Clarissa Giebel finds a lot to discuss in a recent qualitative systematic review about living positively with dementia.
[read the full story...]Living positively with dementia: findings from a qualitative systematic review
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German lessons for dementia care mapping in England?
Clarissa Giebel assesses a study from her native Germany into the effectiveness of dementia care mapping for improving quality of life in nursing homes.
[read the full story...]CBT for anxiety in dementia
Raluca Lucacel summarises a recent pilot randomised controlled trial of CBT for anxiety in dementia, which aims to find out if a cognitive behavioural therapy manual can be used to treat anxiety in people with dementia.
[read the full story...]Testing stress training for black and minority ethnic carers of people with dementia
Mary Larkin finds out if a US carer support programme is effective for black and minority ethnic carers of people living with Alzhemier’s disease.
[read the full story...]The meanings of dementia care settings through dress
In this blog, Jill Manthorpe finds out how a ‘cultural gerontology’ study into dementia and dress can help with good practice in residential and nursing homes.
[read the full story...]Population screening for dementia
Rosalyn Nelson reports on a recent systematic review about population screening for dementia, which highlights the negative attitudes of patients, carers and health care professionals towards screening. She asks: what are the risks of ignoring diagnosis?
[read the full story...]Organisational co-production and social prescribing for dementia
Mike Clark considers some of the challenges of organisational co-production revealed by a study on social prescribing for people living with dementia.
[read the full story...]Dementia and hospitalisation: how do family carers respond?
Clarissa Giebel analyses an Australian qualitative study into family carer feelings and responses, when their loved one with dementia is admitted to hospital.
[read the full story...]Smoking is associated with an increased risk of dementia
Caroline Struthers reports on a recent meta-analysis, which finds that smoking is associated with an increased risk of dementia. The review finds that quitting smoking reduces the risk to the same level as those who have never smoked.
[read the full story...]Dementia diagnostic criteria in adults with Down syndrome
Rosalyn Hithersay takes a look at a study using clinical vignettes to see whether the dementia diagnostic criteria used in the general population are suitable for people with Down syndrome
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