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Tag Archives: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Dementia Risk Factors Re-Explored / Confirmed (NIHR Signal / BMJ Open)
Summary A further systematic review indicates that unhealthy behaviours tend to increase dementia risk. Pooled meta-analysis of previous research demonstrate a 20% increase in the risk of dementia from one risk factor, while the co-occurrence of three risk factors doubles … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Active Lifestyle, Ageing Population. Association Between Physical Activity and Cognitive Function and / or Dementia, Alcohol Intake, Australia, Australian Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Australian National University (ANU), Blackfriars Consensus, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Canada, Cigarette Smoking, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk and Protective Factors), Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Cumulative Benefit of Reducing Risk Factors, Dalhousie University (Halifax Nova Scotia), Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Dementia Prevention, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Diabetes, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Geriatric Medicine: University of Alberta, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Diet, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Imperial College London, Lack of Physical Exercise, Later Life, Life-Course Approach to Healthy and Active Ageing, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Mid-Life Obesity, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Moderate Alcohol Consumption, Moderate Exercise, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Neurological Disorders, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Neuroscience Research Australia (New South Wales), NIHR Dissemination Centre, NIHR Signal, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders, Obesity Risk Factor, Overlapping Risk Factors, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity Before Dementia, Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Physical Inactivity, Poor Diet, Potentially Modifiable Socio-Environmental Risk Factors for Dementia, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Better Than Cure, Prevention of Dementia, Preventive Care, Psychosocial and Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors, Psychosocial Protective and Risk Factors, Public Health and Ageing, Reducing the Incidence of Dementia, Regular Physical Activity, Risk Factors, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Cognitive Impairment, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Dementia, Risk Reduction of Cognitive Decline and Dementia, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR): University of Sheffield, School of Public Health: Imperial College London, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Social Epidemiology, Staying Healthy for Longer, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Tobacco Consumption, Unhealthy Lifestyles, University of Alberta, University of New South Wales, University of Newcastle (Callaghan New South Wales), University of Sheffield
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Quality Improvement: Strategies Needed to Reduce Preventable Patient Harm (NIHR Signal / BMJ / Future Healthcare Journal / WHO)
Summary A recent review found that around 6% patients in healthcare settings (internationally) experience potentially preventable harm; with approximately 1 in 8 such cases resulting in severe harm, permanent disability or death “Six types of patient harm were identified: drug … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Tagged 10 Facts About Hospital Care (WHO), Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Mortality, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Patient Harm, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety: University of Manchester, Clinical Quality Improvement, Clinical Safety Research: Imperial College London, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Learning and Improvement, Continuous Learning Culture, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry: University of Manchester, Division of Population Health: University of Manchester, Division of Primary Care: University of Nottingham, Drug Errors, Future Healthcare Journal, Health Services Research and Primary Care: University of Manchester, Honesty and Transparency, Hospital Patient Safety Strategies, Imperial College London, Improving Patient Safety, Improving Safety Measurement Across Whole System, Information Sharing, Innovation and Improvement, Insight: Using Intelligence From Multiple Sources of Patient Safety Information, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Learning Culture, Learning from Deaths, LeDeR: Learning Disabilities Mortality Review, Lucie Musset: National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), Medication Errors, Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Reactions, Medication Without Harm (WHO), Medicines Optimisation, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NHS Culture, NHS Culture Change, NHS Improvement Patient Safety Alerts, NHS Patient Safety Culture, NHS Patient Safety Strategy, NIHR DC: NIHR Dissemination Centre, NIHR Dissemination Centre, NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, NIHR School for Primary Care Research: University of Manchester, NIHR Signal, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Healthcare Improvement, Patient Harm, Patient Harms, Patient Safety, Patient Safety Alerts, Patient Safety and Risk Management (WHO), Patient Safety Culture, Patient Safety Fact File (WHO), Prevalence of Patient Harm, Prevalence of Preventable Patient Harm, Preventable Patient Harm, QI Adoption and Spread Approach, Quality and Sustainability, Quality Improvement, Reducing Waste in the NHS, School of Medicine: University of Nottingham, Service Delivery and Safety (WHO), Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Ten Facts About Hospital Care (WHO), Transparent Learning Culture, Types of Preventable Patient Harm and Overall Patient Harm, UK General Medical Council, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, WHO: World Health Organization, World Health Organization (Geneva), World Health Organization (WHO)
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Benefits of Low-Intensity Activity (Bazian / BMJ / BBC News)
Summary Evidence supports the common-sense view that any type of activity is beneficial for avoiding premature mortality. Conversely, long periods of inactivity and sitting are deleterious to health. Full Text Link Reference ‘Sit less, move more’ may be key advice … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Time, Accelerometry, Accelerometry Measured Physical Activity, Ageing Population, Aging Research Center: Karolinska Institutet, All Intensities of Physical Activity, All-Cause Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Balance and Muscle Strength, Bazian, BBC Health News, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Causes of Premature Mortality, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health: Columbia University Medical Center, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, College of Health and Human Services: San Diego State University, College of Life Sciences: University of Leicester, Columbia University Medical Center, Declining Muscle Mass and Bone Density, Department of Biostatistics: Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Chronic Diseases and Ageing: Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Endocrinology Diabetes Nutrition and Weight Management: Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Medicine: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine: Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Primary Care and Population Health: University College London, Department of Sports Medicine: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology: Boston University School of Medicine, Diabetes Research Centre: University of Leicester, Dose-Response Relationship of Physical Activity and Health, Dr Max Davie: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Early Deaths: Prevention, Exercise, Exercises for Strong Muscles and Bones, Exercises to Strengthen Muscles, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Healthy Ageing, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care: University College London, Insufficient Physical Activity, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Light Physical Activity, Longevity, Low-Intensity Activity, Muscle Wastage, Muscle Weakness, Muscle-Strengthening, National Institute of Ageing, National Institute of Ageing (NIA), National Institutes of Health, Neuro-Epidemiology Section: National Institute of Ageing, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre: University of Leicester, Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy: Karolinska University Hospital, Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology: Oslo University Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and All-Cause Mortality, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity and Occupation, Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 19-64 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 5-18 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For After Childbirth, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Disabled Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Over-65s, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Pregnant Women, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Under-5s, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Population Health Research Institute: University of London, Premature Mortality, Preventing Premature Mortality, Professor Dame Sally Davies: the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Reducing Premature Mortality, Regular Physical Activity, Research Support Services: Oslo University Hospital, San Diego State University, Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Sedentary Time, Sit Less and Move More (Adage), St George's: University of London, Sweden, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Tim Hollingsworth: Sport England, Total Physical Activity, UK Physical Activity Guidelines: 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week, United States, University College London, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Leicester, US Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, USA, Vigorous Activity
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Review of Socially Assistive Robots (Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Summary A recent systematic review of the literature on the uses and efficacy of socially assistive robots (SARs) notes that the limited evidence to date in the field of mental health focuses largely on applications of SARs for elderly persons with dementia. There is … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing Population, Agitation, Android Companions, Android Pets, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence: Assisting People With Dementia, Assistive Intelligent Robots, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Betty, Care Robots, Companionship, CRECA: Contextual Respectful Counselling Agent, Distressed Behaviour, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital (Bedford MA), Emotional Automata, Emotional Robots, Emotional Wellbeing, Entertainment and Stimulation, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Examples of Robots in Social Care Practice, Haptic Creature, Home Care Robots, Humanoid SARs, Individually Prioritized Problems Assessment (IPPA), Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), Loneliness in Older People, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Outcomes, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, NAO: Aldebaran Robotics, Pets (Robotic), Pets as Companions for People with Dementia, Physical Assistance (Robotic), Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Quality of Life and Relationship Quality for People With Dementia, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Reducing Agitation and Distress, RoboPets for Care Home Residents, Robot Seal (PARO), Robot Therapy, Robotherapy, Robotic Care for the Elderly, Robotic Pets for Care Home Residents, Robotic Support for Care Workers, Robotics, Robotics in Social Care, SARs: Socially Assistive Robots, Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM), Social and Community Reintegration Research Program: Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Social Companion Robots, Social Interaction, Social Interaction With Robopets, Social Robots and Well-Being, Socially Assistive Robots, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, United States, USA
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More on the Likely Benefits of Resilience, Marriage and Social Integration (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health / Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry)
Summary Autonomy among more “resilient” individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) appears to be higher than among “non-resilient” individuals. Outcomes were measured in terms of independence, measured by performance of basic activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), ADLs/IADLs, Autonomy, Autonomy and Self-Determination, Behavioural Risk Factors, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Department of Health Psychology: University of Alicante, Department of Nursing: University of Alicante, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Health Science: University of Alicante, France, Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), HRQoL: Health-Related Quality of Life, Independence, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence in Older Adults, INSERM: Epidemiology of Ageing and Age-Related Diseases, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Inverse Association Between Marriage and Dementia Risk, Journal of Neurology, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Living Well With Dementia and Promoting Independence, Maintaining Independence, Marital Status, Marital Status and Risk of Dementia, Marriage and Risk of Dementia, Modifiable Risk Factors, Non-Partnered Men and Women, Personal Resilience, Resilience, Resilience and Vulnerability, Social Integration, Socio-Environmental Risk Factors, Spain, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University College London, University of Alicante, Wellness and Resilience
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Estimated Burden of Alcohol-Related Care in NHS Hospitals (BBC News / Addiction / Bazian)
Summary Alcohol-related medical conditions cost the NHS in the UK roughly £3.5 billion per year. One in five UK hospital patients drink alcohol harmfully, according to a recent study. Full Text Link Reference Alcohol abuse affects one in five UK … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Addiction (Journal), Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Intoxication, Alcohol Misuse, Alcohol Withdrawal State, Alcohol Withdrawal State With Delirium, Alcohol-Related Conditions Among Hospital Patients, Alcohol-Related Harm, Alcohol‐Induced Acute Pancreatitis, Alcohol‐Induced Chronic Pancreatitis, Alcohol‐Induced Psychotic Disorder, Alcoholic Cirrhosis of Liver, Alcoholic Gastritis, Alcoholic Hepatic Failure, Alcoholic Hepatitis, Alcoholic Liver Disease (Unspecified), Alcoholic Polyneuropathy, Alcoholism, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Brighton and Sussex Medical School: University of Brighton, Critical Appraisals, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: King’s College London, Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine: King's College London, Drinking Culture, Gastrointestinal Disorders Due to Alcohol, Harmful Alcohol Use, Harmful Effects of Drinking (Alcohol), Harmful Use of Alcohol, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience: King’s College London, Intentional Self‐Poisoning By and Exposure to Alcohol, Kings College London, Liver Disorders Due to Alcohol, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Medical Research Council Addiction Research Clinical Fellowship, Mental and Behavioural Disorders Due to Use of Alcohol, National Addiction Centre and the Department of Psychological Medicine: King's College London, NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre: South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Other Disorders Due to Alcohol, Poisoning Due to Alcohol, Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Care in NHS Hospitals, Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Conditions in UK Hospitals, South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Brighton, University of Sussex
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Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals: Comparisons Between Specialist Inpatient Dementia Units Versus Standard Ward Care (Aging Clinical and Experimental Research)
Summary A recent systematic review investigated the literature on the comparative effectiveness of Specialist Inpatient Dementia Units (SIDUs) in acute hospital settings versus that of standard ward care (SWC). Studies that scored poorly relating to possible bias were excluded from the … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Academic Geriatric Medicine: University of Southampton, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, Carer Satisfaction, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Department of Psychological Medicine: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Discharge Destination, Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Orders (DNACPR), Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), History Taking, Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Medicine for Older People: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Patient History Taking, Patient Satisfaction, Rates of Hospital Readmissions, Readmission Rates, Readmissions to Hospital, Specialist Inpatient Dementia Units (SIDUs), Standard Ward Care (SWC), Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Treatment Decisions, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, University of Southampton, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
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