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On the Benefits of Supportive Social Networks (Journal of Alzheimers Disease)

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) has been used to demonstrate that positive social support from friends, family etc. is associated statistically with a reduced risk of developing dementia. Conversely, negative social support appears to increase … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Mental Health, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Benefits of Supportive Social Networks, Centre for Primary Health and Social Care: London Metropolitan University, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Applied Health Research: University College London, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Emotional and Social Isolation, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Feelings Relating to Social Relationships, Indirect Pathways by Which Social Connections Influence Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Influence of Social Connections on Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Involvement in Social Relationships, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Lifestyle Risk Factors, London, London Metropolitan University, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Modifiable Risk Factors, Negative Social Support, Norwich, Norwich Medical School: University of East Anglia, Nottingham, Personalised Social Interaction, Positive Social Support, Potentially Modifiable Socio-Environmental Risk Factors for Dementia, Professor Martin Orrell, Promoting Independence in Dementia (PRIDE) Programme, Psychosocial and Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors, Psychosocial Protective and Risk Factors, Satisfaction with Social Relationships and / or Participation, Social Connectedness, Social Epidemiology, Social Interaction, Social Isolation, Social Isolation: Social Economic and Environmental Determinant (SEED) of Health, Social Networks, Social Relationships, Social Support, Socio-Environmental Risk Factors for Dementia, Structural and / or Functional Aspects of Social Relationships, Supportive Social Networks, Supportive Social Relationships, University College London, University of East Anglia, University of Nottingham | Leave a comment

Re-Evaluating the Effectiveness of Joint Reminiscence Groups: the REMCARE Trial (PLoS One)

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The REMCARE Trial investigated the relative benefits and effectiveness of joint reminiscence groups, i.e. reminiscence therapy interventions involving people with dementia and their family carers together. The researchers did not find evidence supporting the clinical effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Activities of Daily Living, Aneurin Bevan Health Board: Ystrad Mynach Hospital, Autobiographical Memory, Autobiographical Memory Interview (AMI), Bangor, Bangor University, Bradford, Bradford Dementia Group: University of Bradford, Carer Patient Dyad Relationship Quality, Carer Stress, Centre for Economics and Policy in Health: Bangor University, Centre for Health Information Research and Evaluation: Swansea University, Clinical Psychology, Community Mental Health, Consort Checklist for REMCARE Study, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), Cost-Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness Analyses, Cost-Effectiveness in Health Care, Cost-Utility Analyses, Dementia Care Research Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Hull, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Family Carers, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Group Reminiscence Therapy, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Hull, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, ISRCTN Registry No. ISRCTN42430123, Joint Interventions, Joint Reminiscence Groups, Manchester, NHS Community Mental Health, NHS Memory Clinics, North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health and Social Care: Bangor University, Nottingham, ORCID, People With Dementia and Family Carers, PLoS One, Professor Martin Orrell, Psychological Distress in Carers, Quality of Life and Relationship Quality for People With Dementia, Quality of the Carer–Patient Relationship (QCPR), Rating Anxiety In Dementia (RAID), Relative's Stress Scale, REMCARE Trial, REMCARE: Pragmatic Multi-Centre Randomised Trial of Reminiscence Groups for People with Dementia and their Family Carers, REMCARE: Reminiscence Groups for People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers, Reminiscence, Reminiscence and Sensory Stimulation, Reminiscence Groups for People with Dementia, Reminiscence Services, Reminiscence Therapy, School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Work: University of Manchester, Self-Reported Quality of Life For Persons With Dementia (QoL-AD), Swansea, Swansea University, University College London, University of Bradford, University of Hull, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, West Wales Organisation for Rigorous Trials in Health: Swansea University, Ystrad Mynach Hospital (Caerphilly) | Leave a comment

Rates of Dementia Diagnoses Lower Than Predicted (BBC News / Nature Communications)

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The predicted explosion of dementia cases, often referred to as the “dementia time-bomb”, could be less severe than previously thought, in men at least. Based on latest data from Cambridgeshire, Nottingham and Newcastle, there could be 40,000 fewer cases … Continue reading →

The Pros and Cons of Screening (Sense About Science / BMJ / BMC Geriatrics / BBC News)

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The brief “Making Sense of Screening” guide attempts to inform public expectations about screening programmes. It offers insights into the limitations of what screening programmes are sometimes able to deliver. Common misconceptions about how screening works are addressed, with … Continue reading →

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