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Questions Raised About Prescribing Painkillers for Dementia Patients (BBC Radio Four)

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An investigation into the role of big pharma in the international opioid crisis, from BBC Radio 4, touches upon questions about the ethics and suitability of pain management embedded semi-routinely in care for persons with dementia: Full Audio Link … Continue reading →

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More on International Comparisons in Life Expectancy: The Impact of Austerity? (BBC News / ONS / BMJ / NHS Choices)

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Increases in life expectancy in the UK may be slowing down; possibly at the fastest rate among the top twenty leading world economies. This slowdown effect was most apparent in women, where the rate of rising life expectancy fell … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, National, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Ageing Society, Austerity, Australia, Austria, Bazian, BBC Health News, BBC's Life Expectancy Calculator, Behind the Headlines, Belgium, Canada, Changing Trends in Mortality in England and Wales: 1990 to 2017, Changing Trends in Mortality: Cross-UK Comparison - 1981 to 2016 (ONS), Changing Trends in Mortality: International Comparisons, Critical Appraisals, Declines in Life Expectancy, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Human Mortality Database, Human Mortality Database (HMD), Increasing Life Expectancy: Trends and Comparisons, International Comparisons, Italy, Japan, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and Department of Sociology: University of Southern California, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy by Neighbourhood, Life Expectancy Gaps, Life Expectancy: Inequalities, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Mortality Data from the Office for National Statistics, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institutes of Health (US), Netherlands, Norway, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Office of Population Research and Department of Sociology: Princeton University, Portugal, Princeton University, Professor Martin McKee: European Public Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Robert Cuffe: BBC News Head of Statistics, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), Sir Steve Webb: Former Liberal Democrat Pensions Minister, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trends in Life Expectancy: International Comparisons, United Kingdom, United States, University of Southern California, US National Institutes of Health, USA | Leave a comment

Exploring Lived Space as Experienced by Persons With Dementia (BMC Geriatrics)

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic meta-synthesis concerning the broad topic of the experience(s) of space (whether physical, social or existential) on the part of persons living with dementia has identified four domains in the experience of “lived space”: (i) belonging (ii) meaningfulness … Continue reading →

Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Autonomy, Autonomy and Choice, Autonomy and Safety, Autonomy and Self-Determination, BMC Geriatrics, Dementia Experiences, Dementia Progression (Experiences), Department of Nursing and Health Promotion: Oslo Metropolitan University, Department of Nursing and Health Sciences: University College of Southeast Norway, Department of Public Health and General Practice: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Disease Progression, Existential Space, Experiences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences: University College of Southeast Norway, Faculty of Health Sciences: Oslo Metropolitan University, Hermeneutic Approaches, Hermeneutics, Lived Space, Lived Space (Physical Social or Existential), Lived Space: Space as Experienced by Persons With Dementia, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Activity in Care Homes / Nursing Homes, Meaningful Activity in the Community, Meaningful Occupation, Meaningful Relationships, Meaningfulness, National Institute of Public Health, Nolan's Six Senses (Security Continuity Belonging Purpose Fulfilment and Significance), Norway, Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Oslo Metropolitan University, Participant Lived Experiences, Patient and Carer Experiences, Patient Autonomy, Patient Experiences, Personal Security, Physical Space, Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Qualitative Research, Quality Statement 1: Participation in Meaningful Activity, Respect for Autonomy, Safety and Security, Security, Security: Six Senses, Senses Framework (Security; Belonging; Continuity; Purpose; Achievement; Significance), Six Senses (Security Belonging Continuity Purpose Achievement Significance), Social Space, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University College of Southeast Norway | Leave a comment

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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Translations of a Collection of Norwegian Dementia-Related Systematic Reviews (NIPH / JAMA Network Open)

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Norwegian Directorate of Health commissioned the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) to produce a series of evidence reviews – dating back to 2014 (and earlier) – with a view to the development of national evidence-based guidelines. These … Continue reading →

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Dementia Risk Reduction: Suggestions for Lifestyle Modification (NHS Choices / Lancet / BBC News / AAIC)

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A large-scale international review, by the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care (LCDPIC), suggests that perhaps one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if people took steps to follow healthier lifestyles and so protect their … Continue reading →

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