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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 ...
Identifying acceptable components for home-based health promotion services for older people with mild frailty: A qualitative study
(2017-12-05)
Abstract Mild frailty is common in later life, increasing the risk of hospitalisation, loss of independence and premature death. Targeted health promotion services may reduce adverse outcomes and increase quality of life, ...
Concurrent use of prescription drugs and herbal medicinal products in older adults: A systematic review
(2017-12-01)
The use of herbal medicinal products (HMPs) is common among older adults. However, little is known about concurrent use with prescription drugs as well as the potential interactions associated with such combinations. ...
Home-based health promotion for older people with mild frailty (HomeHealth): intervention development and feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial
(National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), 2017-12-01)
Abstract Background: Mild or pre-frailty is common yet potentially reversible. Preventing progression to worsening frailty may benefit individuals and lower health/social care costs. However, we know little about effective ...
Health and wellbeing promotion strategies for ‘hard to reach’ older people in England: a mapping exercise.
(2017-11-01)
Background: Older people from deprived areas, the oldest old and those from ethnic minorities engage less in health promotion interventions and related research, potentially generating inequities. Aim: To explore and map ...
Optimal NHS service delivery to care homes: a realist evaluation of the features and mechanisms that support effective working for the continuing care of older people in residential settings
(2017-11-01)
The OPTIMAL study argued that it is probable that there are key activities within different models of health-care provision that are important for residents’ health care. Objectives: To understand ‘what works, for whom, ...
What do older people experiencing loneliness think about primary care or community based interventions to reduce loneliness?: a qualitative study in England.
(2017-10-03)
Loneliness in later life is a common problem with poor health outcomes. However, interventions to prevent or ameliorate loneliness have a weak evidence base. The views of older people experiencing or at risk of loneliness ...
End of life care in nursing homes in Spain: exploratory analysis and evidences of validity of a new scale.
(2017-10-01)
Quality end-of-life care is a central issue in nursing homes, requiring the assessment of individual and family needs by health professionals. Although previous instruments have been developed, they usually rely on family ...
Using comprehensive geriatric assessment for quality improvements in healthcare of older people in UK care homes: protocol for realist review within Proactive Healthcare of Older People in Care Homes (PEACH) study
(2017-10-01)
Abstract Introduction Care home residents are relatively high users of healthcare resources and may have complex needs. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) may benefit care home residents and improve efficiency of ...
The NHS should see care homes as partners, not problems
(theguardian, 2017-09-18)