Jill Manthorpe reports on an Australian qualitative study on what independent living means to very old people.
[read the full story...]Independent living: what matters most to very old people?
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Later menopause linked with lower risk of depression
Meg Fluharty summarises a recent systematic review and meta-analysis that looks at the association of age at menopause and duration of reproductive period with depression after menopause.
[read the full story...]Continuity of relationships can help older adults cope with care transition
Jill Manthorpe reports an updated NIHR-funded literature review of how we can improve older adults’ experiences of care transition.
[read the full story...]Improved co-ordination is critical to improving care for older people
Alison Turner presents a new report from the NHS Confederation called ‘Growing old together: sharing new ways to support older people’, which has been produced by the independent Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People.
[read the full story...]Aripiprazole for treatment-resistant depression in older adults
Sarsha Wilson publishes her debut blog about a recent RCT on the efficacy, safety and tolerability of augmentation pharmacotherapy with aripiprazole for treatment-resistant depression in later life.
[read the full story...]Telemedicine psychotherapy for older veterans with depression
Lisa Burscheidt appraises an RCT of telemedicine psychotherapy for depression in older veterans, which establishes non-inferiority of telemedicine delivery versus same-room delivery of behavioural activation.
[read the full story...]Frailty predicting care intensity in older people with learning disabilities?
In this blog, Rose Tomlins considers a study which explores the use of the Frailty Index to predict increased intensity of care for older adults with learning disabilities.
[read the full story...]Combined methylphenidate and citalopram may help older people with depression recover faster
Lisa Burscheidt summarises a recent randomised controlled trial of combined methylphenidate and citalopram for depression in older people, which presents promising but limited findings.
[read the full story...]Are changes in routine health behaviours the missing link between bereavement and poor physical and mental health?
Olivia Maynard summarises a systematic review of changes in routine health behaviours following later life bereavement, which finds strong support for changes in nutrition, sleep quality and weight status after bereavement.
[read the full story...]"What about me?" Autonomy in older women with learning disabilities
In this blog, Tara Quinn-Cirillo looks at a qualitative study looking at the issue of autonomy for older women with learning disabilities.
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