-
Recent Posts
- Dementia-Friendly Communities Provision, Viewed as a Social Determinant of Health (JGCR / NHS England / WHO)
- International Perspectives on the Possible Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Abuse of the Elderly (JGCR / American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry / JAGS)
- Updates Relating to the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care (Lancet / Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy / Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
- A Brief Review of How the COVID-19 Pandemic Relates to Elderly Care and Research (JGCR)
- Some Speculated / Potential Benefits of COVID-19 (JGCR / BBC Radio 4’s Rethink / BGS)
Archives
- September 2020
- August 2020
- June 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
Categories
- Antipsychotics
- Assistive Technology
- Charitable Bodies
- Commissioning
- Delirium
- Depression
- Enhancing the Healing Environment
- Falls
- Falls Prevention
- Guidelines
- Hip Fractures
- Housing
- Hypertension
- In the News
- Integrated Care
- International
- Local Interest
- Mental Health
- Models of Dementia Care
- National
- ADASS
- All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia
- BSI
- CQC: Care Quality Commission
- Department of Health
- Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
- Health Education England (HEE)
- Housing LIN
- MAGDR
- Mental Health Foundation
- Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation)
- MHP Health Mandate
- National Audit Office
- National Voices
- NEoLCIN
- NEoLCP
- NHS
- NHS Alliance
- NHS Confederation
- NHS Employers
- NHS England
- NHS Evidence
- NHS Improvement
- NICE Guidelines
- NIHR
- NIHRSDO
- Northern Ireland
- Patients Association
- Public Health England
- RCN
- Royal College of Physicians
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- SCIE
- Scotland
- UK
- UK NSC
- Wales
- Non-Pharmacological Treatments
- Nutrition
- Pain
- Parkinson's Disease
- Patient Care Pathway
- Person-Centred Care
- Personalisation
- Pharmacological Treatments
- Proposed for Next Newsletter
- Quick Insights
- Standards
- Statistics
- Stroke
- Systematic Reviews
- Telecare
- Telehealth
- Universal Interest
Google Translate (100+ Languages)
Tag Archives: Self-Efficacy (Carers)
More on Self-Care, Patient Activation and NHS Sustainability (Health Foundation / BMJ Quality and Safety / Self Care Forum / NHS England / AMROC)
Summary A Health Foundation briefing explores the potential of increasing patient activation for better self-care in the management of long-term conditions (including asthma, diabetes and depression) and reducing avoidable hospital admissions. “ …patients who were most able to manage their … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
|
Tagged 24-Hour Community-Based Services, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC), Academy of Medical Royal Colleges: Please Write to Me Initiative, Accident and Emergency Admissions, Accountable Integrated Care Systems (AICS), Ageing Society, Asthma, Asthma Hospital Admissions, Asthma: Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Black Country STP, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, BMJ Quality and Safety, Bridport Integrated Hub, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Matrons' Late Visiting Service, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Virtual Wards, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Frailty, Community-Based Support, Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care, Connecting Care+ (Wakefield), Data Analytics Team: Health Foundation, Data Analytics: Health Foundation, Debbie Newton: Director of Community Services at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Demand Management, Diabetes, Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support, Diabetes Self-Management Support (DSMS), Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Hugh Rayner: Please Write to Me Initiative (Academy of Medical Royal Colleges), Dr Phil Earnshaw: Chair at NHS Wakefield CCG, Dr Riaz Dharamshi: Bridport Integrated Hub, Economic Sustainability, Education and Awareness, Electronic Care Records, Email Not Letters, Emergency Admissions, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Department Utilisation and Patient Activation, Epidemiological Concepts, Epidemiology, Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Good Practice in Managing Emergency Admissions, Health and Wellbeing, Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT), Jo Webster: West Yorkshire and Harrogate Clinical Commissioning Group Lead, Kamila Hawthorne: Vice-Chair of Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Karen Kirkham: NHS England’s National Clinical Advisor for Primary Care, Late Visiting Service: Community Matrons, Leicester, Leicestershire Planned Care Policies Report, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Matt Hancock: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Merran McRae: Chief Executive at Wakefield Council, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, National Self Care Week (2018), NHS and Social Care Hubs, NHS England Integrated Care Case Studies, NHS Wakefield CCG, Outpatient Clinics: Writing Letters to Patients, PAM: Patient Activation Measure, Patient Activation, Patient Activation Measure (PAM), Patient Autonomy, Patient Efficacy, Patient Engagement, Patient Experience, Patient Factors (Demand Side), Patient Involvement, Personal Integrated Care (PIC) - Electronic Care Record, Pharmacist Involvement, PIC Files: Personal Integrated Care (PIC) Files, Please Write to Me: Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Preventing Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Proactive Care Planning, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Public and Patient Involvement, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Ruth Williams: Clinical Directorate Lead at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Sandwell iCares Scheme, Self Care For Life, Self Care Forum, Self Care Week, Self Care Week (2018), Self Care Week 2018 Resources, Self Care Week 2018: Choosing Self Care for Life, Self-Care, Self-Care Continuum, Self-Care Programme, Self-Determination, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Efficacy, Self-Efficacy (Carers), Self-Efficacy (Patients), Self-Help, Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, Service User Involvement, Staying Healthy for Longer, Support for People with Complex Needs, Support for Self-Care, Supported Self-Care, Supporting People to Manage Their Health, Supporting Self-Care, Sustainability, The Black Country STP Footprint, Understanding Self Care for Life, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Urgent and Emergency Care, User Involvement, Virtual Wards, Virtual Wards to Reduce Readmissions, Wakefield, Wakefield (West Yorkshire), Wakefield Council, West Dorset GPs, West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, Weymouth and Bridport (Dorset), Writing Outpatient Clinic Letters to Patients
|
Leave a comment
Various Quality of Life Issues: Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Some of the following articles may be available freely where indicated (depending on local circumstances). Access to the full-text of the other articles will require a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment. The Bibliographic Citations Drageset, J. Corbett, … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Pain, Person-Centred Care, Systematic Reviews
|
Tagged Ambient Assisted Living Technologies, Assisted Living Technologies, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Financial Errors in Dementia, Financial Wellbeing, Gardens, GP Home Visits, Happiness and Wellbeing, Health and Quality of Life, Health and Quality of Life Variables, Health and Wellbeing, Impact of Dementia on Marriage, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Outdoor Spaces, Pain and Disruptive Behaviour, Pain Management, Preventive Home Visits, Quality of Life, Quality of Life (QoL), Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Quality of Life Indicators, Quality of Life Promotion, Quality of Life Research, Reading, Selected Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Self-Efficacy, Self-Efficacy (Carers), Sexual Behaviours, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
|
Leave a comment
Commissioning Guidance on Care for Frail Older People (NHS England)
Summary NHS England has released practical guidance on the implementation of a care pathway for frail older people. This document summarises evidence on the effects of an integrated pathway of care. It also offers suggestions about using commissioning levers and … 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), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
|
Tagged Adult Social Care for People with Complex Needs, Avoidable Harm, Barriers to Integration, Barriers to Self-Management for People with Dementia, Care Closer to Home, Care Integration, Care Pathway Model, Care Pathways, Chronic and Severe Illness, Chronic Care, Chronic Illnesses, Commissioning Guidance, Commissioning Guides, Commissioning Levers, Commissioning Research, Commissioning Skills, Commissioning Support, Commissioning Task, Comorbidity and Dementia, Compassionate Care, Complex Care, Complex Chronic Conditions, Complex Needs, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, CQUIN Payments, CQUINs, East London and City, Frail Elders, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Health and Social Care Integration, Improving Care for Frail Older People, Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Living, Independent Living At Home, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care Pathway, Integrated Commissioning, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Joint Emergency Team (JET), Kent, Kent County Council, Leeds, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Treatment, Maintaining Independence, Multiple Chronic Disease, North West London, Older People With Complex Needs, Patient Experience, Quality of Life, Regaining Independence, Safe Compassionate Care for Frail Older People, Secondary Uses Service (SUS), Self-Care, Self-Determination, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Efficacy (Carers), Self-Efficacy (Patients), Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, South Devon and Torbay, Southend, Support for People with Complex Needs, Waltham Forest, Waltham Forest East London and City (WELC)
|
Leave a comment
Education and Support Package for Stroke Patients and Carers: an RCT (BMJ Open)
Summary This multi-site randomised controlled trial examined objective tailoring of stroke information and provision of reinforcement opportunities for enhancing the effectiveness of patient / carer education. The study evaluated the effectiveness of an education package in knowledge, health and psychosocial … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Stroke
|
Tagged Anxiety, Australia, BMJ Open, Brighton Health Campus and Services: Queensland, Brighton: Queensland, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Strain Index, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Education and Support for Stroke Carers, Education and Support for Stroke Patients, Emotional Impact of Stroke, Feeling Informed, Health Belief Model, Hospital Discharge, Information and Advice, Patient Discharge, Patient Information Packages, Post-Discharge Activities, Post-Discharge Support, Poststroke Care, Poststroke Rehabilitation, Quality of Life, Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM), Reinforcement Opportunities, Self-Efficacy (Carers), Self-Efficacy (Patients), Stroke Education and Support Package, Stroke Information, Stroke Patients and Carers, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Units, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge)
|
Leave a comment
Personalised Carer Support: Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Carers of People with Dementia (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)
Summary This systematic review examined the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for carer subgroups, looking in particular into the personal characteristics of those carers of people with dementia for whom psychosocial interventions appear to be effective. The most positive effects of … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
|
Tagged Alzheimer Center: EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Alzheimer Centre Amsterdam, Caregiver Support, Carer Support, Depression (Carers), Family Caregivers, Family Carers, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Personalised Carer Support, Psychosocial Interventions for Carers, Self-Efficacy (Carers), Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, VU Medical Centre Amsterdam, Whole Family Approaches
|
Leave a comment
