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Tag Archives: Demography
Patterns Indicative of the Elastic Limits to Human Life-Span? (NHS Choices / Science)
Summary Italian research into longevity indicates that death rates tend to increase up to age 80, then decrease and actually level-off after the age of 105 years. This implies that the biological (absolute) limits to longevity may not yet have … Continue reading
Posted in For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Demography, Denmark, Department of Demography: University of California, Department of Political Sciences: University of Roma Tre, Department of Public Health: University of Southern Denmark, Department of Statistical Sciences: Sapienza University of Rome, Duke University Population Research Institute, Extreme-Age Mortality Plateau, Germany, Healthy Ageing, Human Longevity, Interdisciplinary Center for Research and Education on Population Change: University of Southern Denmark, Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Italy, Life Expectancy, Lifespan, Longevity, Longevity Pioneers, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Mortality Statistics, National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute on Aging (US), Natural Limit to Human Lifespan (Hypothetical), Oldest Old, Oldest Old Age, Sapienza University of Rome, Science Journal, United States, University of California, University of Roma Tre, University of Southern Denmark, US National Institute on Aging, USA
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Characteristics of Persons With Suspected Dementia Who Refuse a Diagnostic Assessment (Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
Summary A study investigated the traits and characteristics of patients who screened positive for dementia (in a USA primary care context) but who refused a formal a diagnostic assessment. The Perceptions Regarding Investigational Screening for Memory in Primary Care (PRISM-PC) … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis Assessment and Disease Monitoring (Journal), Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Community Screening Instrument for Dementia (CSI-D), Cultural Perceptions, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Screening, Dementia Screening Debate, Demographics, Demography, Department of Biostatistics: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management: Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Department of Medicine: Indiana University School of Medicine, Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis at Primary Care Level, Healthy Aging Brain Center (HABC) at Eskenazi Health, Identification and Referral, Improving Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Independence and Relationships, Independence Choice and Risk, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indiana University Practice Based Research Network (IU-PBRN), Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Investigational Screening for Memory in Primary Care, Living Alone, Living Alone with Dementia, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Isolation, Loss of Independence, Maintaining Independence, Misperceptions, Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Dementia, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, Patient Perceptions of Dementia Assessment, Patient Perceptions of Dementia Screening, Perceptions Regarding Investigational Screening for Memory in Primary Care (PRISM-PC) Questionnaire, Primary Care, Reasons for Refusal of Diagnostic Assessment for Dementia, Reducing Stigma, Referral and Assessment, Rural Older Adult Memory Study (ROAM), Screening for Dementia, skenazi Health (Indianapolis), Social Isolation, Stigma, Stigma of Dementia, Stigma-Free Environments, Timely Diagnosis, United States, USA
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Health Inequalities, Social Inequality and Inequalities in Life Expectancy: Recent History and Policy Implications (King’s Fund)
Summary It has been known for some time that persons living in neighbourhood areas with higher levels of income deprivation have statistically lower life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy. This relationship has become known as the “Marmot curve”. This report … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Local Interest, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Absolute or Relative Deprivation, Access to Work, Accessible Countryside, Accessible Natural Greenspace Standard (ANGSt), Accessible Sport and Play, Active and Safe Travel, Active England Programme, Activity Agreement and Entry to Learning Pilots, Activity Agreement Pilots, Adult Education in Gloucestershire (AdEd), Adult Learning Services, Affluence and Health Inequalities, Affluent Areas in England, Affordable Warmth Access Referral Mechanism, Affordable Warmth Access Referral Mechanism in Greater Manchester, Ageing Policy in the UK, Alcohol, Alcohol and Drug Consumption, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Misuse, Area Deprivation, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Canadian Institute of Advanced Research, Community Health Profiles, Demographics, Demography, Deprivation indices, Devo Manc Area, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Family of Marmot Curves 1999–2003, Glasgow Effect, Government Policy, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Reform, Health and Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health Equity, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities and the Living Wage, Health Inequalities in Childhood, Health Inequalities in England, Health Inequalities Intervention Toolkit, Health Inequalities Intervention Toolkit (London Health Observatory), Health Policy, Health Work and Well-being, Home to School Transition, Housing and Mental Health, Housing and Public Health, Improving Access to Green Spaces, Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT), Improving Local Public Health, Improving Workplace Health, Income Inequality and Health, Incomes and Poverty, Increasing Employment Opportunities, Inequalities in Infant Mortality, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy, Living Wage and Health Inequalities, Local Action on Health Inequalities, Local Action on Health Inequalities Series, Local Action on Reducing Health Inequalities, Local Authorities, Local Authority-Based Public Health Teams (LAPH), Local Community, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Government Policy, Local Green Spaces, Local Groups, Local Plans and Growth Plans, Local Populations, Local Public Health, Local Public Health Services, Local Public Health Specialists, Local Public Health System Functions, Low Income and Health Inequalities, Making Better Decisions on Public Health Spending, Making the Case for Public Health Interventions (King's Fund), Marmot Curve, Marmot Principles, Marmot Review, Measures of Inequality, Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs), Minimum Income Standard (MIS), Modifiable Risk Factors, MSOA-Level Data, Policy Development, Return on Investment From Public Health Interventions, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), Smoking, Social Deprivation, Social Determinants of Health, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Economic and Environmental Determinant, Social Epidemiology, Social Gradient in Life Expectancy, Social Inequality, Social Inequality and Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Social Patterning of Health over the Lifecourse, Social Return on Investment (SROI), State of Child Health (RCPCH 2017)
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Follow the G8 Dementia Summit Live on December 11th 2013 (Dementia Challenge / Department of Health)
Summary It will be possible to watch live coverage of the G8 Dementia Summit on December 11th 2013 via the Dementia Challenge website. There will be live video streams of the main sessions and a blog giving an ongoing commentary. The G8 Dementia Summit aims to: … Continue reading
Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease International, Dementia Research, Dementia Statistics, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demography, First G8 Dementia Summit, G8 Dementia Summit, G8 Nations, Global Burden of Disease Study, Global Context, Global Outlook, Improving Care for People with Dementia, International Collaborations, International Organisations, International Programmes, International Research, OECD, OECD Deputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Prevalence of Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Mapping, Research Networks, Translational Research, UK Presidency of G8 2013, UK Research Strengths in Dementia, United States, USA, WHO Director General, World Alzheimer Report 2010, World Health Organisation (WHO)
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UK to Host G8 Dementia Summit (Department of Health)
Summary There are an estimated 35.6 million people worldwide living with dementia, and given the world’s ageing population this number could nearly double every 20 years to an estimated 65.7 million in 2030 (and 115.4 million in 2050) according to … Continue reading
Posted in Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged 10 Downing Street, Canada, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), David Cameron, Dementia Research, Dementia Statistics, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demography, First G8 Dementia Summit, Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Prime Minister's Office, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, France, G8 Dementia Summit, Germany, Global Burden of Disease Study, Global Context, Global Outlook, Improving Care for People with Dementia, International Organisations, International Programmes, Italy, Japan, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Prevalence of Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Mapping, Research Networks, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, Russia, Translational Research, UK Presidency of G8 2013, UK Research Strengths in Dementia, United States, USA, World Alzheimer Report 2010, World Health Organisation (WHO)
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