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Tag Archives: Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
More on the Likely Benefits of Resilience, Marriage and Social Integration (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health / Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry)
Summary Autonomy among more “resilient” individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) appears to be higher than among “non-resilient” individuals. Outcomes were measured in terms of independence, measured by performance of basic activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), ADLs/IADLs, Autonomy, Autonomy and Self-Determination, Behavioural Risk Factors, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Department of Health Psychology: University of Alicante, Department of Nursing: University of Alicante, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Health Science: University of Alicante, France, Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), HRQoL: Health-Related Quality of Life, Independence, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence in Older Adults, INSERM: Epidemiology of Ageing and Age-Related Diseases, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Inverse Association Between Marriage and Dementia Risk, Journal of Neurology, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Living Well With Dementia and Promoting Independence, Maintaining Independence, Marital Status, Marital Status and Risk of Dementia, Marriage and Risk of Dementia, Modifiable Risk Factors, Non-Partnered Men and Women, Personal Resilience, Resilience, Resilience and Vulnerability, Social Integration, Socio-Environmental Risk Factors, Spain, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University College London, University of Alicante, Wellness and Resilience
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Modification of the Physical Environment to Support People With Dementia (Dementia)
Summary A systematic review investigates the efficacy of physical environment-related strategies for supporting everyday activities in people living with dementia: Full Text Link Reference Woodbridge, R. Sullivan, MP. [and] Harding, E. [et al] (2018). Use of the physical environment to … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accessible Environments, Activities of Daily Living, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Age-Friendly Environments, Architectural Layout, Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale (BADLS), Brunel University, Built Environment, Closet Simplification, Contrast, Dementia (Journal), Dementia Friendly Indoor Environments, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Design and Built Environment, Dining Environment, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Environment Simplification, Environmental Ambiance, Environmental Design, Familiar Cues, Familiar Environments, Gardens, Home Modifications, Homelike Environments, Independence at Home, Independent Living, Independent Living At Home, Institute of Environment Health and Societies: Brunel University London, Lighting, Orientation, Physical Environment, Predictive Homes, Space Orientation, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Time Orientation, University College London
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Exploring Changing Terminological Usage in Frailty Research (PLoS One)
Summary A recent review used textual analysis to investigate changes in the patterns of keywords found in frailty research publications over four decades. Full Text Link Reference Kim, Y. [and] Jang, SN. (2018). Mapping the knowledge structure of frailty in … Continue reading →
Posted in Diagnosis, For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Ageing and Long-Term Care, Ageing Population, Articulating the Concept of Frailty, Attitudes About Support to Prevent and Manage Frailty, Causes and Prevention of Frailty, Chronic Disease and Frailty, College of Nursing: Gachon University, Common Problems of Frailty, Community-Based Care for People With Frailty, Dementia Terminology, Department of Nursing: Gachon University, Determinants and Measurement of Frailty, Elderly Malnutrition, Frailty, Frailty Research, Frailty Services, Frailty Syndromes, Frailty: Language and Perceptions, Gachon University, Geriatric Giants: Frailty Syndromes, Gerontology, Identification of Frailty, Identifying People Living With Frailty, Korea Health Technology R&D Project, Korean Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI, Language (Terminology), Malnutrition, Malnutrition in Later Life, Mapping Knowledge Structure of Frailty, Ministry of Health and Welfare: Republic of Korea, Net Miner, People Living With Frailty, PLoS One, Pros and Cons of Frailty (Terminology), Red Cross College of Nursing: Chung-Ang University (Seoul), Republic of Korea, Text Network Analysis, Top Frailty Keywords: Trends
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Observations on Approaches to the Care of Persons With Dementia Who Have Had a Fall (Systematic Reviews)
Summary Falls are believed to occur for between 47% – 90% of people with dementia, and such falls are a common cause of hospital admissions / re- admissions. A recent narrative review examines the effectiveness of interventions intended to improve … Continue reading →
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Tagged Activities of Daily Living, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Avoidable Acute Hospital Admission in Older People, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoiding Unplanned Admissions, Care of Persons With Dementia Who Have Had a Fall, Defence R&D Organisation (Delhi), Dementia Research Collaborative: University of East Anglia, Department of Human Physiology with Community Health: Vidyasagar University, Department of Physiology: City College (Kolkata India), Emergency Care, Emergency Services, Ergonomics and Sports Physiology Division: Vidyasagar University, Ergonomics Group: Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Evidence-based Practice Center: Center for Health Research (USA), Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Factors in Increased Use of Urgent and Emergency Care, Fall-Related Outcomes, Falling Status Among Geriatric Population (India), Falls and Fracture Prevention, Falls in Cognitive Impairment and Dementia, Falls in Dementia, Falls Risk Factors, India, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Institute of Neuroscience: Newcastle University, Intravenous Zoledronic Acid, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Kaiser Permanente Research Affiliates, NEADL: Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Index, Newcastle University, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, Norwich Medical School: University of East Anglia, Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Index (NEADL), Pain Related Discomfort (PRD), Persons With Dementia Who Have Had a Fall, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventing Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Proactive Falls Prevention Schemes, Re-Admissions to Hospitals, Readmission Rates, Realist And Meta-narrative Evidence Syntheses: Evolving Standards (RAMESES), Reasons for Short Stay Emergency Admissions, Recurrent Falls, Reducing Re-Admissions to NHS Hospitals, Reducing Recurrence of Fractures, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Systematic Reviews, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, United States, University of East Anglia, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Unscheduled Care Pathways, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Pathways, USA, Vidyasagar University (Midnapore West Bengal), Zoledronic Acid
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Young Blood Infusion Recapitulates Folklore: Vampire Therapy for Dementia? (Telegraph / CTAD / JPAD)
Summary A small trial to check the safety and tolerability of youthful blood infusions for the treatment or amelioration of Alzheimer’s Disease has detected early signs of improvement in activities of daily living. Randomly selected individuals from just 18 over-65 … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Development of Standardised Intervention Outcome Measures for Dementia Prevention (PLoS One / HTA)
Summary The following articles present work towards establishing a consensus on the most suitable outcomes to be measured when assessing “disease modification” (or the lack of it) in response to interventions intended to delay or prevent the progress of dementia. … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK
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Tagged Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials, and Health Psychology: University College London, Assessment of Quality of Life, Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing: Aston University, Aston University, Bangor University, Biological Markers, Biomarkers, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Cardiff University, Centre for Dementia Studies: Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Centre for Public Health: Queen's University Belfast, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care: University of Hertfordshire, Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials, Dementia Quality of Life (DEMQOL), Dementia Quality of Life Measure, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: Technische Universität München, Department of Psychiatry: University of Cambridge, Disability Assessment for Dementia-DAD, Disease Modification, Disease Modification Trials, Disease-Modifying Trials in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences: University College London, Drug Trials Failure Rate, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Hull, Faculty of Medicine: Imperial College London, Germany, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, Health Technology Assessment Study, Health Technology Assessments, Imperial College London, Institute of Brain Behaviour and Mental Health: University of Manchester, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement, Kings College London, Leeds Beckett University, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Measurement of Successes and Failures of Dementia Treatments, Measuring the Impact of Interventions to Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research: Health Technology Assessment Programme, Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Agitation / Aggression Scale, Neuropsychiatric Inventory Agitation / Aggression Domain (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People With Dementia, Neuroscience Research Centre - St. George's: University of London, Newcastle University, NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, NIHR HTA: Health Technology Assessment Programme, North Thames CLAHRC, Norwich Medical School: University of East Anglia, Nuffield Department of Population Health: University of Oxford, Opportunities for Standardisation, Outcome Measures for Disease-Modifying Trials in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia, Outcome Validation, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), PenCLAHRC: University of Exeter Medical School, Personal Social Services Research Unit: University of Manchester, Potential Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, Queen's University Belfast, Research Department of Clinical Educational, Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE): University of Bath, ScHARR: University of Sheffield, School of Clinical Sciences: University of Bristol, School of Health and Community Studies: Leeds Beckett University, School of Healthcare Sciences: Cardiff University, School of Medicine: University of Southampton, School of Psychology: University of Exeter, School of Public Health: Imperial College London, sMRI (Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging), Standardisation, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Technische Universität München, United Kingdom, University College London, University of Bath, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Hertfordshire, University of Hull, University of London, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University of Warwick, Warwick Clinical Trials Research Unit: University of Warwick, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases: King’s College London
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On the Benefits of Supportive Social Networks (Journal of Alzheimers Disease / JGCR)
Summary Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) has been used to demonstrate that positive social support from friends, family etc. is associated statistically with a reduced risk of developing dementia. Conversely, negative social support appears to increase … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Mental Health, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), ADL Among Hospitalised Elderly Patients, Benefits of Supportive Social Networks, Centre for Primary Health and Social Care: London Metropolitan University, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Applied Health Research: University College London, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Emotional and Social Isolation, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Feelings Relating to Social Relationships, Functional Dependence and Perceived Social Support, India, Indirect Pathways by Which Social Connections Influence Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Influence of Social Connections on Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Involvement in Social Relationships, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Lifestyle Risk Factors, London, London Metropolitan University, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Modifiable Risk Factors, Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), National Institute of Nursing Education (NINE); Chandigarh (India), Negative Social Support, Norwich, Norwich Medical School: University of East Anglia, Nottingham, Perceived Social Support of Hospitalised Elderly Patients, Personalised Social Interaction, Positive Social Support, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER); Chandigarh (India), Potentially Modifiable Socio-Environmental Risk Factors for Dementia, Professor Martin Orrell, Promoting Independence in Dementia (PRIDE) Programme, Psychosocial and Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors, Psychosocial Protective and Risk Factors, Satisfaction with Social Relationships and / or Participation, Social Connectedness, Social Epidemiology, Social Interaction, Social Isolation, Social Isolation: Social Economic and Environmental Determinant (SEED) of Health, Social Networks, Social Relationships, Social Support, Socio-Environmental Risk Factors for Dementia, Structural and / or Functional Aspects of Social Relationships, Supportive Social Networks, Supportive Social Relationships, University College London, University of East Anglia, University of Nottingham
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Unmet Needs: Inadequate Help for the Elderly Living at Home (BBC News / Independent Age / Strategic Society Centre)
Summary A report from the charity Independent Age and the Strategic Society Centre think tank presents statistical findings about how over two million older people in England struggle to cope in their own homes, due to difficulties with basic tasks … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access to Health and Social Care Support, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Activities of Daily Living Impairments, Activities of Daily Living Scale, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Eligibility Threshold, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care in England, Assessments and Eligibility, BBC Health News, Benchmarking, Cap on Care Costs, Care Account, Care Act, Care Act 2014, Care Act: Mapping Identifying and Engaging Older Population Groups, Care Costs: Cap and Means Test, Care Funding, Census 2011, Commissioning of Domiciliary Care, Disability and Home Care in England’s Older Population, Domiciliary Care, Eligibility, Eligibility Criteria for Social Care, Eligibility for Care, ELSA, ELSA: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, English Local Authorities, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), Estimating Eligible Need After the Care Act, Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) Eligibility Criteria, Financial Constraints, Financial Eligibility, Financial Eligibility and Means Test After 2016, Financial Issues, Financial Pressures, Help for Elderly Living at Home, Home Care, Home Care Funding and Costs, Home Care Organisations, Home Care Packages (HCP), Home Care Services, Home Care Standards, Home Care Support, Home Care: Commissioning, Implementing the Care Act: Mapping and Benchmarking the Older Population, Independent Age, Individual Care Plans (Complex Needs), Integrated Commissioning, Local Authorities, Local Care Providers, Local Service Providers, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Lower and Upper Capital Limits, Means Test, National Eligibility Threshold, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold for Adult Care and Support, Older People With Complex Needs, Preventative Care, Preventative Interventions, Preventative Services, Publicly Funded Support, Short Care Visits, Social Care Providers, Social Isolation, Strategic Society Centre, Support for People with Complex Needs, The Bigger Picture, Unmet Needs
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Dementia Revealed: Dementia Guide / Toolkit for GPs (NHS England / Department of Health / RCGP)
Summary NHS England has a commitment to improve dementia diagnosis rates. NHS England has published a guide to help GPs perform better on the timely diagnosis of dementia and to offer advice on post-diagnostic support for the person with the … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotics, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 4AT Score, 4AT Screening Instrument for Rapid Initial Assessment of Delirium and Cognitive Impairment, Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS), ACE III: Modified Addenbrooke’s Test, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Acute Change or Fluctuating Course, Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE), Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT), Advance Directives, Agitation, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Misuse, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, AMT4 (Abbreviated Mental Test - 4), Anticholinergic Drugs, Anticholinergics, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Antipsychotics: Neuroleptic Sensitivity, AT4 (Delirium Scale), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Benefits Advice, Benzodiazepines, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Care Homes, Caregiver Assessments, Carers' Assessments, Clomethiazole, Coding of Dementia, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Dementia and Alcohol, Dementia and Driving Guidance, Dementia Coding, Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Dementia Prevalence Calculator, Dementia Revealed: Dementia Guide for GPs, Dementia Toolkit for GP Commissioners, Dementia Toolkit for GPs, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Diagnosis and Assessment, Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis at Primary Care Level, Dr Elizabeth Barrett: Shires Health Care (Hardwick CCG), Driving, Driving and Dementia, Early Diagnosis, Fluctuation Assessment Scales, Fluctuations, General Practice, General Practice in England, General Practices, General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG), Geriatric Depression Scale, GPCog (The General Practitioner assessment of Cognition), GPs' Dementia Toolkit, IMCAs and Safeguarding, Improving Coding, Improving Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Improving General Practice, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs), Lasting Power of Attorney (LPoA), Lorazepam, Low Dose Antipsychotics, Managing Agitation, Memantine, Memory Clinics, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Mirtazapine, Montreal Cognition Assessment (MOCA), NHS Continuing Care, NHS Hardwick CCG, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Primary Care, Professor Alistair Burns, Quetiapine, RCGP, Risperidone, Rivastigmine, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, Sertraline, Shires Health Care, Simon Stevens: Chief Executive of NHS England (2014-), Social Services, Support for Improving Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Temazepam, Timely Diagnosis, Trazodone, Voluntary Organisations, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Zopiclone
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Light Therapy for Dementia (Cochrane Database)
Summary This systematic review examines the effectiveness of light therapy in improving cognition, activities of daily living (ADLs), sleep, challenging behaviour, and psychiatric symptoms in people with dementia. The authors could find no evidence of any effect of light therapy … Continue reading →
Posted in Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews
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Tagged Activities of Daily Living, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Agitation, ALOIS: a Comprehensive Register of Dementia Studies, ALOIS: the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Bright Light Therapy, Canada, Challenging Behaviour, Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Circadian Disturbances in People with Dementia, Circadian Rhythms, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Dawn-Dusk, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy: Alberta, Faculty of Nursing: University of Alberta, Hypothalamus, Light Therapy, Light Therapy for Dementia, Night-Time Awakenings, Phototherapy, Psychiatric Disturbances in Dementia, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Rest-Activity and Sleep-Wake Cycles, Sleep, Sleep and Dementia, Sleep Disturbances, Sleep Duration, Sleep Fragmentation, Sleep Onset Latency, Sleep Problems, Suprachiasmatic Nuclei (SCN) in the Hypothalamus, University of Alberta
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