Quality of life Blog Posts

• Self-report tool shows women with learning disabilities identify higher levels of symptoms relating to mood and self esteem

  02 Dec 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Impoverished personal relationship found to be predictor of offending in adults with learning disabilities

  29 Nov 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• ‘Beating the Blues’ intervention shows promise for reducing depression and improving quality of life in older African Americans

  28 Nov 2013

  • Ian Cummins

  
• #MindfulnessMonday Mindfulness-based stress reduction can alleviate stress and improve quality of life and mental health

  28 Oct 2013

  • Meg Fluharty

  
• Older family carers lack support, information and partnership working remains the exception rather than the norm

  18 Oct 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Cognitive dissonance and positive health behaviours: a systematic review shows dissonance-based interventions can be successful

  26 Sep 2013

  • David Steele

  
• Positive public attitudes found in Irish survey to the expression of sexuality in people with learning disabilities

  25 Sep 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Alliance urges providers of support to people with learning disabilities to sign up to quality code

  17 Sep 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Oral cancer support needs are highly subjective and varied in severity across the cancer continuum

  17 Sep 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Can assessing and acting on quality of life scores improve patient satisfaction? New study concludes yes, but the results actually say no

  03 Sep 2013

  • Alex Langford