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Tag Archives: Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society: Karolinska Institutet
Benefits of Low-Intensity Activity (Bazian / BMJ / BBC News)
Summary Evidence supports the common-sense view that any type of activity is beneficial for avoiding premature mortality. Conversely, long periods of inactivity and sitting are deleterious to health. Full Text Link Reference ‘Sit less, move more’ may be key advice … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Time, Accelerometry, Accelerometry Measured Physical Activity, Ageing Population, Aging Research Center: Karolinska Institutet, All Intensities of Physical Activity, All-Cause Mortality, Association Between Television Viewing Time and Adverse Health Outcomes, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Balance and Muscle Strength, Bazian, BBC Health News, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Causes of Premature Mortality, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health: Columbia University Medical Center, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, College of Health and Human Services: San Diego State University, College of Life Sciences: University of Leicester, Columbia University Medical Center, Declining Muscle Mass and Bone Density, Department of Biostatistics: Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Chronic Diseases and Ageing: Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Endocrinology Diabetes Nutrition and Weight Management: Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Medicine: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine: Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Primary Care and Population Health: University College London, Department of Sports Medicine: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology: Boston University School of Medicine, Diabetes Research Centre: University of Leicester, Dose-Response Relationship of Physical Activity and Health, Dr Max Davie: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Early Deaths: Prevention, Exercise, Exercises for Strong Muscles and Bones, Exercises to Strengthen Muscles, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Healthy Ageing, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care: University College London, Institute of Health and Wellbeing: University of Glasgow, Insufficient Physical Activity, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Light Physical Activity, Longevity, Low-Intensity Activity, Muscle Wastage, Muscle Weakness, Muscle-Strengthening, National Institute of Ageing, National Institute of Ageing (NIA), National Institutes of Health, Neuro-Epidemiology Section: National Institute of Ageing, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre: University of Leicester, Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy: Karolinska University Hospital, Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology: Oslo University Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and All-Cause Mortality, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity and Occupation, Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 19-64 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 5-18 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For After Childbirth, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Disabled Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Over-65s, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Pregnant Women, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Under-5s, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Population Health Research Institute: University of London, Premature Mortality, Preventing Premature Mortality, Professor Dame Sally Davies: the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Reducing Premature Mortality, Regular Physical Activity, Research Support Services: Oslo University Hospital, San Diego State University, Screen Time and Adverse Health Outcomes, Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Sedentary Time, Sit Less and Move More (Adage), St George's: University of London, Sweden, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Tim Hollingsworth: Sport England, Total Physical Activity, UK Physical Activity Guidelines: 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week, United States, University College London, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Glasgow, University of Leicester, US Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, USA, Vigorous Activity
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Lifeworld Perspectives on the Experience of Living Close to a Person With Dementia (Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy / BBC News)
Summary The following article explores the lifeworlds (i.e. the subjective experiences, stresses and adaptive coping strategies) of spouses after their partners have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Full Text Link Reference Bergman, M. Graff, C. Eriksdotter, M. [et al] (2016). … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Alzheimer’s Society Ambassadors, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, Barbara Windsor, BBC Health News, BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat, BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire Programme, Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care in an Ageing Society, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Distress, Caregiver Styles and Caregiver Burden, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Burden, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Isolation, Carer Quality of Life: Demands of Caring, Carer Stress, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Case Managers (Carers), Center for Alzheimer Research: Karolinska Institutet, Check Your Mate: NHS England’s Valentine’s Day Advice, Chris Chapman: Councillor in Tower Hamlets, Coping Strategies, Coping With Stress, Dame Barbara Windsor, Demands of Caring, Dementia Ambassadors, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Recognition, Department of Geriatric Medicine: Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Technology and Welfare: Red Cross University College (Stockholm), Disclosure of Diagnosis, Division of Neurogeriatrics: Karolinska Institutet, Division of Social Work: Karolinska University Hospital, Emotional Strategies, Experience of Being Evolved (Lost in Translation?), Experiences, Experiences of Health Care Services, Experiences of Social Care Services, Families, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Health and Wellbeing of Adult Carers, Helping Disoriented People, Hermeneutic Approaches, Hermeneutics, Impact of Caring on Carers, Imprisonment (Subjective), Improving Carer Health and Wellbeing, Improving Lives of Carers, Income and the Means-Test, Interpretative Phenomenology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Lifeworld Perspectives, Lifeworlds, Lived Experience, Long Hours and Constant Demands, Making Decisions and Planning For the Future, Management of Challenging Behaviour, Means Test, Means Tested Social Care, Medicine Health Care and Philosophy (Journal), Older Persons Strategies, Phenomenological Research, Psychosocial Stress, Qualitative Health Research, Qualitative Research, Qualitative Studies, Red Cross University College (Stockholm), Scott Mitchell, Sense of Imprisonment, Social Interaction, Social Isolation, Social Networks, Social Relationships, Social Support, South Asian Communities, Stress, Stress Reduction, Stress Reduction for Unpaid Family Carers, Stressful Life Experiences, Strugglers (Carers), Support for Carers, Supporting Persons With Dementia, Supportive Social Networks, Supportive Social Relationships, Sustainable Caring, Sweden, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Victoria Derbyshire Programme
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Global Impact of Dementia: World Alzheimer Report 2015 (Alzheimer’s Disease International)
Summary The World Alzheimer Report 2015, entitled “The Global Impact of Dementia: An analysis of prevalence, incidence, cost and trends” updates Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI)’s global dementia statistics. This document reviews and analyses previous systematic reviews on the subject, and … Continue reading →
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Blood Test Potentially Able to Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Onset (BBC News / Alzheimer’s & Dementia)
Summary Research published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association may indicate a significant step forwards in developing a blood test which could be able to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease onset with 87% accuracy. Research … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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