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Review of Interventions Which May Potentially Delay Functional Decline in Persons With Dementia (BMJ Open)

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The authors examined 23 systematic reviews about the benefits of non-pharmacological, pharmacological and alternative therapies on activities of daily living (ADL) in people with dementia. Interventions thought to be effective (based on evidence sometimes judged to be “low quality”) … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors, Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEIs), Activities of Daily Living, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Acupuncture, Ageing Work and Health Research Unit: University of Sydney, Anti-Dementia Medication, Aromatherapy, Aromatherapy for Dementia, Australia, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Bright Light Therapy, Carer Burden in Dementia, Case Management, Case Management for Dementia, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Training Exercises, Department of Rehabilitation Aged and Extended Care: Flinders University, Depression and Anxiety, Donepezil, Dyadic Interventions, Dyadic Interventions For Community-Dwelling People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers, Enabling Activities of Daily Living, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Flinders University, Flinders University (Adelaide), Functional Decline, Gingko Biloba, Ginkgo Biloba, Ginkgo Biloba Extract, Health and Quality of Life, Huperzine A, Improving the Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Interventions to Delay Functional Decline in Persons With Dementia, Latrepirdine, Latrepirdine (Dimebon), Lecithin, Light Therapy, Light Therapy for Dementia, Maintaining Independence, Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Melatonin, Memantine, Metal Protein Attenuating Compounds (MPACs), MPACs: Metal Protein Attenuating Compounds, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, New South Wales, Nimodipine, Nutritional Interventions, Nutritional Supplementation, Nutritional Supplements, Patient-Carer Dyads, Pharmacotherapies for Sleep Disturbances, Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Post Market Review Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: Anti-Dementia Medicines, Psychological Treatments for Depression and Anxiety, Quality of Life, Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Quality of Life Promotion, Selegiline, Services Maximising Independence, South Australia, Statins, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Sydney, Validation Therapy, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamins B Supplementation | Leave a comment

How Dementia-Friendly Is Each Ward? The EHE Assessment Tool (King’s Fund, Enhancing the Healing Environment)

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 8, March 2012]. Summary Relatively inexpensive and straightforward changes to the design of health care environments can enhance the wellbeing of people with dementia, … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), King's Fund, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accent Colours, Activities of Daily Living, Artworks, Artworks that Reflect the Seasons, Assessment Tool (EHE), Bed and Social Spaces, Books and Games, Calendars, Clear Sight Lines, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Discrete Security Measures, Domestic Scale Seating and Dining Areas, Drinks and Snacks, Easing Decision-Making, EHE Assessment Tool, EHE Assessment Tool King’s Fund, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Enabling Activities of Daily Living, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) Assessment Tool, Even Lighting, Familiarity, Gardens, Handrails, Identification of Bays, Interactive Artworks, King’s Fund EHE Programme, King’s Fund Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme, Large Face Clocks, Legibility, Matt Even Coloured Flooring, Meaningful Activity, Memorabilia, Natural Light, Noise Reduction, Orientation, Outcomes, Outside Spaces, Personal Items, Photographs and Memory Boxes, Photographs of Local Scenes, Places to Walk, Promoting Safety, Recognisable Sanitary Ware, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Resting Points, Self Care Items, Signage, Signage Pictures and Text, Signs Denoting Ward and Hospital Name, Social Spaces, Traditional Crockery and Cutlery, Uncluttered Spaces, Views of Nature, Visible Staff, Ward Assessments | Leave a comment

Developing Supportive Design for People with Dementia: Design Principles (King’s Fund, Enhancing the Healing Environment)

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 8, March 2012]. Summary These design principles have been assembled as a practical resource to help organisations develop dementia-friendly health care environments. The overarching … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), King's Fund, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accent Colours, Activities of Daily Living, Artworks, Artworks that Reflect the Seasons, Bed and Social Spaces, Books and Games, Calendars, Clear Sight Lines, Discrete Security Measures, Domestic Scale Seating and Dining Areas, Drinks and Snacks, Easing Decision-Making, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Enabling Activities of Daily Living, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Even Lighting, Familiarity, Gardens, Handrails, Identification of Bays, Interactive Artworks, King’s Fund EHE Programme, King’s Fund Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme, Large Face Clocks, Legibility, Matt Even Coloured Flooring, Meaningful Activity, Memorabilia, Natural Light, Noise Reduction, Orientation, Outcomes, Outside Spaces, Personal Items, Photographs and Memory Boxes, Photographs of Local Scenes, Places to Walk, Promoting Safety, Recognisable Sanitary Ware, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Resting Points, Self Care Items, Signage, Signage Pictures and Text, Signs Denoting Ward and Hospital Name, Social Spaces, Supportive Design for People with Dementia: Design Principles, Traditional Crockery and Cutlery, Uncluttered Spaces, Views of Nature, Visible Staff | Leave a comment

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