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Tag Archives: Health and Quality of Life
On the Possible Advantages of Spiritual Coping Models for Improving Patient Wellbeing (Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Summary An examination of evidence on the relationships between spirituality and improved personal resilience, the ability to overcome challenges and resulting quality of life outcomes. Full Text Link Reference Counted, V. Possamai, A. [and] Meade, T. (2018). Relational spirituality and … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Australia, Biopsychosocial Spirituality, Care Approaches to Spirituality and Dementia, Coping Mechanisms, Coping Strategies, Cultural Competence, Domains of QoL, Emotional and Personal Resilience, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Geriatric Quality of Life-Dementia (GQOL-D) Scale, Happiness and Wellbeing, Health and Quality of Life, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (Journal), Health and Quality of Life Variables, Health and Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Well-Being, Personal Well-Being, Psychological Coping Skills, Psychological Wellbeing, Psychological Wellbeing for Patients with Long-Term Conditions, Quality of Life (QoL), Quality of Life Alzheimer’s Disease Scale (QoL-AD), Quality of Life Outcomes, Relational Spirituality, Resilience, Resilience and Vulnerability, Resilience to Dementia Disability and Frailty, School of Social Sciences and Psychology: Western Sydney University, Spirituality, Spirituality and Religion in the Culture of Medicine, Supporting Wellbeing Resilience and Independence, Wellbeing and Resilience Services, Wellbeing in Later Life, Wellbeing in Older People, Wellbeing Indexes, Wellness and Resilience, Western Sydney University
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Case Management and Home Support for People Living With Dementia (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Summary This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of case management approaches to home support for people with dementia, from the perspective of patients, carers and staff. People receiving case management are significantly less likely to become institutionalised, at least in … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Benefits of Case Management, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Care and Support, Care Co-ordination, Care Coordinators, Care Planning, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Support, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Case Management, Case Management for Dementia, Case Management for Dementia in Primary Health Care, Case Management in Primary Care, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (CDCIG), Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Mental Health Teams, Community Nurses as Case Managers, Community Nursing, Community Support Services, Community Virtual Wards, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Continuity of Care, Coordinated Care, Coordinated Services, Coordination of Care, Dementia Case Managers in Primary Care, Dementia Support Services, Dementia Support Workers, Division of Health Research: Lancaster University, Enhancing Support for Carers, Faculty of Health and Medicine: Lancaster University, Goodmayes Hospital, Goodmayes Hospital (Ilford), Goodmayes Hospital: Research and Development Department, Health and Quality of Life, Home Support, Home Support for People Living With Dementia, Home Support in Dementia Care, Hospital Admissions, Institutionalisation, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care Coordinators, Integration, Interventions to Enhance Life in Dementia (SHIELD), Lancaster (UK), Lancaster University, Locality Working, London, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Manchester and University of Lancaster, Martin Orrell: University College London, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Working, Multiagency Teams, Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Team Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, NIHR Programme Grant: Support at Home, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, North East London NHS Foundation Trust: Goodmayes Hospital, Personalised Case Management, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Prevention, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Preventive Support: Risk Stratification for Case Finding, Proactive Care, Proactive Case Management, Professor Martin Orrell, PSSRU: Personal Social Services Research Unit (University of Manchester), Quality of Care, Quality of Life, Quality of Life (Carers), Specialist Care Home Support Teams, Support for Carers, Support for Carers of People with Dementia, Time to Institutionalisation, Transitions into Care Home, Universidad de Valparaíso, Universidad de Valparaíso: Facultad de Medicina, University College London: Mental Health Sciences Unit, University of Manchester, University of Manchester. Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), University of Manchester: Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Oxford, University of Oxford: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU)
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Towards a Better Life with Alzheimer’s Disease (ESRO / Alzheimer’s Society / Red & Yellow Care / Lancet)
Summary A recent report from ESRO and Red & Yellow Care (published with the Alzheimer’s Society) looks at steps required to improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia, whether in the community or in care. This thoughtfully written report … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Arts Council England, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness of Potential Risks, Awareness of Relationships, Awareness Raising, Balancing Risk and Choice, Better Life with Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia Risk Assessments, Embracing Now, Enabling Happiness, ESRO, Flexibility, Good Life with Alzheimer's Disease, Happiness, Happiness and Wellbeing, Health and Quality of Life, Health and Wellbeing, Identity, Improving Flexibility of Care, Increasing Wellbeing, Independence Choice and Risk, Lancet, Living in the Mment, Maintaining Identity, Meaningful Relationships, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Post-2015, Mindfulness, My Home Life (MHL), My Home Life Network, My Name is Not Dementia, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Perfect Imperfection, Personal Identity, Personal Relationships, Physical Wellbeing, Positive Relationships, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Psychological Wellbeing, Quality of Life, Quality of Life Promotion, Raising Awareness, Red & Yellow Care, Relationships, Relationships and Context, Remembering Life Experiences, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Therapy, Respect, Respect for Identity, Right to Take Risk, Risk and Mitigation Strategies, Risk Management, Sense of Identity, Social Wellbeing, Spots of Time, Supporting Agency, Sustaining Relationships, Value of Arts and Culture to People and Society, Valuing Contrast: Good Days and Bad Days, Wellbeing, Wellbeing in Later Life
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On the Relationships Between Socio-Economic Deprivation and Health Inequalities (Rowntree Foundation / BBC News / ONS)
Summary Researchers at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) investigated hundreds of theories about how income influences health. The “How does money influence health?” report identifies four main – often overlapping – ways in which money (absolute and relative income inequalities) … Continue reading
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