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One Hour of Social Interaction Per Week Improves Dementia Care (NIHR / NHS Choices / PLoS Medicine)

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Bibliographic Citations Recent reviews and meta-analyses on miscellaneous topics are listed below. Some of these articles are available freely. The full-text of the other articles may need a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access. Brain Imaging … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Systematic Reviews | Tagged Affective Disorders, Apathy, Apathy / Indifference, Brain Imaging, Cardiovascular Risk, Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis, Dementia Quality of Life (DEMQOL), DEMQOL-Proxy, DEMQOL-PROXY-U, DEMQoL-Proxy: Dementia Quality of Life Proxy, DEMQOL-U, DEMQoL: Dementia Quality of Life, Elderly Mental Health, Functional Brain Imaging, Genetic Research, Genetic Testing, Genetic Triggers, Glucocerebrosidase Mutations, IRIS Trial, MRI Brain Imaging, Neurology, Quality of Life Research, Research Methodology, SUMO, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Vascular Brain Injury, Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Vascular Dementia | Leave a comment

Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia (iCST): RCT Study Protocol (Trials)

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Although the Department of Health favours improving access to psychological therapies many people with dementia are unable to access psychological interventions which could improve their quality of life, and that of their carers. Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) groups can improve … Continue reading →

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