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Qualitative Research Into the Acute Hospital Care Weekend Effect (BMC Health Services Research)

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary While much recent research has cast doubt upon the validity of the “Weekend Effect” construct, the authors of this qualitative research focus instead on the perceptions of patients and hospital workers regarding the quality and safety of care at … Continue reading →

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Global Burden of Disease (Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 1990-2016) Study: 2018 Update (Lancet Neurology)

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An update to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study of 2016 has been published. The number of people living with dementia globally appears to have more than doubled between 1990 to 2016. “In the … Continue reading →

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Literature Review: Dementia and Co-Occurring Chronic Conditions (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This review of the literature identified topics for future research, which include hospitalisation, disease-specific outcomes, diabetes, chronic pain, cardiovascular disease, depression, falls, stroke, and multiple chronic conditions. “…living with significant cognitive impairment or dementia negatively impacts mortality, institutionalization, and … Continue reading →

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UK “Health at a Glance 2017” Using OECD Indicators (BBC News / OECD)

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Health at a Glance provides “the latest comparable data and trends on the performance of health systems in OECD countries”. Britain appears to be the “most obese nation” in Western Europe, … Continue reading →

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Dementia-Related Mortality: a Statistical Anomaly for Health Inequalities in Wales (BBC News)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Some unexpected patterns of health inequality in Wales. The possible reasons are unclear. “ …decreased mortality for other conditions is leading to more people living longer and thus becoming at higher risk for developing dementia as age is a determining … Continue reading →

Global Burden of Disease Study: 2016 Update (Lancet)

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This year’s update to the Global Burden of Disease Study again includes trends for Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias, based on meta-analysis of prevalence studies. There was an increase of almost 40% in the total deaths from Alzheimer’s Disease … Continue reading →

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A Natural Limit to Human Life Expectancy? (BBC News / Nature)

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Despite recent historical trends in the seemingly endless increase in human life expectancy, researchers analysing global demographic data believe they may have detected signs that the maximum lifespan may be limited to around 115 years “Our results strongly suggest … Continue reading →

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Recorded Deaths With a Dementia Diagnosis More Than Doubled Since 2001? (PHE)

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

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released detailed statistics about the deaths of people recorded with dementia between 2012 and 2014. The proportion of people dying with a recorded dementia diagnosis increased from 6.6% of all deaths in 2001 to … Continue reading →

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Ongoing Observations on Obesity and Diabetes (BBC News / ifpri / NHS England)

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Malnutrition takes different forms, including the epidemic of obesity, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute (ifpri)’s “Ending Malnutrition by 2030” report covering 129 countries. The authors of this Global Nutrition report assert that every $1 (70p) spent … Continue reading →

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Hotly Debated Weekend Effect May Have Been A Statistical Mirage? (Journal of Health Services Research and Policy / BBC News / Lancet / BMJ)

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research does not take place in a socio-political vacuum. The ongoing junior doctors’ dispute has supplied fertile ground for allegations of “spin” and politically-motivated distortion in the interpretation of the so-called “weekend effect”, and raises questions concerning the planned … Continue reading →

Tag Archives: Mortality

Qualitative Research Into the Acute Hospital Care Weekend Effect (BMC Health Services Research)

Dementia-Related Mortality: a Statistical Anomaly for Health Inequalities in Wales (BBC News)

A Natural Limit to Human Life Expectancy? (BBC News / Nature)

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