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Tag Archives: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Antidepressants Not Recommended for Depression in People With Dementia (NIHR Signal / Cochrane Database)
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
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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
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Renewed Policy Emphasis on Social Prescribing and Arts Therapies? (DHSC / NHS England / Cochrane Database / JGCR / Dementia)
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
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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: Methodological Challenges, Arts and Dementia Research: Phenomenological Issues, Arts and Mental Wellbeing, Arts and Music in Dementia, Arts and Social Activities, Arts Council, Arts for Health, Arts for Health Activities in Care Homes, Arts in Health, Arts Practices in Healthcare, Arts Therapies, Association Between Physical Exercise and Mental Health, Association for Dementia Studies: University of Worcester, Bibliotherapy, British Association of Art Therapists, Canada, Care Homes, Choosing Wisely, Choosing Wisely in the NHS, Choosing Wisely in the UK, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (CDCIG), Committee on Care Interventions for Individuals with Dementia and Their Caregivers: National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Community Classes, Complex Interventions, Complex Interventions (Arts-Based Activities for People With Dementia), Complexity, Creative Health: the Arts for Health and Wellbeing, Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing (National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbeing), Cultural Manifesto for Wellbeing, Dance for Psychosis, DCMS, Dementia (Journal), Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology: University of Nottingham, Edge Hill University, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Epistemology, Epistemology Relating to Research Methodologies, Evaluation of Arts-Based Interventions, Evaluation of Complex Interventions, Evidence: Hierarchies and Typologies, GP Contract Reform to Implement the NHS Long Term Plan: NHS England, Healthy Diet, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Hierarchies of Evidence (Reappraised), Informed Choices, Informed Decision-Making, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Intrinsic Value Versus Instrumental Value, Japan, Jeremy Wright: Culture Secretary, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Leeds Institute of Health Sciences: University of Leeds, Life-Long Learning, Lifelong Learning, Loneliness Strategy, Matt Hancock: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Meaning: Communication and Interpretation, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Methodological Challenges, Methodological Challenges in Arts and Dementia Research, Multi-Disciplinary Teams in Primary Care, Museums, Music Playlists for Persons With Dementia, National Academies Press (US), National Academy for Social Prescribing, National Academy for Social Prescribing (Proposed Formation), National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan), Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service, Nicky Morgan: Secretary of State for Digital Culture Media and Sport, Nordoff Robbins: Music Therapy Charity, Nutritional Advice, Older Adults, Over-Medicalisation (Speculative Concept), Over-Medication, Participation in Social Activities, Personalised Care Group, Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Playlist for Life, Post-Stroke Recovery, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), Psychological Wellbeing, Public Libraries, Qualitative Research, Quality of Life, Reducing Waste in Dementia Care, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Hull’s Stroke Recovery Service, RSPH First International Research Conference on the Arts and Dementia, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, School of Medicine: University of Nottingham, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, Singing for Chronic Lung Conditions, Social Activities, Social Prescriber Link Workers, Social Prescribing, Social Prescribing and Community-Based Support, Social Prescribing Connector Scheme, Social Prescribing Link Workers' Resource Pack (NHS England), Social Prescribing: Fundamental to Prevention, Social Prescribing: Link Workers, Societal Determinants of Health, Southbank Centre, Staying Healthy for Longer, Stroke Recovery Service (Hull), Support for Self-Care, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, TAnDem (The Arts and Dementia) Doctoral Training Centre, TAnDem Doctoral Training Centre, Tolerance of Ambiguity, United States: National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, University of Leeds, University of Nottingham, University of Worcester, Wasted Resources, Wellbeing
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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)
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, 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 Fine Arts and Music: University of Melbourne, Frontiers in Psychology, Group Music Therapy, Herne Bay Seaview Singers, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care: University Medical Center Utrecht, Kent, Kitwood’s Model of Person-Centered Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Margate Seaside Singers, 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, 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, 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 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
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Counter-Intuitive Evidence on the Efficacy of Education for Healthcare Professionals in the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers (Cochrane Database / NHS Improvement)
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
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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
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Cochrane Review of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress-Related Burden in Unpaid Family Carers (Cochrane Database)
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
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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
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Uncertainties Concerning the Efficacy of Interventions for Falls Prevention in Older People Living in the Community (Cochrane Database)
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
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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
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Systematic Review of Reminiscence Therapy for People With Dementia (Cochrane Database)
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
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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
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