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Tag Archives: Newcastle upon Tyne
Routine Soccer Heading Diminishes Memory Capacity in the Short-Term? (BBC News / EBioMedicine)
Summary Researchers at the University of Stirling have been able to demonstrate that heading a football twenty times during routine soccer practice can result in impaired cognition and memory; with performance being reduced by 41% – 67%, albeit with these … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Patient Information, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Awareness of Potential Risks, Awareness Raising, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Scotland News, Behind the Headlines, Brain Injury Healthcare Technology Cooperative: National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Cognitive Changes Following Routine Soccer Heading, Corticomotor Inhibition (Possible Indicator of Sub-Concussion), Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction, Department of Neuropathology: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Glasgow), EBioMedicine (Journal), Faculty of Health and Life Sciences: Northumbria University, Football, Glasgow and Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology: University of Glasgow, Gordon Smith: Former Scottish Football Association Chief Executive, Heading the Ball, Heading the Ball (Soccer / Soccer Practice), Health and Exercise Sciences Research Group: University of Stirling, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR): Brain Injury Healthcare Technology Cooperative, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria University, Psychology: University of Stirling, Risk Factors, Routine Soccer Heading, Soccer Heading, Sub-Concussive Head Impacts, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), University of Glasgow, University of Stirling
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Investigations Into Increasing Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Dementia Care (BMJ Open)
Summary Qualitative research explores the views of general practitioners (GPs), people with dementia and their carers concerning the uses of assistive technology in dementia care. This study, based on community care settings in the North East of England, identifies four … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Assistive Technology Services, Assistive Technology Supporting Independence of People With Dementia, AT: Assistive Technology, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Commissioning Assistive Technology Services, Commissioning Specialised Assistive Technology Services, Community Care, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Contact Details of Named Carer, General Practice, GPs, Improving Dementia Services in England, Information and Support for Carers, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Information Pathways, Information Pathways for Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, Information Pathways for Assistive Technology in Long-Term Conditions, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Knowledge Gaps, Maintaining Independence, Named Accountable Clinician, Named Accountable GPs, Named Care Coordinators, Named Case Managers, Named GPs, Named GPs for Over-75s, Named Lead Professionals, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East of England, Primary Care Information and Support, Qualitative Research, Quality Improvement, Regaining Independence, School of Applied Social Sciences: University of Stirling, Service Gaps, Services Maximising Independence, Single Point of Access (SPA), Single Point of Contact, SPA: Single Point of Access, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Thematic Analyses, University of Stirling, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Community Care, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Dementia Care
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Mapping and Quantification of Loneliness (Age UK / BMJ Open)
Summary Age UK has made available an online interactive map depicting the regional prevalence of loneliness and social isolation in the English local authorities. Full Text Link Reference Risk of Loneliness in England 2016. [Online]: Age UK, April 2016. Loneliness: … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 11-Item Duke Social Support Index, 4-Item Duke Social Support Index, 6-Item Lubben Social Network Scale, Adequacy of Social Relationships From Respondents’ Perspective, Availability of Social Relationships as Perceived by Respondents, Behavioural Risk Factors, Berkman-Syme Social Network Index, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Bothered by Loneliness, Brigham Young University (Utah), Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke, de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, Degree of Subjectivity Asked of Respondents, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Counseling Psychology: Brigham Young University, Department of Health Sciences: University of York, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience: Brigham Young University, Duke Social Support Index, Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire, ENRICHD Social Support Inventory (ESSI), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Feelings of Loneliness, Feelings Relating to Social Relationships, Frequency of Contact With Others and Participation in Activities, Frequency of Face-to-Face and / or Phone Contact With Family and / or Friends and / or Neighbours, General Advice on Starting Conversations (About Problems), Geographical Proximity of Family and Friends, Gijón Scale for Elderly’s Social-Family Assessment Family and Social Relationships Subscales, Heart (Journal), Index of Social Support, Indirect Pathways by Which Social Connections Influence Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Influence of Social Connections on Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL), Interview Measure of Social Relationships, Involvement in Social Relationships, Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, Litwin Support Network Types, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Public Health, Local Public Health Services, Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Isolation, Loneliness and Mortality in Older People, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for CVD, Loneliness Harms Health, Loneliness in England 2016, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, Lubben Social Network Scale, Mapping and Quantification of Loneliness, Mapping Loneliness (Age UK), Measures of Living Arrangements and Informal Care, Measures of Satisfaction With Social Support, Measures of Social Anchorage, Measures of Social Integration, Measures of Social Isolation, Measures of Social Networks, Measures of Social Support, Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Social Support Survey, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Negative Affect Scale, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham Health Profile Social Isolation Subscale, Number of Friends and Relatives Outside the Household, Older Americans Research and Service Center (OARS) Social Resource Scale, Oslo-3 Social Support Scale, Overlapping Risk Factors, Participation in Social Activities, Perceived Availability of Emotional Tangible Informational and / or Other Support, Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ2000), Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventative Interventions, Preventative Services, Preventing Isolation, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention Agenda, Question about the number of sources of support, Questionnaires on Social Networks, Received Support, Risk Factors, Risk of Loneliness in England 2016, Risk Stratification, Risk Stratification for Case Finding, Rt Hon Tracey Crouch: MP for Chatham and Aylesford, Satisfaction with Social Relationships and / or Participation, Social Epidemiology, Social Isolation, Social Network Index, Social Networks, Social Relationships, Structural and / or Functional Aspects of Social Relationships, Support Networks, Talking About Problems, Time Spent Alone, Time To Change (Mental Health Campaign), Tracey Crouch: Minister for Loneliness, University of California, University of York, USA, Wenger Support Network Typology, York
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More on Disjointed Care for Dementia and Comorbidities: the CoDem Study (NIHR)
Summary The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Comorbidity and dementia (CoDem) review confirms the need to improve continuity of care and access to services for persons living with dementia with co-morbidities (as covered in a recent ILC-UK report). This … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, NIHR, NIHRSDO, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
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