To describe paracetamol dosing and liver function test (LFT) monitoring in older hospital inpatients who are frail or have low body weight. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Chronic pain is common in older people. However, little is known about how pain is experienced in residents of retirement villages (‘villages’), and how pain intensity and associations are experienced in relation to characteristics of residents and village living. We thus aimed to examine pain levels, prevalence and associated factors in village residents. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
This study aimed to develop and evaluate a communication tool to guide transitional care for older patients. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Engaging with risk is a certain and unavoidable part of occupational therapy. Intermediate care services are mostly accessed by older people with complex needs, yet little is known in the literature about the extent, type and nature of risk involved in these services. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
To determine the impact of lifestyle factors on life expectancy lived with and without Alzheimer’s dementia.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
The purpose of this study is to find out a simple cognitive intervention method to use MCI and suffering people with depression. As the elderly society increases around the world, the number of elderly people with diseases and dementia is increasing rapidly. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a pre-stage to dementia, is a critical treatment time to slow disease progression. However, there is currently no appropriate medication. Furthermore, MCI patients with depression are more difficult to treat.
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Why you should read this article:
To understand the challenges of providing inpatient care for people with dementia
To familiarise yourself with the differences between organic inpatient wards and mixed inpatient wards
To learn about the optimal inpatient environment for people with dementia
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Why you should read this article:
To identify medicines that can precipitate or cause falls, as well as those that can increase the risk of fall-related injuries
To understand the importance of including medication reviews as part of falls prevention strategies
To consider actions you could take in your practice to prevent medicines-related falls in older people
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At the time of writing, public restrictions in place as a result of COVID-19 are being lifted, but most nurses are required to adhere to ongoing workplace precautions and have not yet shaken off the challenges posed by the pandemic.
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Getting older people out of hospital more quickly – or trying to prevent them being admitted in the first place – has been an aspiration for healthcare over many years. But the COVID-19 pandemic has given this mission a new urgency, with policymakers, nurse leaders – and even patients – pushing for alternatives to hospital care.
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Commentary on: Handoll HH, Cameron ID, Mak JC, et al. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for older people with hip fractures. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021;11(11)
Implications for practice and research
There is evidence of moderate certainty that multidisciplinary rehabilitation after hip fracture surgery results in fewer cases of ‘poor outcome’.
The available studies are insufficient to draw robust conclusions about effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation.
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A reduction in the ability to chew effectively can have a profound effect on an older adult’s wellbeing. It can affect nutritional status as older people may opt for foods that are easier to chew but are often less nutritious.
This study aimed to describe and analyse different aspects of health, functioning and social networks, and how they relate to formal and informal care in the home among older adults. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
This study examined caregivers’ perceptions of the barriers and facilitators of service use with regards to their membership to one Alzheimers organisation and their recommendations for improvements. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Many people living with dementia choose to remain in their own homes, supported by home-care workers, who provide care that is specified in care plans. We explored how care plans of clients living with dementia, compared with ethnographic observations of home care they received. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
This grounded theory study sought to explore how older adults’ experience the transition from living at home to a care home with a specific focus on the latter part of the first year of the move. The study was carried out within a large Health Trust in the UK between August 2017 and May 2019. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
There are concerns that homecare often fails to meet the needs of clients with dementia, but there is limited evidence regarding effective interventions to improve its delivery for this client group. We aimed to assess whether a co-designed, 6-session dementia training intervention for homecare workers (NIDUS-professional) was acceptable and feasible. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
It was the aim of this study to examine, if, and to what extent partner loss, a highly stressful life event, affects frailty trajectories of community dwelling adults aged 50 or older. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
In this paper, we focus on the experiences of older men living alone in the community. We present and discuss findings on the difficulties older men experience in responding to and discussing loneliness and the range of coping practices men applied within their home environments. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Lockdown is linked to health issues, yet the full impact on health remains unknown, particularly in more vulnerable groups. This study examined the impact on frailty and outcomes in high and low COVID-19 risk older adults. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.