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Unexpected Results From the Dementia and Physical Activity (DAPA) Trial? (Pharmacoeconomics Open / JAD)

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Previous research has suggested that physical exercise has the potential to slow the progression of dementia in people with pre-existing mild cognitive impairment through to moderate dementia. Evidence for the cost-effectiveness of structured physical activity programmes has been lacking, … Continue reading →

Postural (Orthostatic) Hypotension: Possible Risk Factor for Cognitive Impairment, Dementia and Stroke (BBC News / Neurology / NHS Choices / European Heart Journal)

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There is an association between postural hypotension in middle age and higher risk of cognitive decline, dementia or stroke in later life. Full Text Link Reference Dizziness when getting up could increase dementia risk, US study says. London: BBC … Continue reading →

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Physical Activity for People With Dementia Fails to Slow Rate of Cognitive Impairment (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Choices)

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It has long been widely believed that physical activity would have beneficial effects in the prevention of cognitive decline and dementia. Counter-intuitive results from the Dementia and Physical Activity (DAPA) trial suggest that moderate to high intensity exercise training for … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Activities of Daily Living, Aerobic Exercise, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), At-Home Exercises Heavy Gardening, Bazian, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Benefits of Activity, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Botnar Research Centre: University of Oxford, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Carer Quality of Life and Burden, Centre for Rehabilitation Research and Centre for Statistics in Medicine: University of Oxford, CLAHRCs: NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Coventry and Warwick Partnership Trust, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, Critical Appraisals, Dementia And Physical Activity (DAPA) Trial, Dementia Exercise Programmes, Division of Health Sciences: University of Warwick, Enjoyable Activity, Exercise Regimens, Gardening, Good Care Group, Health Related Quality of Life, Health Technology Assessment Study, Health Technology Assessments, John Radcliffe Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital: Oxford, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research: Health Technology Assessment Programme, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, NIHR CLAHRC Oxford, NIHR CLAHRC: Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences: University of Oxford, Oxford University, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Prescriptions, Physical Activity Programmes, Practical Advice on Healthy Ageing (Good Care Group), Reducing Waste in the NHS, Regular Physical Activity, Six Minute Walk Test, Strength Exercises, Strength Programmes, Strength Training, Swimming, University of Oxford, University of Warwick, Upper Body Twist, Walking, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit: University of Warwick, Warwick University, Water Aerobics, Water Balance Exercises, Water Exercises | Leave a comment

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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Immovable Antipsychotic Prescribing Practices in Care Homes? (BMJ Open)

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Incredible as it may seem, and contrary to years of high-level campaigning plus the circulation of awareness raising reports and guidelines, antipsychotic prescribing in long-term residential care in England did not, in fact, decline measurably during the four years … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication, Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Care Homes, Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Antipsychotics-Related Mortality Risks, Atypical Antipsychotics, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Mortality, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, City University London, Coventry, Coventry University, Department Mathematics and Statistics: Lancaster University, Discontinuation of Antipsychotics, English National Dementia Strategy, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences: Coventry University, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Institute for Employment Research: University of Warwick, Invatech Health Ltd, Lancaster, Lancaster University, Management of Medicines, National Dementia Strategy, Neuroleptic Discontinuation, Neuroleptics, Norwich Medical School: University of East Anglia, Potential Harms of Antipsychotic Use, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Qualitative Research, Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, School of Health Sciences: City University London, University of East Anglia, University of Warwick, Withdrawal of Neuroleptic Medications | 1 Comment

Hotly Debated Weekend Effect May Have Been A Statistical Mirage? (Journal of Health Services Research and Policy / BBC News / Lancet / BMJ)

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research does not take place in a socio-political vacuum. The ongoing junior doctors’ dispute has supplied fertile ground for allegations of “spin” and politically-motivated distortion in the interpretation of the so-called “weekend effect”, and raises questions concerning the planned … Continue reading →

Further Confirmation of the “Weekend Effect”: The Global Comparators Project (BMJ Quality and Safety / BBC News / OHE / Health Economics / BMJ)

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Recent research indicates that the “weekend effect” is a systematic phenomenon in the quality of healthcare, which impacts upon mortality rates in hospital care internationally. 2,982,570 hospital records from 28 hospitals in England, Australia, the USA and the Netherlands … Continue reading →

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