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Tag Archives: Physical Activity Programmes
Unexpected Results From the Dementia and Physical Activity (DAPA) Trial? (Pharmacoeconomics Open / JAD)
Summary Previous research has suggested that physical exercise has the potential to slow the progression of dementia in people with pre-existing mild cognitive impairment through to moderate dementia. Evidence for the cost-effectiveness of structured physical activity programmes has been lacking, … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, ADAS-Cog: Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale, Ageing, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing Population, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Centre for Rehabilitation Research in Oxford: University of Oxford, Centre for Statistics in Medicine: University of Oxford, Cost-Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness Analyses, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust: Reference Costs, DAPA - Dementia and Physical Activity Trial, DAPA Trial, DAPA Trial Group, Dementia And Physical Activity (DAPA) Trial, Exercise, Exercise And Lifestyle For Older People, Exercise for Dementia, Exercise Medicine, Exercise Therapy, Exergaming, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Health Technology Assessment, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, Health Technology Assessments, Herefordshire, Incremental Net Monetary Benefits (INMBs), INMB: Incremental Net Monetary Benefit, Join Dementia Research, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Kings College London, Leicester Partnership NHS Trust, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, NIHR HTA: Health Technology Assessment Programme, North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT), Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences: University of Oxford, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Pharmacoeconomics Open (Journal), Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Exercise, Reducing Waste in Dementia Care, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Solent NHS Trust, UK National Institute of Health Research HTA Programme, University of London, University of Oxford, University of Warwick, Value of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), Warwick Clinical Trials Unit: University of Warwick, Warwick Medical School: University of Warwick
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Recently Published Resources on Falls Prevention – In the Community and in Hospitals (BMJ / NHS Improvement / NIHR / JAMA Internal Medicine)
Summary There are uncertainties about the effectiveness of environmental interventions to reduce risk of falls among older persons living in the community. A BMJ systematic review covers the options, coming down in favour of occupational therapist-led environment risk assessments and … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Improvement, NICE Guidelines, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Antipsychotics in People With Dementia: Key Therapeutic Topic [KTT7], Australia, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), CareFall: Reducing Inpatient Falls Risk and Improving Post Fall Care, College of Healthcare Sciences, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Support, Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Delirium: Prevention Diagnosis and Management: NICE Clinical Guideline (CG103), Department of Health Sciences: University of York, Environmental Assessment and Modification, Environmental Intervention to Reduce Risk of Falls, Evaluation of FallSafe Quality Improvement Project, Falls and Fractures, Falls and Musculoskeletal Health, Falls Assessment, Falls in Hospitals, Falls in Older People, Falls in Older People (NICE Quality Standard: QS86), Falls Prevention Programmes, Falls Reduction, Falls Reduction in Community Dwelling Older Adults, Falls Reduction in Hospitals, Falls Risk Factors, FallSafe Project, FallSafe Quality Improvement Project, FallSafe: Care Bundles to Reduce Inpatient Falls, France, Gerontopole of Toulouse: Toulouse University Hospital, Home Adaptations, Home Modifications, Hospital Falls Prevention, Housing Adaptations, Housing Modifications, Improving Post-Fall Care (CareFall), Incidence and Costs of Inpatient Falls in Hospitals, Inpatient Falls, Institute of Ageing: Toulouse University Hospital, JAMA Internal Medicine, James Cook University (Queensland), Later Life, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Long-Term Exercise Programmes, Mackay Base Hospital (Queensland), Mackay Institute of Research and Innovation: James Cook University (Queensland), Mental Health Services for Older People: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Multi-Factorial Falls Assessments and Care Plans, Multifactorial Interventions (Falls), Musculo-Skeletal Disorders, National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF), National Audit of Inpatient Falls Audit Report 2017, NHS Improvement Falls Collaborative Clinical Updates, NICE Clinical Gguidance 161 (CG161), NICE Clinical Guideline CG103, NICE Key Therapeutic Topic [KTT7], NIHR Signal, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Occupational Therapist Led Environmental Assessment and Modification, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Intervention Study (OTIS), Patient Falls Improvement Collaborative, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Exercise Programmes, Preventing Falls In Older People Living in the Community, Queensland Health: Mackay Base Hospital, Risk Factors for Falls, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), School of Health Sciences: University of Nottingham, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Toulouse, University of York, UPS/Inserm: University of Toulouse, York Trials Unit: University of York
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Physical Activity in Midlife May Not Reduce Risk of Developing Dementia: No Harm in Trying (BMJ)
Summary The general consensus in the literature has tended to suggest that mid-life physical activity is typically beneficial, in part as a lifestyle choice which is likely to contribute to a reduced risk of developing cognitive decline and / or … Continue reading
Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active Lifestyle, Ageing Population, Association Between Physical Activity and Cognitive Function and / or Dementia, BMJ, British Medical Journal (BMJ), British Medical Journal Publishing Group Limited: Data Release (HSCIC), Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health: Hôpital Paul Brousse, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health: Université Paris-Saclay, Civil Service Departments in London: Whitehall II Study, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Decline Studies, Conventional Wisdom, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Environmental and Lifestyle Factors, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, France, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, INSERM, INSERM U1219: University of Bordeaux, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Moderate Exercise, Modifiable Risk Factors, Myth-Busting, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity Before Dementia, Physical Activity for Persons With Dementia, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Activity Programs for Improvement of Dementia Symptoms, Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Physical Inactivity, Physical Therapy, Possible Myths or Misconceptions: Dementia and Activity (Reverse Causation Fallacy), Preclinical Dementia and Associated Lifestyle Changes, Preclinical Phase of Dementia, Received Wisdom, Sedentary Lifestyles, Trajectories of Physical Activity Before Dementia, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Université Paris-Saclay, University College London, University of Bordeaux, Vascular and Lifestyle Factors, Whitehall II Study, Whitehall Study
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More on the Obesity – Cancer / Burden of Ill-Health Link (BBC News / CRUK / UK Health Forum)
Summary It is predicted that three out of four adults will be overweight or obese by 2035. The following Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and UK Health Forum report suggests that obesity could be associated with 670,000 to 700,000 extra cases … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, BMI: Body Mass Index, Body Mass Index (BMI), British Psychological Society (BPS), Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Cancer Research UK, Cancer Research UK (CRUK), Cancer Risk Factors, Cancer Types Linked to Obesity, Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Bowel, Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Breast (In Women After Menopause), Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Gallbladder, Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Kidney, Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Liver, Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Meningioma (Brain Cancer), Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Multiple Myeloma (Blood Cancer), Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Oesophageal (Food Pipe), Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Ovarian, Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Pancreatic, Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Thyroid, Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Upper Stomach, Cancer Types Linked to Obesity: Womb, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Childhood Obesity, Coronary Heart Disease, Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), CRUK: Cancer Research UK, Dietary Choices, Dietary Factors, Eating Patterns, Education and Awareness, Energy Balance, Energy Expenditure, Epidemiology, Excess Energy Intake, Exercise, Exercise Referral Schemes, Fat Shaming, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Healthy Weight, Hypertension, Improving Dietary Habits, Integrated Prevention Approaches, James Corden (Comedian), Lifestyle, Lifestyle Intervention Programmes, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Lifestyle Weight Management, Maintaining Healthy Weight and Preventing Excess Weight Gain Among Children and Adults, Moderate Exercise, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing: Cancers, Obesity, Obesity - Burden of Ill-Health Links, Obesity - Cancer Link, Obesity and Diabetes, Obesity Epidemic, Obesity in the UK, Obesity is the New Smoking, Obesity Risk Factor, Obesity Statistics, Obesity Time-Bomb, Overlapping Risk Factors, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and the Environment, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Physical Inactivity, Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes, Preventing Excess Weight Gain, Preventing Type 2 Diabetes, Prevention, Prevention Agenda Linking Dementia and Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention Approaches, Public Awareness, Public Health, Risk Factors, Risk Factors of Stroke, Social Determinants of Health, Social Epidemiology, Sugar Tax, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease, Type 2 Diabetes: Prevention, UK Health Forum, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, Weight Management, Wellbeing
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