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Tag Archives: Playlist for Life
The Diversionary Value of Music Playlists for Patients With Dementia in Accident and Emergency Settings (Nurses.co.uk / BBC News)
Summary A recent small-scale trial based at NHS Fife indicates that music playlists used on A&E wards can have a calming effect for most elderly dementia patients, offering potential to reduce agitation and distress without resort to medication. Full Text … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accident and Emergency, Accident and Emergency Departments, Accident and Emergency Wards, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospital Nurses, Acute Hospitals, Adam Daly: Chairman of Old Age Faculty at Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland, Ageing Population, Agitation, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, Alzheimer Scotland, Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurse Consultants, BBC Scotland News, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Benefits of Music for People With Dementia, Dementia and Music, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia-Related Agitation, Digital Music Streaming, Digital Technology, Distraction Therapy, Distressed Behaviour, Diversionary Uses of Music, East Scotland, Efficacy of Music Therapy, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Fife, Helen Skinner: Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurse Consultant, Hospital Accident and Emergency Departments, Individual Music Therapy, Managing Agitation, Managing Psychological and Behavioural Distress in People with Dementia, Matt Farrah: Co-Founder of Nurses.co.uk, MP3 Music, Music Distraction Therapy, Music Playlists, Music Playlists for Patients With Dementia in Accident and Emergency, Music Playlists for Persons With Dementia, Music Therapy, Music Therapy and Dementia, Music Therapy for BPSD, Music-Based Therapeutic Interventions, Musical Interventions, NHS Fife, Non-Pharmacological Management of Symptoms, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Non-Pharmacological Treatments for BPSD, Nurses.co.uk, Playlist for Life, Playlist for Life (Nesta backed by Glasgow Caledonian University), Preferred Music, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychological Wellbeing, Psychotropic Drug Cessation, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Sarah Metcalfe: Chief Executive at Playlist for Life, University of Abertay
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Renewed Policy Emphasis on Social Prescribing and Arts Therapies? (DHSC / NHS England / Cochrane Database / JGCR / Dementia)
Summary Matt Hancock, Health and Social Care Secretary, takes a positive view of social prescribing, including greater use the arts and social activities as means of enhancing health and wellbeing. “…we will create a National Academy for Social Prescribing to … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences: University of Leeds, Ageing Population, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Alchemy Project (Lambeth), All Party Parliamentary Group on Arts Health and Wellbeing, ALOIS: a Comprehensive Register of Dementia Studies, ALOIS: Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement's Specialized Register, American Psychiatric Association (APA), Art Therapists, Art Therapy, Arts and Dementia Research: Hermeneutics, Arts and Dementia Research: Methodological Challenges, Arts and Dementia Research: Phenomenological Issues, Arts and Mental Wellbeing, Arts and Music in Dementia, Arts and Social Activities, Arts Council, Arts for Health, Arts for Health Activities in Care Homes, Arts in Health, Arts Practices in Healthcare, Arts Therapies, Association Between Physical Exercise and Mental Health, Association for Dementia Studies: University of Worcester, Bibliotherapy, British Association of Art Therapists, Canada, Care Homes, Choosing Wisely, Choosing Wisely in the NHS, Choosing Wisely in the UK, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (CDCIG), Committee on Care Interventions for Individuals with Dementia and Their Caregivers: National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Community Classes, Complex Interventions, Complex Interventions (Arts-Based Activities for People With Dementia), Complexity, Creative Health: the Arts for Health and Wellbeing, Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing (National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbeing), Cultural Manifesto for Wellbeing, Dance for Psychosis, DCMS, Dementia (Journal), Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology: University of Nottingham, Edge Hill University, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Epistemology, Epistemology Relating to Research Methodologies, Evaluation of Arts-Based Interventions, Evaluation of Complex Interventions, Evidence: Hierarchies and Typologies, GP Contract Reform to Implement the NHS Long Term Plan: NHS England, Healthy Diet, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Hierarchies of Evidence (Reappraised), Informed Choices, Informed Decision-Making, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Intrinsic Value Versus Instrumental Value, Japan, Jeremy Wright: Culture Secretary, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Leeds Institute of Health Sciences: University of Leeds, Life-Long Learning, Lifelong Learning, Loneliness Strategy, Matt Hancock: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Meaning: Communication and Interpretation, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Methodological Challenges, Methodological Challenges in Arts and Dementia Research, Multi-Disciplinary Teams in Primary Care, Museums, Music Playlists for Persons With Dementia, National Academies Press (US), National Academy for Social Prescribing, National Academy for Social Prescribing (Proposed Formation), National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan), Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service, Nicky Morgan: Secretary of State for Digital Culture Media and Sport, Nordoff Robbins: Music Therapy Charity, Nutritional Advice, Older Adults, Over-Medicalisation (Speculative Concept), Over-Medication, Participation in Social Activities, Personalised Care Group, Pharmaceutical Journal, Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Playlist for Life, Post-Stroke Recovery, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), Psychological Wellbeing, Psychosocial Approaches to Dementia Support, Psychosocial Approaches to Dementia: Storytelling Music and Song, Public Libraries, Qualitative Research, Quality of Life, Reducing Waste in Dementia Care, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Hull’s Stroke Recovery Service, RSPH First International Research Conference on the Arts and Dementia, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, School of Medicine: University of Nottingham, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, Singing for Chronic Lung Conditions, Social Activities, Social Prescriber Link Workers, Social Prescribing, Social Prescribing and Community-Based Support, Social Prescribing Connector Scheme, Social Prescribing Link Workers' Resource Pack (NHS England), Social Prescribing: Fundamental to Prevention, Social Prescribing: Link Workers, Societal Determinants of Health, Southbank Centre, Staying Healthy for Longer, Stroke Recovery Service (Hull), Support for Self-Care, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, TAnDem (The Arts and Dementia) Doctoral Training Centre, TAnDem Doctoral Training Centre, Tolerance of Ambiguity, United States: National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, University of Leeds, University of Nottingham, University of Worcester, Wasted Resources, Wellbeing
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Exploring the Value and Benefits of Music for People With Dementia (ILC-UK / Commission on Dementia and Music)
Summary A report from the International Longevity Centre UK covers the potential roles of therapeutic music services, and digital music streaming technologies, for people living with dementia. “If music publishers and streaming platforms could make music available for free or … Continue reading →
Posted in Statistics, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abnormal Vocalisations, Active Engagement, Activities and Engagement, Ageing Population, Ageing With Dementia, Aggressive Behaviour, Aging and Mental Health, Agitation and Aggression, Alexia Quin: Music as Therapy International, All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Art Health and Wellbeing, Allied Health Professions (AHPs), Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Connect Tool, Ambassador for Dementia and Music (Proposal}, Anxiety and Depression, Arts Council England, Arts Therapies, Awareness Raising, Baroness Sally Greengross: Chief Executive of the International Longevity Centre UK, Beatie Wolfe, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Benefits of Music for People With Dementia, Brain Plasticity, British Association for Music Therapy, British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT), Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Care Homes, Care of Older People Living in Care Homes, Commission on Dementia and Music, Community Singing, Community Singing Projects, Community-Based Arts and Health interventions, Cortical Plasticity, Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing (National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbeing), Cultural Commissioning, Dementia and Music, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia-Care Resource Trolleys, Dementia-Focused Singing Groups, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Digital Interventions, Digital Music Streaming, Digital Technology, Distraction Therapy, Distraction Therapy in the Recovery Room, Emerging Technology, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Engagement, Forget-Me-Not Chorus, Found in Music, Happiness and Wellbeing, Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), ILC-UK: International Longevity Centre UK, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Integrated Personal Commissioning (IPC), International Longevity Centre, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK), JoCo Learning and Development, Kent And Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, Live Music Now, Live Music Now (LMN), Living Well with Dementia, Local Dementia Friendly Communities, Local Dementia Strategies, Lost Chord, Manchester Camerata’s Music in Mind Project, Martin Green: Care England, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Relationships, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mindsong, Mood and Engagement, Music as Therapy International, Music Distraction Therapy, Music for Life (Wigmore Hall), Music for the Moment, Music in Care Homes, Music in Hospitals and Care (MiHC), Music Streaming Platforms, Music Therapists, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, Music-Based Therapeutic Interventions, Musical Memories Choir, Musical Moments, National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbeing, National Arts and Health Alliance, Neuroplasticity, Neuroprotection, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Participation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Performing Arts, Peri-Operative Care of the Elderly, Perioperative Care, Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Playlist for Life, Playlist for Life by 2020, Post-Anaesthetic Care, Post-Operative Care, Postoperative Care, Potential Savings, Professor Alistair Burns, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychological Wellbeing, Psychosocial Interventions, Quality of Life, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Violence and Aggression, Sarah Metcalfe: Chief Executive at Playlist for Life, Service Cost Reductions, Sing For Your Life, Singing, Singing and Dementia, Singing For The Brain, Singing Groups, Singing Together Groups, Social Wellbeing, Soundtrack to My Life (STML), Speech and Language Skills (Retention), Spotify (or Amazon Prime) Music Services, Standards of Education and Training (SETs), Standards of Proficiency (SOPs), Targeting Hard-to-Reach Groups, Together in Sound, Utley Foundation, Violence and Aggression, Wellbeing in Older People, With Music in Mind, World Congress of Music Therapy
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Funding Available For Digital Involvement in the Creative Arts by Older People (Nominet Trust and The Baring Foundation)
Summary Applications are invited from innovative / entrepreneurial UK organisations for “Digital Arts & Creative Ageing” grant funding, to support the use of digital technology and the internet in improving engagement with the creative arts by older people. Full Text … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abbeyfield, Activity in Care Homes, Ageing Artfully, Ageing Population, Ageing Well With Technology, Alive Activities, Alive Activities’ Guided Reminiscence Sessions, Approaches to Reducing Loneliness and Isolation in Later Life, Armchair Gallery Tours, Art for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Arts and Music in Dementia, Arts Crafts and Creative Activities, Arts in Health, Assistive Technology (AT), Baring Foundation (The), Baring Foundation’s Technically Older Report, Best Practice in Care Homes, City Arts, Cognitive Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Activity, Creative Ageing, Creative Arts, Creative Arts for Dementia, Creative Self-Expression, Creative Technology, Creative Therapy, Creativity, Creativity and Technology, Cultural Arts Interventions, Digital Approaches for Creative Ageing, Digital Arts & Creative Ageing Grant Funding, Digital Arts and Creative Technology, Digital Arts and Older People, Digital Awareness, Digital Exclusion, Digital Illiteracy, Digital Reminiscence Therapy, Digital Social Innovation, Digital Storytelling, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Drake Music Scotland, Engagement With the Creative Arts by Older People, FACT: Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, Frames of Mind®: Stop-Frame Animation, Health and Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing in Dementia Care, House of Memories: National Museums Liverpool (NML), Imagine Live Streaming, Information Technology, Intergenerational Communication, Intergenerational Mingling, Intergenerational Projects, Intergenerational Relations, Involving People Living with Dementia, iPad engAGE, Ipad Technology, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, Local Health and Wellbeing, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mix@ges, Mobile Technology, Multi-Sensory Stimulation, Multi-Sensory Stimulation For People Living With Dementia, Multisensory Stimulation, Music Therapy, My House of Memories App, National Museums Liverpool, New Technology, Nominet Trust, Nottingham City Council, Older People Living in Care Homes, Participation in the Creative Arts by Older People, Participatory Arts, Participatory Arts With Older People, Playlist for Life, Preventing Isolation, Preventing Loneliness, Reducing Digital Illiteracy, Reducing Social Isolation, Reminiscence, Reminiscence and Sensory Stimulation, Reminiscence Arts, Reminiscence Arts in Dementia, Reminiscence Therapy, Screen-Based Participation, Sensory Stimulation, Silver Stories, Silver Stories Research Partnership, Social Isolation, Social Media, Social Networking Across Age Groupss, Spare Tyre, Stop-Frame Animation, Tackling the Digital Divide, Technology and the Arts, Technology in Care Homes, The Baring Foundation, University of Manchester, Using ICT in Activities for People With Dementia, Vicki Hearn: Director of Nominet Trust, Vocational Wellbeing For People Living With Dementia, Whitworth Art Sense app
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