Hilary Shepherd writes her debut blog on a new paper from the WHELD cluster RCT, which looks at the impact of antipsychotic review and psychosocial intervention on health-related quality of life in people with dementia living in care homes.
[read the full story...]Dementia and oral health
This review of the oral health status of dementia patients included 36 observational studies and highlights the high levels of plaque and many soft tissue related oral health problems suffered by this group of patients.
[read the full story...]Befriending interventions: are they effective?
#UCLJournalClub students appraise a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of befriending interventions for people with a variety of health conditions including mental illness.
[read the full story...]Dementia and oral health status
28 observational studies were included in this review of the oral health status of people with dementia. The findings suggest that compared with people without dementia those with dementia have poorer oral health.
[read the full story...]Dementia care in hospital: training, leadership and culture change needed
Caroline Struthers explores a recent realist review of dementia-friendly interventions to improve the care of people living with dementia admitted to hospitals.
[read the full story...]Antidepressants for depression in Alzheimer’s Disease
The EQUATOR Publication School #EQPubSchool group summarise a systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of antidepressants for depression in Alzheimer’s Disease, which finds no statistical difference between antidepressants and placebo.
[read the full story...]Experiences of residential care assistants working with people with dementia
Jill Manthorpe discusses a qualitative study of care assistants experiences of looking after people with dementia in residential care.
[read the full story...]Oral Health in people with dementia
This review of oral health in older people with dementia included 37 mainly observational studies of limited quality. The findings suggest that oral health was generally poorer in those with dementia.
[read the full story...]Driving and dementia: when’s the best time to hang up those driving gloves?
Akshay Nair summarises a recent clinical update for mental health professionals on driving and dementia, published in Evidence Based Mental Health.
[read the full story...]Changing dementia prevalence in the United States
Andrew Sommerlad writes his debut blog on a comparison of the prevalence of dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012.
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