burden, Lewy Body Dementia, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Long Term Residential Care Without Medically Trained Staff, LSE's Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Memory Clinics, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Modelling the Outcome and Cost Impacts of Interventions for Dementia Project (MODEM), MODEM, MODEM (Modelling the Outcome and Cost Impacts of Interventions for Dementia) Project, Museums, Music Therapy, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)’s Improving Dementia Care Initiative, Nursing Homes, Outcomes, Parkinson’s Dementia, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU): London School of Economics and Political Science, Physical Health, Pick’s Disease, Prevention and/or Management of Co-morbidities, Primary Care, Professor Martin Knapp: Director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), PSSRU at LSE, Quality of Life of Carers, Quality Of Life Of Person With Dementia, Satisfaction With Care/services, Service Cost Reductions, Service Use, Specialist Dementia Centre Care / Memory Clinics, Staff Training, Staff Training in Assisted Living Residences (STAR), START: STrAtegies for RelaTives, STrAtegies for RelaTives (START), Supporting People with Dementia and Their Carers in Health and Social Care, Types of Dementia, Vascular Dementia, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

UK Pain Prevalence Rates (BBC News / BMJ Open)

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A meta-analysis of 19 studies published in BMJ Open suggests that approximately 28 million (43%) people in the UK may be living with chronic pain from conditions such as arthritis; this is almost triple the number expected previously. This … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Pain, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing in the UK, Ageing Population, Arthritis Research UK, Barts Health NHS Trust, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Pain Society, Chronic Neuropathic Pain, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Epidemiology, Chronic Pain Prevalence By Age, Chronic Pain Prevalence By Geographical Region, Chronic Widespread Pain, Chronic Widespread Pain: American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Criteria, Department of Surgery and Cancer: Imperial College London, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Epidemiology of Chronic Pain in Community, Fibromyalgia, Gender Differences in Chronic Pain, Impact of Chronic Pain, Imperial College London, Institute of Applied Health Sciences: University of Aberdeen, Institute of Global Health Innovation: Imperial College London, Julian Worricker: BBC TV News and Radio Presenter, Keele University, Musculoskeletal Research Collaboration (Epidemiology Group), Neuropathic Pain, Pain and Anaesthesia Research Centre: Barts Health NHS Trust, Pain Management, Pain Prevalence Rates, Pain Statistics: By Age and Gender, Prevalence of Chronic Pain, Prevalence of Chronic Pain in UK, Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in General Population, Prevalence of Moderate-Severely Disabling Chronic Pain, Prevalence of Pain, Primary Care Centre: Keele University, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, UK Pain Prevalence Rates, University of Aberdeen, University of Keele | Leave a comment

On the Identification of Sources of Discomfort For Persons With Dementia (Behavioural Neurology)

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Sources of Discomfort Scale (SODS) may be used to assess discomfort based on the identifiable source(s) of discomfort. This scale is therefore distinct from, and complementary to, other pain assessment scales for persons with dementia. It promises to … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pain, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, Behavioural Neurology (Journal), Causes of Discomfort, Charles E. Smith Life Communities, Dementia and Discomfort, Department of Health Promotion: Tel-Aviv University, Discomfort and Agitation in Dementia, Herczeg Institute on Aging: Tel-Aviv University, Identification of Sources of Discomfort, Innovative Aging Research (Silver Spring USA), Israel, Managing Agitation, MDS-Discomfort Behavior Scale, Minerva Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of End of Life: Tel-Aviv University, Minerva-Stiftung Foundation, Nursing Staff Perceptions of Pain Indicators, Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD), Pain Assessment in Non-Verbal Patients, Pain Assessment in Noncommunicative Elderly Persons (PAINE), Pain Assessment Tools, PAINAD (Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia) Tool, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Sackler Faculty of Medicine: Tel-Aviv University, Sources of Discomfort For Persons With Dementia, Sources of Discomfort Scale (SODS), Tel Aviv University, United States, USA | Leave a comment

A Compendium of Patient Information on Parkinson’s Disease (Patient.co.uk / Parkinson’s UK / USA: Multiple)

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Just in time for Parkinson’s Awareness Week 2015 (April 20th -26th 2015), here is a collection of information on Parkinson’s Disease written primarily for patients and the general public. From Patient.co.uk (UK Independent Health Site) Parkinson’s Disease. Leeds: Patient.co.uk … Continue reading →

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Questions Raised About Prescribing Painkillers for Dementia Patients (BBC Radio Four / BBC News)

UK Pain Prevalence Rates (BBC News / BMJ Open)

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