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Low Socio-Economic Status: a Possible Dementia Risk Factor? (JAMA Psychiatry / The Mental Elf)

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing was used to analyse potential associations between markers of socioeconomic status (wealth quintiles and the index of multiple deprivation) and the incidence of dementia. It appears that dementia incidence is associated with low levels of … Continue reading →

NICE Guidance on Best Interests Decision-Making and Mental Capacity: Theory and Practice? (NICE / British Journal of Psychiatry)

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released a guideline covering decision-making in adults, over 16 years of age, who may lack capacity. The aim to support people to exercise their own decision-making where they have the capacity, and … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Basics of Care and Support: a Tale of Two Cultures? (JCN)

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic review, concerning the effectiveness of nursing interventions for patients’ nutrition, elimination, mobility and hygiene needs, discovered numerous inadequacies in the quality of evidence. This is perhaps reflective of an age-old culture divide between “doers” and “thinkers”. “The … Continue reading →

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Management of BPSD in Alzheimer’s Disease (International Psychogeriatrics)

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent review examines current and emerging treatments for Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in Alzheimer’s Disease. This research was first aired at the 2015 International Psychogeriatric Association Meeting. The consensus view is that non-pharmacological approaches are … Continue reading →

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Development of Standardised Intervention Outcome Measures for Dementia Prevention (PLoS One / HTA)

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following articles present work towards establishing a consensus on the most suitable outcomes to be measured when assessing “disease modification” (or the lack of it) in response to interventions intended to delay or prevent the progress of dementia. … Continue reading →

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One More Genetic Link in the Longevity Enigma? (BBC News / Sanger Institute / Nature Communications)

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary People living in the isolated Greek villages of Zoniana and Anogia have a noted tendency to live well into old age. They have a lower than expected incidence of cardiovascular disease, including heart problems, heart attacks and stroke. It … Continue reading →

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Funding Initiative (JPco-fuND) for International Dementia Research (MRC)

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The EU Joint Programme for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) has announced €35 million (£25.7 million) funding for research into neurodegenerative diseases. Nine of the 21 research projects involved will benefit UK research teams; these will receive MRC funds through … Continue reading →

Tag Archives: University of Exeter Medical School

NICE Guidance on Best Interests Decision-Making and Mental Capacity: Theory and Practice? (NICE / British Journal of Psychiatry)

Management of BPSD in Alzheimer’s Disease (International Psychogeriatrics)

One More Genetic Link in the Longevity Enigma? (BBC News / Sanger Institute / Nature Communications)

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