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The Diversionary Value of Music Playlists for Patients With Dementia in Accident and Emergency Settings (Nurses.co.uk / BBC News)

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent small-scale trial based at NHS Fife indicates that music playlists used on A&E wards can have a calming effect for most elderly dementia patients, offering potential to reduce agitation and distress without resort to medication. Full Text … Continue reading →

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Developments in Smart Assistive Technology to Support People With Dementia (Frontiers in Pharmacology)

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic investigates the use of remote “sensing technology” to assess behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and for monitoring people with dementia more generally. The broad categories of technology considered include (i) wearable sensors, (ii) non-wearable … Continue reading →

More Statistics on Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals (The Pharmaceutical Journal)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Data, obtained from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, indicates that 17% of acute trusts (there were 87 that did respond) offer the full range of non-pharmaceutical therapies suggested by NICE guidance, while less than 45% offer one or … Continue reading →

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Dog Therapy for Dementia? (BMC Psychiatry / Psychogeriatrics / Bazian / BMC Public Health)

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An investigation into the effectiveness of animal assisted therapy (AAT) for people with dementia. Full Text Link Reference Klimova, B. Toman, J. [and] Kuca, K. (2019). Effectiveness of the dog therapy for patients with dementia: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry. September 6th 2019; Vol.19(1): 276. … Continue reading →

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National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals: Spotlight Audit on Psychotropic Medication (HQIP / RCP)

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and Royal College of Psychiatrists have published a spotlight audit on the use of psychotropic medicines in the care of people with dementia in general hospitals in England and Wales. Psychotropic medication may … Continue reading →

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Summary of NICE’s Impact on Dementia Health and Care (NICE)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) marketing report gives an overview of progress in implementing NICE guidance across health and care. The main section headings comprise: Prevent or delay onset of dementia. Referral, diagnosis and care … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Holistic Consideration of Apathy in Dementia (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent review of apathy proposes an integrative (holistic) model for understanding the condition, in common with other forms of BPSD. “As with other BPSD, …neural mechanisms alone do not completely account for the syndrome – individual, caregiver and … Continue reading →

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Review of Socially Assistive Robots (Journal of Medical Internet Research)

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review of the literature on the uses and efficacy of socially assistive robots (SARs) notes that the limited evidence to date in the field of mental health focuses largely on applications of SARs for elderly persons with dementia. There is … Continue reading →

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New Dementia Quality Standard (NICE)

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)’s “Dementia Quality Standard (QS184)” is intended to improve: dementia diagnosis rates; the wait time between referral and diagnosis; reductions in hospital admissions, avoidable care home admissions and length of hospital stay; … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)

More Statistics on Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals (The Pharmaceutical Journal)

National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals: Spotlight Audit on Psychotropic Medication (HQIP / RCP)

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

Holistic Consideration of Apathy in Dementia (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

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