Bruce McClure’s blog looks at a feasibility study of ‘LifeFul’, a reablement programme in the care home context.
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Do you have my back? Perceived social support, loneliness, and its impact on mental health outcomes
In the lead up to our Loneliness Mental Health Question Time on 3rd Dec 2018, Dr Michelle Lim summarises a recent systematic review on the associations between loneliness and perceived social support and outcomes of mental health problems.
[read the full story...]Biodentine or MTA for primary teeth pulpotomy?
This review comparing the clinical and radiographic success of Biodentine versus MTA for pulpotomy in primary teeth included 9 RCTs finding no difference in outcomes.
[read the full story...]Mental health stigma in schools: helping young people access support
Lucinda Powell considers a recent systematic review of qualitative evidence on stigma related to targeted school-based mental health interventions. The review provides some interesting findings and useful strategies, given the recent UK government announcement that they are backing plans to make specialist mental health provision available in schools.
[read the full story...]Sense of coherence and mental health of caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Martin Webber looks at a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting on the association between informal carers’ sense of coherence, caregiver burden and mental health outcomes.
[read the full story...]Mental Health Act detentions are increasing, but why?
Luke Sheridan-Rains summarises a study containing data on the use of the Mental Health Act in England over the last 30 years, which points to an inexorable rise in involuntary admissions.
[read the full story...]Invisalign®: very low quality evidence for effectiveness
This review of the effectiveness of Invisalign® included 22 studies only 3 of which were RCTs only providing a limited amount of very low quality evidence.
[read the full story...]Oral health status: Does it have an impact of school attendance and performance?
This review of the influence of oral health on school performance and school attendance included 18 observational studies and suggests a significant relationship between poor dental health and scchool attendance and performance.
[read the full story...]Oral hygiene advice: insufficient evidence for best way of providing one to one advice
This Cochrane review of the effects of one-to-one oral hygiene advice, provided by a member of the dental team in a dental setting included 19 RCTs providing insufficient evidence to recommend any specific 1:1 method.
[read the full story...]Mouthguards: Do they reduce dental trauma in contact sports?
This review of whether mouthguard use reduces dental trauma included 14 cross-sectional studies demonstrating an association between the prevalence of dental trauma and mouthguard use.
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