Tag Archives: Ireland

Brain Training in Later Life: Limited Value for Prevention of Cognitive Decline? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Digital)

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Scottish study indicates that self-reported intellectual engagement (in the form of performing puzzles, crosswords and other problem-solving activities) during later life has little influence on the trajectory of decline of memory or mental processing speed. The cognitive reserve … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Aberdeen Birth Cohort Studies, Alzheimer's Research UK, Bazian, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Biology and Biotechnology Science Research Council, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Brain Training, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Decline Studies, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk and Protective Factors), Cognitive Interventions, Cognitive Reserve, Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Training Exercises, Cognitively Stimulating Activities, Critical Appraisals, Curiosity (Openness), Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Department of Psychology: National University of Ireland, Department of Psychology: University of Aberdeen, Engage Your Brain: GCBH Recommendations on Cognitively Stimulating Activities, Enjoyment and General Engagement, Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH), Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Henry Smith Charity, Hobbies and Interests, Institute of Applied Health Sciences: University of Aberdeen, Intellectual Engagement (Self-Reported), Ireland, Lifelong Learning, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Occupation, Medical Research Council, Mentally Challenging Occupations, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Modifiable Risk Factors, National University of Ireland (Galway), Neuroprotective Lifestyles, NHS Grampian (Aberdeen), Positive Engagement, Problem-Solving Skills, Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Scottish Government Health Department, Scottish Mental Health Survey of 1947, Skills and Hobbies, Slowing of Cognitive Decline, University of Aberdeen, Use It or Lose It Hypothesis, Use It or Lose It Hypothesis: Benefit of Cognitively Stimulating Activity, Wellcome Trust | Leave a comment

Counter-Intuitive Evidence on the Efficacy of Education for Healthcare Professionals in the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers (Cochrane Database / NHS Improvement)

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Conventional wisdom would suggest that education and training of healthcare staff must be of some practical benefit for the prevention of pressure ulcers. In the real world it may well do so, who knows, but a Cochrane Review has … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, ASSKING Model, Building Workforce Capability and Capacity, Care Homes Wellbeing, Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Technologies (CHaRT): Ulster University, Co-Morbidity, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Wounds Specialised Register, Commissioning Education and Training, Comorbidity, Complex Comorbidities, Decubitus Ulcers, Dermatologic Complications, Education and Staff Training, Education and Training, Education for Healthcare Professionals on the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, End-of-Life Care in Acute Hospitals, End-of-Life Skin Changes, Frontier Science Scotland, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Institute of Nursing and Health Research: Ulster University, Ireland, Medical Education and Training, NHS Improvement's Pressure Ulcer Core Curriculum, NHS Safety Thermometer, Nursing Workforce, Pressure Ulcer Core Curriculum (NHS Improvement), Pressure Ulcer Incidence, Pressure Ulcer Prevalence, Pressure Ulcer Treatments, Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Ulcers: Prevention, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Assessment, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Factors, Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers, Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Health Sciences: University of Ulster, School of Nursing and Midwifery: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Skin Assessment and Skin Care, SSKIN Bundle, Staff Training, Stop The Pressure, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Ulster, Workforce Development, Workforce Education, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

MATCH-D: Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health Conditions in Dementia (Internal Medicine Journal / BMJ Open)

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health conditions in Dementia (MATCH-D) criteria were developed to provide consensus guidance on the use of medications for people with dementia. Full Text Link Reference Page, AT. Potter, K. Clifford, RM. [et al] … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Australia, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Brighton and Sussex Medical School: University of Sussex, Centre for Education and Research on Ageing: University of Sydney, Comorbid Health Conditions in Dementia, Comorbidity, Comorbidity and Dementia, Complex Comorbidities, Concord Hospital (Sydney Australia), Dementia and Comorbidity, Dementia Comorbidities, Deprescribing, Drug-Drug Interactions, Faculty of Pharmacy: University of Sydney, Healthcare Provision for People With Dementia and Comorbidity, Inappropriate Prescribing, Internal Medicine Journal, Ireland, Managing Comorbidity and Complexity, MATCH-D: Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health conditions in Dementia, Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health conditions in Dementia (MATCH-D), Medication Management, Medication-Related Risks, Medications: Best Usage, Medicines Optimisation, Multiple Comorbidities, Multiple Medications (Polypharmacy), New South Wales (Australia), Optimising Medications for Older People With Multiple Comorbidities, Optimising Prescribing and Deprescribing in Older Adults With Dementia, Over-Medication, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Advanced Dementia, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Allied Health: University of Western Australia, School of Medicine: University of Western Australia, School of Pharmacy: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Sussex, University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing: University of Western Australia | Leave a comment

Specialist Geriatric Wards for Older Patients With Dementia: in Ireland / N. Ireland (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Data on 900 patients, taken from the Irish and Northern Irish audits of dementia care, was analysed to determine whether admission to a specialist geriatric medicine ward yielded improvements to acute care for patients with dementia. It was found … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Advance Planning, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Centre for Ageing: Tallaght Hospital, Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation: University College Cork, Cork (Ireland), Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute District General Hospital, Dementia Nursing Specialists, Discharge Planning, Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Orders (DNACPR), Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Ireland, Irish National Audit of Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals, Multidisciplinary Holistic Assessments, Multidisciplinary Patient Management, Multidisciplinary Team Care, National Audit of Dementia Care, Neuroscience and the Humanities: Tallaght Hospital (Dublin), Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, School of Medicine: University College Cork, Specialist Centres of Care, Specialist Dementia Support, Specialist Geriatric Wards for Patients With Dementia, Specialist Wards for Older Patients With Dementia, Tallaght Hospital (Dublin), Trinity Centre for Health Sciences: Tallaght Hospital (Dublin), University College Cork | Leave a comment

Review of Interventions for BPSD: a SENATOR-ONTOP Systematic Review (BMJ Open)

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent broad-ranging systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) covers (i) sensory stimulation, including acupressure, aromatherapy, massage / touch therapy, light therapy and sensory gardens, (ii) cognitive / emotion-oriented interventions including cognitive … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, Systematic Reviews, UK | Tagged Acupressure, Agitation, Animal Assisted Therapy, Aromatherapy, Aromatherapy for Dementia, Behaviour Management, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Belgium, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Chronic Geriatric Conditions, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Dance / Movement Therapy, Delirium Management, Delirium Prevention, Dementia Behaviour Management, Department of Internal Medicine (Geriatrics), Department of Medicine (Geriatrics): University College Cork, Department of Medicine for the Elderly: Woodend Hospital, Dining Room Environment-Based Interventions, Exercise Therapy, Geriatric Conditions, Geriatrics and Geriatric Emergency Care: Italian National Research Center on Aging (IRCCS-INRCA), Ghent University, Golgi Cenci Foundation (Milan), Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE), Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Approach, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Caja (Madrid), Iceland, Interventions for BPSD, Ireland, Italian National Research Center on Aging (IRCCS-INRCA), Italy, Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Landspitali University Hospital Reykjavik, Light Therapy, Light Therapy for Dementia, Managing Agitation, Massage, Massage / Touch Therapy, Multi-Sensory Stimulation, Multi-Sensory Stimulation For People Living With Dementia, Music and Dance Therapy, Non-Pharmacological Prevention or Treatment of Delirium, Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Pressure Ulcers, Optimal Evidence-Based Non-Drug Therapies in Older People (ONTOP) Project, Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Therapy, SENATOR-ONTOP Systematic Reviews, SENATOR: Software ENgine for the Assessment and Optimization of Drug and Non-Drug Therapy in Older Persons, Sensory Gardens, Sensory Stimulation, Servicio de Geriatría: Hospital Universitario Ramón y Caja, Simulated Presence Therapy, Snoezelen, Software ENgine for the Assessment and Optimization of Drug and Non-Drug Therapy in Older Persons (SENATOR), Spain, Special Care Units, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Touch Therapy, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, University College Cork, Validation Therapy, Woodend Hospital (Aberdeen) | Leave a comment

Trends in Life Expectancy: International Comparisons (BBC / Lancet)

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Researchers at Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO) have analysed lifespan projections in 35 industrialised countries, partly with a view to informing the debate(s) regarding future challenges for pensions and elderly health and social care. They … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, National, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Ageing Society, Australia, Austria, Bayesian Models, BBC Health News, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Imperial College London, Department of Information Evidence and Research: World Health Organization, Department of Mathematics Physics and Electrical Engineering: Northumbria University, Female Life Expectancy, Finland, France, Future Life Expectancy in Industrialised Countries, Germany, Greece, Health Inequalities, Healthy Life Expectancy, Hungary, Imperial College London, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: University of Washington, International Comparisons, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lancet, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy Gaps, Life Expectancy in the European Union, Life Expectancy of Older People, Life Expectancy Projections, Macedonia, Male Life Expectancy, Mexico, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health: Imperial College London, Netherlands, New Zealand, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria University, Norway, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Poland, Portugal, Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Reducing Health Inequalities, Romania, School of Public Health: Imperial College London, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trends in Life Expectancy at Older Ages, UK Medical Research Council, United States, University of Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA, WHO Collaborating Centre on NCD Surveillance and Epidemiology: Imperial College London, World Health Organization (Geneva), World Health Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

Progression of Neurological Diseases Presaged By Hidden Alterations in Artistic Style? (BBC News / Neuropsychology)

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Psychological researchers performed detailed mathematical analysis (“fractal analysis”) of barely perceptible changes to the brushstrokes used by artists, some of whom later developed neurological diseases. Analysis of hidden patterns of change in the fractal dimension of paintings reveals that … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alterations to Artistic Style, and Wear Valleys NHS Trust, Artworks, BBC Health News, Department of Computer Science: Maynooth University, Department of Psychology: University of Liverpool, Disease Progression, Fine Art, Fine Motor Control, Fractal Analysis of Artistic Brushstrokes, Fractal Analysis of Neurological Changes (In Artists), Fractal Analysis of Paintings, Ireland, Maynooth University, Neurological Conditions, Neurological Disease, Neurological Disorders, Neuropsychology (Journal), Progression of Neurological Diseases, Pyschology of Art, Symptoms and Progression of Dementia, Tees Esk, University of Liverpool, Variations in Motor Control | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Ireland

Brain Training in Later Life: Limited Value for Prevention of Cognitive Decline? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Digital)

Specialist Geriatric Wards for Older Patients With Dementia: in Ireland / N. Ireland (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

Review of Interventions for BPSD: a SENATOR-ONTOP Systematic Review (BMJ Open)

Progression of Neurological Diseases Presaged By Hidden Alterations in Artistic Style? (BBC News / Neuropsychology)

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