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Antidepressants Not Recommended for Depression in People With Dementia (NIHR Signal / Cochrane Database)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A National Institute for Health Research “Signal” expert commentary refers to a systematic review which indicates that antidepressants are unsuitable / unhelpful for the treatment of depression in persons living with dementia. Full Text Link Reference Antidepressants do not … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NIHR, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Addenbrooke), Addenbrookes Hospital, Adverse Effects, Adverse Events, ALOIS: a Comprehensive Register of Dementia Studies, ALOIS: Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement's Specialized Register, ALOIS: the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Antidepressants, Antidepressants for Agitation and Psychosis in Dementia, Antidepressants for Depression in Dementia, Antidepressants for Treating Depression in Dementia, Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals (Addenbrooke’s), Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Group, Cochrane UK, Department of Psychiatry: University of Cambridge, Drug Side-Effects, Inappropriate Medication, Inappropriate Prescribing, Later Life, Mental Health and Illness, National Institute for Health Research Signal, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU): University of Oxford, NIHR Signal, Older People’s Mental Health Service: Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIM), Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Depression and Dementia, Preventable Adverse Events, Professor Martin Orrell, Professor Martin Orrell: Director of Institute of Mental Health at University of Nottingham; Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology: University of Nottingham, Psychotropic Drug Use (Antipsychotics Antidepressants Hypnotics Anxiolytics Anticonvulsants Antidementia Drugs), Reducing Inappropriate Prescribing of Antidepressants, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), University of Cambridge, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford | Leave a comment

Renewed Policy Emphasis on Social Prescribing and Arts Therapies? (DHSC / NHS England / Cochrane Database / JGCR / Dementia)

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Matt Hancock, Health and Social Care Secretary, takes a positive view of social prescribing, including greater use the arts and social activities as means of enhancing health and wellbeing. “…we will create a National Academy for Social Prescribing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences: University of Leeds, Ageing Population, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Alchemy Project (Lambeth), All Party Parliamentary Group on Arts Health and Wellbeing, ALOIS: a Comprehensive Register of Dementia Studies, ALOIS: Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement's Specialized Register, American Psychiatric Association (APA), Art Therapists, Art Therapy, Arts and Dementia Research: Hermeneutics, Arts and Dementia Research: 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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)

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

Counter-Intuitive Evidence on the Efficacy of Education for Healthcare Professionals in the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers (Cochrane Database / NHS Improvement)

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Conventional wisdom would suggest that education and training of healthcare staff must be of some practical benefit for the prevention of pressure ulcers. In the real world it may well do so, who knows, but a Cochrane Review has … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, ASSKING Model, Building Workforce Capability and Capacity, Care Homes Wellbeing, Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Technologies (CHaRT): Ulster University, Co-Morbidity, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Wounds Specialised Register, Commissioning Education and Training, Comorbidity, Complex Comorbidities, Decubitus Ulcers, Dermatologic Complications, Education and Staff Training, Education and Training, Education for Healthcare Professionals on the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, End-of-Life Care in Acute Hospitals, End-of-Life Skin Changes, Frontier Science Scotland, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Institute of Nursing and Health Research: Ulster University, Ireland, Medical Education and Training, NHS Improvement's Pressure Ulcer Core Curriculum, NHS Safety Thermometer, Nursing Workforce, Pressure Ulcer Core Curriculum (NHS Improvement), Pressure Ulcer Incidence, Pressure Ulcer Prevalence, Pressure Ulcer Treatments, Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Ulcers: Prevention, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Assessment, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Factors, Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers, Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Health Sciences: University of Ulster, School of Nursing and Midwifery: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Skin Assessment and Skin Care, SSKIN Bundle, Staff Training, Stop The Pressure, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Ulster, Workforce Development, Workforce Education, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

Cochrane Review of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress-Related Burden in Unpaid Family Carers (Cochrane Database)

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent Cochrane review examined the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) techniques for reducing stress in family carers of people with dementia. The authors concluded cautiously that MBSR might help to reduce depressive symptoms and anxiety among carers … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged ALOIS: the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Anxiety, Anxiety and Depression, Anxiety or Depression, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Depression, Caregiver Distress, Caregiver’s Mental Health, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Anxiety, Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Quality of Life and Burden, Carer Quality of Life: Demands of Caring, Carer Support, Carers, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers’ Quality of Life, China, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Cochrane, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Department of Maternal and Child Health: Peking University, Family Carers, Hong Kong, MBCT: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Meditation, Meditation for Carers, Meditation-Based Interventions for Carers, Meditation-Based Interventions for Family Caregivers, Meditation-Based Interventions for Family Carers, Meditation-Based Interventions for Family Dementia Caregivers, Mental Health Needs of Carers, Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Therapies, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Programmes, Mindfulness Training, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Mindfulness-Based Interventions, Mindfulness: Anxiety, Mindfulness: Coping With Dementia, Mindfulness: Outcomes For Carers, Needs of Carers, Peking University, Psychiatry: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Public Health: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Public Health: Peking University, Spouses of Dementia Sufferers, Stress Reduction, Stress Reduction for Unpaid Family Carers, Support for Carers, Support for Relatives Friends or Carers, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

Uncertainties Concerning the Efficacy of Interventions for Falls Prevention in Older People Living in the Community (Cochrane Database)

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review examines the possible benefits (or harms) of multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. “Multifactorial interventions may reduce the rate of falls compared with usual care or … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hip Fractures, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing in the Community, Ageing Population, Botnar Research Centre: University of Oxford, Care in the Community, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Falls and Fracture Prevention, Falls and Fragility Fractures (FFF), Falls Care Bundle, Falls in Older People, Falls Prevention Programmes, Falls Reduction, Fragility Fractures, Later Life, Multifactorial Interventions (Falls), Multifactorial Interventions for Preventing Falls In Older People Living in the Community, Multiple Component Interventions for Preventing Falls In Older People Living in the Community, NDORMS: Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS): University of Oxford, Older People Living in the Community, Preventing Falls In Older People Living in the Community, Prevention of Fragility Fractures, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Oxford | Leave a comment

Systematic Review of Reminiscence Therapy for People With Dementia (Cochrane Database)

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Cochrane Review of reminiscence therapy for dementia has been updated to reflect the latest evidence on the efficacy of this diverse group of interventions for people living with dementia and their carers. This review attempts to accommodate differences … 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), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Agitation and Aggression, ALOIS: the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, Anxiety, Apathy, Apathy / Indifference, Bangor University, Carer Well-Being, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Dementia-Related Agitation, Effectiveness of Reminiscence Therapy, Group Reminiscence Therapy, Improving the Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Individual Reminiscence Therapy, People with Dementia in Care Homes, People With Dementia in Long-Term Care, People With Dementia Living in Care Homes, Professor Martin Orrell, Reducing Waste in Dementia Care, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Services, Reminiscence Therapy, Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer | Leave a comment

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Antidepressants Not Recommended for Depression in People With Dementia (NIHR Signal / Cochrane Database)

Uncertainties Concerning the Efficacy of Interventions for Falls Prevention in Older People Living in the Community (Cochrane Database)

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