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People aged 55 and over. The elderly men and women in the population. Old people who may be retired and suffering from chronic disease

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Can cultural activities protect people against depression in older age?

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Aug 9 2019

Posted by
Dafni Katsampa

Dafni Katsampa summarises the findings of a study that uses data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing to explore cultural engagement (theatre, concert, cinema, art exhibition or museum) and incident depression in older adults.

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MARQUE training to reduce agitation in dementia in care homes

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Aug 8 2019

Posted by
UCL Psychiatry MSc

A group of UCL Mental Health Masters students summarise an RCT on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the MARQUE intervention (Managing Agitation and Raising Quality of Life) for agitation in people with dementia in care homes.

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Museums on prescription for socially isolated older adults #LetsTalkMentalHealthII

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May 8 2019

Posted by
Nuala Morse

Nuala Morse writes a #LetsTalkMentalHealthII blog about a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults.

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The role of ICT in Ageing in Place: a family matter

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May 2 2019

Posted by
Jacqueline Damant

The assumed role of ICT in Ageing in Place policies is to help older people communicate their needs quickly and easily with their care network, and at the same time, to assist governments in providing efficient and inexpensive care to vulnerable adults living at home

Jacqueline Damant considers a qualitative study looking at the experiences of older people and their support networks in using ICT to support Ageing in Place.

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Self-harm in older adults: a forgotten group?

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Apr 1 2019

Posted by
Karen Birnie,
Haridha Pandian>,
Derek Tracy

Karen Birnie, Haridha Pandian and Derek Tracy summarise a recent systematic review in the British Journal of Psychiatry on self-harm in older adults.

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The costs of care prior to institutionalisation among people living with Alzheimer’s disease

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Mar 20 2019

Posted by
Bo Hu

The past few decades have seen a gradual shift of provision of services for older people from residential care to community-based care in the UK and other high-income countries. ‘Ageing in place’ is a widely accepted and supported discourse. In practice, receiving care at home enables older people to stay in a familiar environment, and [read the full story…]

Reminiscence therapy for people living with dementia: Cochrane review is inconclusive

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Jan 18 2019

Posted by
Elizabeth Collier>,
Solomon Towuru

Liz Collier and Solomon Towuru summarise the recently updated Cochrane systematic review on reminiscence therapy for dementia, which includes evidence showing that reminiscence therapy may improve quality of life, cognition, communication and possibly mood in people with dementia in some circumstances, although all the benefits were small.

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Carious lesions: guidelines for non-restorative treatments.

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Dec 10 2018

Posted by
Derek Richards

This evidence-based clinical practice guideline on the non-restorative treatments for carious lesions in primary and permanent teeth from the American Dental Association provides 11 recommendations.

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Low dose Amisulpride for very late onset schizophrenia-like psychosis: the ATLAS study

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Aug 13 2018

Posted by
Elwira Lubos

Elwira Lubos summarises the recent ATLAS RCT of antipsychotic treatment for very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis, which provides evidence for the effectiveness of a very low dose of Amisulpride (100 mg).

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