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Category Archives: Stroke
Missed Opportunities in Stroke Prevention (University of Birmingham / PLoS Medicine / European Journal of Neurology)
Summary Analysis of the records of UK patients who suffered a stroke indicates that over half of people who should have received drugs to prevent strokes had not been prescribed such medicines. Full Text Link Reference Research suggests ‘missed opportunities’ … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Anticoagulants, Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets, Atrial Fibrillation, Benefits of Aspirin in Early Secondary Stroke Prevention, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), European Journal of Neurology, Impairments Following Transient Ischaemic Attack, Institute of Applied Health Research: University of Birmingham, Mini-Strokes, Missed Opportunities in Stroke Prevention, PLoS Medicine, Stroke Prevention, Stroke Prevention in Older Patients, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), University of Birmingham
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Blood Pressure: a Risk Factor for Vascular Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society / Stroke)
Summary Researchers at the George Institute for Global Health, following 4.28 million individuals, have shown a statistical association indicating that high blood pressure in middle age significantly increases the risk of developing vascular dementia (the second most common form of … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hypertension, In the News, International, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Australia; Department of Epidemiology: Johns Hopkins University, Blood Pressure and Risk of Vascular Dementia, Blood Pressure: Risk Factor for Vascular Dementia, Cardiovascular Fitness, Cardiovascular Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), Dementia Risk Factors, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine: University of Oxford, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, George Institute for Global Health (Australia), George Institute for Global Health: University of Oxford, Hypertension, Hypertension: Risk Factor for Vascular Dementia, Johns Hopkins University, Midlife Hypertension, Modifiable Risk Factors, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences: University of Oxford, Oxford Vascular Study, Primary Care Registry and a Cohort Study of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke, Radcliffe Department of Medicine: University of Oxford, Risk Factors, Stroke (Journal), Stroke Prevention Research Unit: University of Oxford, Stroke: a Journal of Cerebral Circulation, UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), University of Oxford, University of Sydney, VaD: Vascular Dementia, Vascular Dementia
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Researchers Advise Use of Aspirin Immediately After Minor Strokes (BBC News / Lancet)
Summary The benefits of taking aspirin immediately after a mini or minor stroke, to prevent or limit harm, have been hugely under-estimated. Full Text Link Reference Mundasad, S. (2016). ‘Immediate aspirin’ advice for minor stroke. London: BBC Health News, May … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, National, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Aspirin, Aspirin Reduces Risk and Severity of Early Recurrent Stroke After Ischaemic Stroke, Aspirin Reduces Risk and Severity of Early Recurrent Stroke After Transient Ischaemic Attack, Australia, BBC Health News, Benefits of Aspirin in Early Secondary Stroke Prevention, Department of Clinical Sciences: Lund University, Department of Neurology: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Department of Neurology: University Duisburg-Essen, Department of Neurology: University Medical Center Utrecht, Early Secondary Stroke Prevention, Germany, Ischaemic Stroke, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care: University Medical Center Utrecht, Lancet, Lund University, Mini-Strokes, Minor Strokes, Netherlands, Non-Haemorrhagic Stroke, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences: University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Population Health: University of Oxford, Oxford University, Poststroke Rehabilitation, Rudolph Magnus Institute for Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Pharmacology: University of Western Australia, Secondary Stroke Prevention, Section of Neurology: Lund University, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: Perth, Stroke Association, Stroke Care, Stroke Prevention, Stroke Prevention Research Unit: University of Oxford, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Statistics, Sweden, Symptoms of Stroke and Mini-Stroke, Tony Rudd: National Clinical Director for Stroke at NHS England, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), University Duisburg-Essen, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Oxford, University of Western Australia, Western Australian Neuroscience Research Institute (WANRI)
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Mapping and Quantification of Loneliness (Age UK / BMJ Open)
Summary Age UK has made available an online interactive map depicting the regional prevalence of loneliness and social isolation in the English local authorities. Full Text Link Reference Risk of Loneliness in England 2016. [Online]: Age UK, April 2016. Loneliness: … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 11-Item Duke Social Support Index, 4-Item Duke Social Support Index, 6-Item Lubben Social Network Scale, Adequacy of Social Relationships From Respondents’ Perspective, Availability of Social Relationships as Perceived by Respondents, Behavioural Risk Factors, Berkman-Syme Social Network Index, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Bothered by Loneliness, Brigham Young University (Utah), Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke, de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, Degree of Subjectivity Asked of Respondents, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Counseling Psychology: Brigham Young University, Department of Health Sciences: University of York, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience: Brigham Young University, Duke Social Support Index, Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire, ENRICHD Social Support Inventory (ESSI), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Feelings of Loneliness, Feelings Relating to Social Relationships, Frequency of Contact With Others and Participation in Activities, Frequency of Face-to-Face and / or Phone Contact With Family and / or Friends and / or Neighbours, Geographical Proximity of Family and Friends, Gijón Scale for Elderly’s Social-Family Assessment Family and Social Relationships Subscales, Heart (Journal), Index of Social Support, Indirect Pathways by Which Social Connections Influence Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Influence of Social Connections on Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL), Interview Measure of Social Relationships, Involvement in Social Relationships, Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, Litwin Support Network Types, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Public Health, Local Public Health Services, Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Isolation, Loneliness and Mortality in Older People, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for CVD, Loneliness Harms Health, Loneliness in England 2016, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, Lubben Social Network Scale, Mapping and Quantification of Loneliness, Mapping Loneliness (Age UK), Measures of Living Arrangements and Informal Care, Measures of Satisfaction With Social Support, Measures of Social Anchorage, Measures of Social Integration, Measures of Social Isolation, Measures of Social Networks, Measures of Social Support, Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Social Support Survey, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Negative Affect Scale, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham Health Profile Social Isolation Subscale, Number of Friends and Relatives Outside the Household, Older Americans Research and Service Center (OARS) Social Resource Scale, Oslo-3 Social Support Scale, Overlapping Risk Factors, Participation in Social Activities, Perceived Availability of Emotional Tangible Informational and / or Other Support, Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ2000), Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventative Interventions, Preventative Services, Preventing Isolation, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention Agenda, Question about the number of sources of support, Questionnaires on Social Networks, Received Support, Risk Factors, Risk of Loneliness in England 2016, Risk Stratification, Risk Stratification for Case Finding, Satisfaction with Social Relationships and / or Participation, Social Epidemiology, Social Isolation, Social Network Index, Social Networks, Social Relationships, Structural and / or Functional Aspects of Social Relationships, Support Networks, Time Spent Alone, University of California, University of York, USA, Wenger Support Network Typology, York
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