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Tag Archives: Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia
Realist Review of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for BPSD (Innovation in Aging)
Summary In an attempt to address the question “Which non-pharmacological interventions work to manage BPSD, under which circumstances and why?” a realist review was conducted to identify complex interactions between context, mechanism, and outcome. The answers were correspondingly multi-dimensional: “Nonpharmacological … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Tagged Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Problems, Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Canada, Care Skills Development and Maintenance, Caring Environments, CMOC: Context–Mechanism–Outcome Configuration, Context-Mechanism-Outcome Configuration, Faculty of Health Sciences-Therapeutic Recreation: University of Lethbridge, Gerontological Society of America, Heuristic Model for Understanding Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Manage BPSD, Individualization of Care, Innovation in Aging (Journal), Non-Pharmacological Management of Symptoms, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Realist Analyses, Realist Approaches, Realist Reviews, Reducing Agitation and Distress, University of Lethbridge (Canada), University of Lethbridge Library
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Cochrane Review of Music Therapy for Emotional Wellbeing, BPSD Reduction and / or Quality of Life (Cochrane Database / BBC News / Frontiers in Psychology / Journal of Healthcare Engineering)
Summary An updated Cochrane Review concludes that music therapy might be of benefit for some persons living with dementia under certain circumstances, some of the time, probably… “Providing people with dementia who are in institutional care with at least five … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, 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, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Tagged Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, ALOIS: a Comprehensive Register of Dementia Studies, ALOIS: Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement's Specialized Register, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute: VU University Medical Center, ArtEZ School of Music (Enschede; Netherlands), Arts and Music in Dementia, Auditory Stimulation, Australia, BBC Inside Out (East Midlands), BBC Inside Out (South East), BBC Nottingham News, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Problems, Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury Song Birds, Care Homes, Care of Older People Living in Care Homes, Centre for Advanced Computational Science: Manchester Metropolitan University, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Netherlands: Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Community Singing, Community-Dwelling People With Dementia and Family Caregivers, Conceptual Model of Therapeutic Group Singing for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia and Family Caregivers, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia-Focused Singing Groups, Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine: Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Department of Public and Occupational Health: VU University Medical Center, Department of Public Health and Primary Care: Leiden University Medical Center, Efficacy of Music Therapy, Evoked Memories, Faculty of Arts Science and Technology: Wrexham Glyndwr University, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music: University of Melbourne, Frontiers in Psychology, Group Music Therapy, Herne Bay Seaview Singers, Journal of Healthcare Engineering, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care: University Medical Center Utrecht, Kent, Kitwood’s Model of Person-Centered Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Manchester Metropolitan University, Margate Seaside Singers, Memory Tracks (Mobile App), Memory Tracks Ltd., Mood Disturbances, Music and Memory (Mineola; USA), Music and Singing Interventions, Music Singing and Wellbeing in Adults With Diagnosed Conditions or Dementia, Music Therapists, Music Therapy, Music Therapy and Dementia, Music Therapy Department: ArtEZ School of Music, Music Therapy for BPSD, Music-Based Therapeutic Interventions, Musical Activities, Musical Interventions, Musical Therapies, Muzis Praktijk voor Muziektherapie (Amersfoort; Netherlands), Negative Affect, Netherlands, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Nottingham, Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure: BBC One TV, Pendine Park Care Organisation (Wrexham), Program on Aging: Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Reducing Agitation and Distress, School of Communication Design: University for the Creative Arts, School of Film Media and Performing Arts: University for the Creative Arts, Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health: Canterbury Christ Church University, Sing Your Heart Out (SYHO) Initiative, Sing Your Heart Out Project, Singing, Singing and Dementia, Singing Groups, Six Psychological Needs: Attachment Love Comfort Identity Inclusion and Occupation (Kitwood Flower), Sound Training for Attention and Memory in Dementia (STAM-Dem), Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Therapeutic Group Singing, Therapeutic Group Singing (TGS), United States, University for the Creative Arts (Farnham), University Medical Center Utrecht, University of East Anglia, University of Melbourne, University of Nottingham, USA, Vicky McClure's Dementia Choir, VU University Medical Center, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Wrexham Glyndwr University
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Pharmacological Treatment of Agitation in Persons With Dementia (British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology)
Summary A systematic review and meta‐analysis of pharmaceutical treatments for alleviating agitation in dementia has been performed. Regarding the efficacy and treatment acceptability of these medications, it is reported that: “Risperidone, SSRIs as a class and Dextromethorphan / Quinidine demonstrated … Continue reading →
Posted in Antipsychotics, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews
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Tagged Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, Antidepressants, Antidepressants for Agitation and Psychosis in Dementia, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Asian Centre for Evidence Synthesis in Population Implementation and Clinical Outcomes (PICO): Monash University Malaysia, Atypical Antipsychotics, Australia, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Problems, Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Center of Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research (CPOR): Naresuan University, Centre for Medicine Use and Safety: Monash University, Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok), Dementia-Related Agitation, Department of Clinical Pharmacy: Mahasarakham University, Department of Pharmacy Practice: Naresuan University, Department of Psychiatry: King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Dextromethorphan / Quinidine (DM/Q: Nuedexta™), Faculty of Medicine: Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Naresuan University, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Monash University, Haloperidol, Health and Well-being Cluster - Global Asia in the 21st Century (GA21) Platform: Monash University Malaysia, Interventions for BPSD, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Kolling Institute of Medical Research: Royal North Shore Hospital, Mahasarakham University (Thailand), Malaysia, Managing Agitation, Medication-Related Risks, Medications: Best Usage, Medicines Optimisation, Monash University, Monash University Malaysia, Mood Disturbances, Naresuan University (Thailand), Neuroleptics, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS), Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People With Dementia, Oxcarbazepine, Patient Safety, Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIM), Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Advanced Dementia, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Psychotropic Drugs, Psychotropic Medication, Psychotropic Prescribing, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Risperidone, Royal North Shore Hospital (Australia), School of Pharmacy: Monash University Malaysia, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), SSRIs: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Thailand, University of Sydney
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Translations of a Collection of Norwegian Dementia-Related Systematic Reviews (NIPH / JAMA Network Open)
Summary The Norwegian Directorate of Health commissioned the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) to produce a series of evidence reviews – dating back to 2014 (and earlier) – with a view to the development of national evidence-based guidelines. These … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Tagged Aerobic Exercise, Alpha-Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Antihypertensive Drugs, Anxiety, Aromatherapy, Arts and Music in Dementia, Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Problems, Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Bright Light Therapy, Care Planning, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Depression, Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Chronic Geriatric Conditions, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Cognitive Training and Rehabilitation, Computerised Cognitive Stimulation, Computerised Cognitive Training, Dance / Movement Therapy, Day Care Centers for People With Dementia, Daycare Centre for Older People, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Research, Elderly Mental Health, Elderly Mental Health Related Systematic Reviews, Families and Carers, Improving the Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Interventions for BPSD, JAMA Network Open, Keck School of Medicine: University of Southern California, Light Therapy, Light Therapy for Dementia, Management of Challenging Behaviour, Massage, Massage / Touch Therapy, Memantine, Mood Disturbances, Multisensory Stimulation, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, Music-Based Therapeutic Interventions, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People With Dementia, Non-Pharmacological Management of Symptoms, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Norway, Norwegian Directorate of Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services (NOKC), Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Omega-3 Fatty Acids (FAs), Physical Activity, Physical Activity for Persons With Dementia, Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cognitive Decline, Primary and Secondary Prevention of Dementia, Psychological Approaches in Managing Psychological and Behavioural Distress, Psychological Dimensions of Dementia, Psychological Interventions For Dementia, Psychological Problems of Older People, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Reminiscence, Reminiscence Therapy, Respite Care, Special Care Units, Special Day Care Centers for People With Dementia, Statin Therapy, Statins, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Touch Therapy, Touch Therapy for People With Dementia, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Southern California, Validation Therapy, Vitamin E, Vitamin E Supplementation
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Review of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Dementia-Related Agitation: Including a Brief Analysis of the Risks and Benefits of Drug Treatments (Translational Psychiatry)
Summary A recently published literature review evaluates the best available evidence on the effectiveness of various non-pharmacological interventions for reducing dementia-related agitation. The author also briefly addresses current viewpoints on balancing the risks and benefits of pharmacotherapy in the management … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, New Cross Hospital, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
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Tagged ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Animal Assisted Therapy, Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Antipsychotics-Related Mortality Risks, Aromatherapy, Arts and Music in Dementia, Atypical Antipsychotics, Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (California), Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Problems, Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia, Behavioural Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Carbamazepine, Citalopram, Citalopram for Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease: CitAD Trial, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dementia-Related Agitation, Department of Medicine: Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Describe Investigate Create and Evaluate (DICE) Approach, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Electroconvulsive Therapy for Agitation and Aggression in Dementia, Improving the Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Interventions for BPSD, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Medication-Related Risks, Medications: Best Usage, Medicines Optimisation, Memantine, Mirtazapine, Mood Disturbances, Multisensory Stimulation, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, Music-Based Therapeutic Interventions, Nature Publishing Group, Neuroleptic Discontinuation, Neuroleptics, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS), Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People With Dementia, Non-Pharmacological Management of Symptoms, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pharmacological Treatments, Potential Harms of Antipsychotic Use, Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIM), Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Advanced Dementia, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Quetiapine, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Risperidone, Simulated Presence Therapy (SPT), Simulated Presence Therapy for BPSD, Targeted Interdisciplinary Model for Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (TIME), Translational Psychiatry, Withdrawal of Neuroleptic Medications
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Cochrane Review of Music Therapy for Emotional Wellbeing and/or BPSD Reduction (Cochrane Database)
Summary A high-powered review has been conducted to assess the effectiveness of music-based interventions (“music therapy”), involving at least five sessions, for improving the emotional well-being of people with dementia. Outcomes investigated included alterations in quality of life, mood disturbance, … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, ALOIS: a Comprehensive Register of Dementia Studies, ALOIS: Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement's Specialized Register, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute: VU University Medical Center, ArtEZ School of Music (Enschede; Netherlands), Arts and Music in Dementia, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Problems, Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Care Homes, Care of Older People Living in Care Homes, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Netherlands: Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine: Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Department of Public and Occupational Health: VU University Medical Center, Department of Public Health and Primary Care: Leiden University Medical Center, Efficacy of Music Therapy, Group Music Therapy, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care: University Medical Center Utrecht, Leiden University Medical Center, Mood Disturbances, Music and Memory (Mineola; USA), Music Therapists, Music Therapy, Music Therapy and Dementia, Music Therapy Department: ArtEZ School of Music, Music Therapy for BPSD, Music-Based Therapeutic Interventions, Musical Activities, Musical Interventions, Musical Therapies, Muzis Praktijk voor Muziektherapie (Amersfoort; Netherlands), Negative Affect, Netherlands, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Program on Aging: Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Singing, Singing and Dementia, Sound Training for Attention and Memory in Dementia (STAM-Dem), Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, United States, University Medical Center Utrecht, USA, VU University Medical Center, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam
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