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Tag Archives: PLoS Medicine
Systematic Review of Meaningful Activity for People With Dementia in Long-Term Care (Cochrane Database / NIHR Signal / PLoS Medicine)
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
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, Alternatives to Antipsychotics, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Care Homes, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Best Practice in Care Homes, Broaden-and-Build Theory, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology: University of Nottingham, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Exeter University, Exeter University Medical School: Exeter University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences: University of Hull, Faculty of Medicine: University of Freiburg, Germany, Helse Stavanger University Hospital (Norway), Improving Wellbeing and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD) Trial, Individualized Positive Psychosocial Intervention (IPPI), Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interventions, Individualized Social Activity Intervention (ISAI), Institute for Evidence in Medicine (for Cochrane Germany Foundation): University of Freiburg, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Kings College London, London School of Economics, Maintaining Identity, Maintaining Independence, Managing Agitation, Managing Ongoing Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Activity in Care Homes / Nursing Homes, Meaningful Occupation, Meaningful Occupation Interventions, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (QS50), Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes: Support for Commissioning, Montessori Principles, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research Signal, Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior (NDB) Model, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, NICE Quality Standard QS50, NIHR Signal, Norway, Nursing Homes, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy in Care Homes, Occupational Therapy Programmes, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Patient Engagement, People with Dementia in Care Homes, People With Dementia in Long-Term Care, People With Dementia Living in Care Homes, People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes, Person-Centred Activities for People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes, Person-Centred Care Training for People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes, Personal Identity, Personalised Social Interaction, Personally Tailored Activities for People With Dementia in Long-Term Care, PLoS Medicine, Preventing Isolation, Professor Martin Orrell, Recreational Activities, Recreational Stimulation, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Antipsychotic Drugs in Care Homes, Reducing Antipsychotic Medication in Care Homes, Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Reducing Violence and Aggression, Reminiscence Therapy, Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs), Residential Care, Residential Care Homes, Sawinery, Self-Determination Theory, Social Interaction, Systematic Reviews, Treatment Routes for Exploring Agitation (TREA) Framework, University College London, University of Freiburg, University of Hull, University of Nottingham, WHELD Intervention, WHELD Programme, Woodworking (Hobby), Woodworking for the Elderly
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Understanding and Evaluating Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: CST For Dementia (Companions of London / Trials)
Summary An infographic has been produced by Companions of London on the likely / intended benefits of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) as a treatment for persons with dementia: Full Text Link Reference Understanding Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: CST and Dementia (Infographic). … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), College of Medicine: Swansea University, Companions of London, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Devon, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Division of Psychiatry: University College London (UCL), Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Hull, Group Based Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, iCST: Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia, Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia (iCST), Institute of Brain Behaviour and Mental Health: Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, London School of Economics and Political Science, Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health (and Social Care): University of Bangor, Personal Social Services Research Unit: London School of Economics and Political Science, PLoS Medicine, Professor Martin Orrell, Research Department of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology: University College London, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Swansea University, Trials, University College London, University College London (UCL), University of Bangor, University of Hull, University of Nottingham, Whitaker Research Ltd (Bangor)
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Missed Opportunities in Stroke Prevention (University of Birmingham / PLoS Medicine / European Journal of Neurology)
Summary Analysis of the records of UK patients who suffered a stroke indicates that over half of people who should have received drugs to prevent strokes had not been prescribed such medicines. Full Text Link Reference Research suggests ‘missed opportunities’ … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Anticoagulants, Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets, Atrial Fibrillation, Benefits of Aspirin in Early Secondary Stroke Prevention, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), European Journal of Neurology, Impairments Following Transient Ischaemic Attack, Institute of Applied Health Research: University of Birmingham, Mini-Strokes, Missed Opportunities in Stroke Prevention, PLoS Medicine, Stroke Prevention, Stroke Prevention in Older Patients, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), University of Birmingham
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Postural (Orthostatic) Hypotension and Risk of Dementia? (BBC News / PLoS Medicine / NHS Choices)
Summary It appears that people who experience frequent drops in blood pressure or dizziness when standing up suddenly may be at increased risk of dementia, perhaps due to a decreased flow of blood to the brain. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Apolipoprotein E, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (Journal), BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Blood Pressure Drop When Standing: Association With Long-Term Dementia Risk, Cerebral Vasoreactivity, Cerebral Vasoreactivity (CVR), Department of Epidemiology: Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Epidemiology: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Geriatrics: Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Neurology: Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Radiology: Erasmus Medical Centre, Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Dementia: Rotterdam Study, Erasmus Medical Centre, Erasmus Medical Centre (Rotterdam; Netherlands), Erasmus University, Geriatric Mental State Schedule, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (United States), Heart Brain Connection Collaborative Research Group, Hypotension and Risk of Dementia, Impaired CVR, Light-Headedness: Transient Periods of Low Blood Pressure, Low Blood Pressure, Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, Netherlands, Netherlands Cardiovascular Research Initiative, Orthostatic Hypotension, Orthostatic Hypotension and Risk of Dementia, PLoS Medicine, Postural (Orthostatic) Hypotension, Postural Hypotension, Postural Hypotension and Risk of Dementia, Rotterdam Study, United States, USA
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Stroke Mortality and Weekend Working (BBC News / PLoS Medicine)
Summary A recent study indicates that stroke survival is associated with the number of nurses available at weekends, but not the frequency of doctors’ ward rounds. The importance of the so-called “weekend effect” is widely recognised across many areas of … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Medical Unit Consultant Input, Acute Stroke Care, Alteplase, BBC Health News, Consultant Input, Consultant Led Ward Rounds, Consultant Ward Rounds, Division of Health and Social Care Research: King's College London, Global Comparators Project: International Comparison of 30-Day In-Hospital Mortality, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, High Intensity Specialist Led Acute Care (HiSLAC), Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Patient Care, Hydration and Nutrition, Intensive Care Units (ICUs), Kings College London, London, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre: University of Manchester, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Mortality Rates, Multidisciplinary Care, National Institute for Health Research Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre: Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, National Nurses United (US), Nurse Staffing Levels, Nurse Staffing Levels and Quality of Care in Hospitals, Patient Mortality, Patient Safety, Perelman School of Medicine: University of Pennsylvania, PLoS Medicine, Poststroke Care, Registered Nurses, Royal College of Physicians, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Safe Staffing Levels, Salford, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme Acute Organisational Audit, Sentinel Stroke Organisational Audit, Seven Day Consultant Led Multidisciplinary Ward Rounds, SINAP Audit, Specialist Stroke Units, St. George's Hospital, Staffing Levels, Staffing Levels and Skill Mix, Stroke Care, Stroke Care Teams, Stroke Improvement National Audit Programme (SINAP), Stroke Mortality, Stroke Specialist Physicians, Stroke Survival (in Stroke Units), Stroke Units, University of Manchester, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, University of Warwick, Urgent and Emergency Care, Ward Rounds, Ward Staffing Levels, Warwick Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery: University of Warwick, Weekend Effect, Weekend Mortality Rates, Weekend Ward Rounds, Weekend Working
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Possible Implications of Growing Centenarian Population (BBC News / PLOS Medicine)
Summary Research by King’s College London, based on the analysis of 36,000 death certificates, has found that centenarians tend to have evaded the common diseases of old age, such as cancer and heart disease. Instead they are more likely to … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, BBC Health News, Cause of Death in Centenarians: England (2001 to 2010), Centenarians, Centenarians in the UK, Demographic Changes, Demography of Centenarians in England and Wales, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Estimates of the Very Old, European Countries, Kings College London, Life Expectancy of Older People, Place and Cause of Death in Centenarians, PLoS Medicine, Social Demographics, Social Epidemiology, Very Old People
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Burden of Depressive Disorders: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (BBC News / PLoS Medicine)
Summary Depression is the second most common cause of disability worldwide (back pain being the primary cause), according to an international review of research. Experts urge that this disease should be treated as a public health priority globally. Read more: BBC News: Depression: ‘Second … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Depression, In the News, Integrated Care, International, Mental Health, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged Adult Mental Health Services, BBC Health News, Depression in Adults, Elderly Mental Health, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Global Burden of Disease, Global Burden of Disease Study, Global Burdens of Disease, Global Context, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Care and Treatment, Mental Health Commissioning, PLoS Medicine, Public Health, Social Epidemiology, University of Queensland, University of Queensland: School of Population Health, WHO: World Health Organization, World Health Organisation (WHO), World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burden of Disease Database
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