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Namaste Care in nursing care homes with people with advanced dementia: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial
(2018-11-25)
Introduction Many people living with advanced dementia live and die in nursing care homes. The quality of life, care and dying experienced by these people is variable. Namaste Care is a multisensory programme of care ...
Supporting shared decision making for older people with multiple health and social care needs: a realist synthesis
(National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), 2018-08-22)
Background: Health care systems are increasingly moving towards more integrated approaches. Shared decision making (SDM) is central to these models but may be complicated by the need to negotiate and communicate decisions ...
The impact of dementia on service use by individuals with a comorbid health condition: a comparison of two cross-sectional analyses conducted approximately ten-years apart
(2018-07-24)
Background The presence of concomitant medical conditions in people with dementia is common. Dementia may be related to differential use of health, social and informal care. Methods Data from two large UK population-based ...
Supporting shared decision making for older people with multiple health and social care needs: a realist synthesis
(2018-07-18)
Background Health care systems are increasingly moving towards more integrated approaches. Shared decision making (SDM) is central to these models but may be complicated by the need to negotiate and communicate decisions ...
Shared decision-making for people living with dementia in extended care settings: a systematic review
(2018-06-09)
Background Shared decision-making is recognised as an important element of person-centred dementia care. Objectives The aim of this review was to explore how people living with dementia and cognitive impairment can be ...
Managing diabetes in people with dementia: a realist review
(2017-12-31)
Background: Dementia and diabetes mellitus are common long-term conditions that coexist in a large number of older people. People living with dementia and diabetes may be at increased risk of complications such as hypoglycaemic ...
What works to improve and manage fecal incontinence in care home residents living with dementia? A realist synthesis of the evidence.
(2017-09-01)
The prevalence of faecal incontinence (FI) in care homes is estimated to range from 30% to 50%. There is limited evidence of what is effective in the reduction and management of FI in care homes. Using realist synthesis ...
What works for whom in the management of diabetes in people living with dementia: a realist review
(2017-07-28)
Background: Dementia and diabetes mellitus are common long-term conditions and co-exist in a large number of older people. People living with dementia (PLWD) may be less able to manage their diabetes, putting them at ...
Dementia-friendly interventions to improve the care of people living with dementia admitted to hospitals: a realist review
(2017-07-16)
Objectives: To identify features of programmes and approaches to make healthcare delivery in secondary healthcare settings more dementia friendly, providing a context-relevant understanding of how interventions achieve ...