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Tag Archives: Dementia-Related Agitation
The Diversionary Value of Music Playlists for Patients With Dementia in Accident and Emergency Settings (Nurses.co.uk / BBC 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 →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accident and Emergency, Accident and Emergency Departments, Accident and Emergency Wards, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospital Nurses, Acute Hospitals, Adam Daly: Chairman of Old Age Faculty at Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland, Ageing Population, Agitation, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, Alzheimer Scotland, Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurse Consultants, BBC Scotland News, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Benefits of Music for People With Dementia, Dementia and Music, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia-Related Agitation, Digital Music Streaming, Digital Technology, Distraction Therapy, Distressed Behaviour, Diversionary Uses of Music, East Scotland, Efficacy of Music Therapy, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Fife, Helen Skinner: Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurse Consultant, Hospital Accident and Emergency Departments, Individual Music Therapy, Managing Agitation, Managing Psychological and Behavioural Distress in People with Dementia, Matt Farrah: Co-Founder of Nurses.co.uk, MP3 Music, Music Distraction Therapy, Music Playlists, Music Playlists for Patients With Dementia in Accident and Emergency, Music Playlists for Persons With Dementia, Music Therapy, Music Therapy and Dementia, Music Therapy for BPSD, Music-Based Therapeutic Interventions, Musical Interventions, NHS Fife, Non-Pharmacological Management of Symptoms, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Non-Pharmacological Treatments for BPSD, Nurses.co.uk, Playlist for Life, Playlist for Life (Nesta backed by Glasgow Caledonian University), Preferred Music, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychological Wellbeing, Psychotropic Drug Cessation, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Sarah Metcalfe: Chief Executive at Playlist for Life, University of Abertay
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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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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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One Hour of Social Interaction Per Week Improves Dementia Care (NIHR / NHS Choices / PLoS Medicine)
Summary NIHR-funded research indicates that a modest amount of social interaction improves quality of life for people with dementia living in care homes. Agitation and aggression were reduced by these cost-effective means, and the quality of life in people with … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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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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