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Renewed Policy Emphasis on Social Prescribing and Arts Therapies? (DHSC / NHS England / Cochrane Database / JGCR / Dementia)

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Matt Hancock, Health and Social Care Secretary, takes a positive view of social prescribing, including greater use the arts and social activities as means of enhancing health and wellbeing. “…we will create a National Academy for Social Prescribing to … Continue reading →

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Systematic Review of Meaningful Activity for People With Dementia in Long-Term Care (Cochrane Database / NIHR Signal / PLoS Medicine)

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Mainstream opinion is nowadays in favour of providing personally-tailored meaningful activity for people with dementia in long-term care, as a means of improving mental wellbeing and quality of life, and / or reducing challenging behaviour without resort to antipsychotics. … Continue reading →

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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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Understanding and Evaluating Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: CST For Dementia (Companions of London / Trials)

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An infographic has been produced by Companions of London on the likely / intended benefits of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) as a treatment for persons with dementia: Full Text Link Reference Understanding Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: CST and Dementia (Infographic). … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), College of Medicine: Swansea University, Companions of London, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Devon, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Division of Psychiatry: University College London (UCL), Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Hull, Group Based Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, iCST: Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia, Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia (iCST), Institute of Brain Behaviour and Mental Health: Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, London School of Economics and Political Science, Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health (and Social Care): University of Bangor, Personal Social Services Research Unit: London School of Economics and Political Science, PLoS Medicine, Professor Martin Orrell, Research Department of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology: University College London, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Swansea University, Trials, University College London, University College London (UCL), University of Bangor, University of Hull, University of Nottingham, Whitaker Research Ltd (Bangor) | Leave a comment

Dementia Risk Associated With Loneliness / Absence of Close Relationships in Later Life (BBC News / Journals of Gerontology / Aging and Mental Health)

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Loneliness is increasingly mentioned in research as a potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia. Research based on data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing indicates that marriage and / or having close friends may help to protect individuals … Continue reading →

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Demcare Research: On the Management of Challenging Behaviour in People With Dementia at Home and in Care Homes (NIHR)

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A highly detailed and intensive collection of research activity concentrated on various aspects of the management of challenging behaviour in care homes (“ResCare”) and in family care at home (“FamCare”). “This research programme on dementia care found neither staff … Continue reading →

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Crisis Teams for the Management of Older People With Dementia (Clinical Interventions in Aging)

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review of the literature, scoping the roles of crisis intervention teams working with older people with dementia, and attempting to assess their effectiveness, was performed. The authors were able to find only limited evidence that crisis … Continue reading →

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Development of Standardised Intervention Outcome Measures for Dementia Prevention (PLoS One / HTA)

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following articles present work towards establishing a consensus on the most suitable outcomes to be measured when assessing “disease modification” (or the lack of it) in response to interventions intended to delay or prevent the progress of dementia. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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