Clarissa Giebel summarises a multicentre RCT that assesses the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of individual cognitive stimulation therapy for dementia.
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How can we help people with learning disabilities engage more in meaningful activities?
Nick Burton reviews a US study of people with learning disabilities living in community group homes, who help show how well they engage in meaningful social and non-social activities.
[read the full story...]Reducing antipsychotic use in people with dementia living in nursing homes
Clarissa Giebel highlights a recent RCT, which concludes that antipsychotic use by people with dementia in nursing homes can be effectively reduced through the use of a review protocol, which includes regular scrutiny of prescriptions and targeted education for physicians and nurses.
[read the full story...]Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration
Kirsten Lawson explores the benefits of working across professional and therapeutic boundaries, highlighted beautifully by the recent COINCIDE RCT of collaborative care for patients with depression comorbid with diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
[read the full story...]The impact of co-ordinated community-based care for older people
Clarissa Giebel examines a US study on a community-based support for older people and finds that ‘the little things’ can mean a lot, particularly for prevention and quality of life.
[read the full story...]What influences physical and mental health-related quality of life for LGBT older people?
Sarah Carr explores a US study on what is associated with physical and mental health-related quality of life for older LGBT people.
[read the full story...]Factors which impact on the social networks of people with profound intellectual disabilities
In this blog, Sian Anderson looks at a study that seeks to discover the factors, which can most positively impact on the development and maintenance of the informal social networks of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities.
[read the full story...]Caring for people with severe mental illness: poor research means that carers get a raw deal
Caroline Struthers is frustrated by the lack of high quality research identified by this recent review, which looks at interventions to improve the experience and well-being of those caring for people with severe mental illness.
[read the full story...]The impact of rheumatoid arthritis on quality-of-life
Tracey Howe considers a systematic review examining the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on Health Related Quality of Life, measured through the SF-36.
[read the full story...]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.
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