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Pain and distress in advanced dementia: choosing the right tools for the job
Objective: There is a concern that pain is under-recognized in dementia. However, there may be other causes of distress. We wished to evaluate the utility of a distress tool and a pain tool.; Methods: Nursing home residents with advanced dementia were observed using pain (Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia scale (PAINAD)) and distress (Disability Distress […]
Goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation in early-stage dementia: study protocol for a multi-centre single-blind randomised controlled trial (GREAT)
Clare, Linda,
Bayer, Antony,
Burns, Alistair,
Corbett, Anne,
Jones, Roy,
Knapp, Martin,
Kopelman, Michael,
Kudlicka, Aleksandra,
Leroi, Iracema,
Oyebode, Jan,
Pool, Jackie,
Woods, Bob,
Whitaker, Rhiannon
Background: Preliminary evidence suggests that goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation (CR) may be a clinically effective intervention for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, vascular or mixed dementia and their carers. This study aims to establish whether CR is a clinically effective and cost-effective intervention for people with early-stage dementia and their carers.; Methods/design: In this multi-centre, single-blind […]
REMCARE: reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family caregivers – effectiveness and cost-effectiveness pragmatic multicentre randomised trial
Woods, R. T.,
Bruce, E.,
Edwards, R. T.,
Elvish, R.,
Hoare, Z.,
Hounsome, B.,
Keady, J.,
Moniz-Cook, E. D.,
Orgeta, V.,
Orrell, M.,
Rees, J.,
Russell, I. T.
Objectives: The aim of the REMiniscence groups for people with dementia and their family CAREgivers (REMCARE) study was to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of joint reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family caregivers as compared with usual care.; Design: A multicentre, pragmatic randomised controlled trial with two parallel arms – an intervention […]
Transcultural influences in dementia care: observations from a psychosocial intervention study
Burns, Alistair,
Mittelman, Mary,
Cole, Catherine,
Morris, Julie,
Winter, Jane,
Page, Sean,
Brodaty, Henry
Background: Various models of intervention for caregivers of patients with dementia have been described. There has been little direct comparison of cultural differences between countries and the effect any differences may exert on the outcome of caregiver interventions.; Aims: The aims of the three-country study (USA, Australia and the UK) were to assess whether caregiver […]
Survival of community-dwelling older people: the effect of cognitive impairment and social engagement
Objectives: To examine the association and interaction between cognitive impairment and social support and mortality.; Design: Prospective cohort study.; Setting: Fifty-three family practices in the United Kingdom.; Participants: Community-dwelling people (aged > or =75) participating in the Medical Research Council Trial of the Assessment and Management of Older People in the Community (10,720 individual subjects […]
Non-pharmacological management of behavioural symptoms of dementia
This article describes a 6-month pilot project in which a community mental health team provided a dementia inreach service into 4 care homes in Birmingham, UK. The project included analysis of the impact of the service at the end of the project as well as a literature review of dementia care in care homes, and […]
Reframing risk management in dementia care through collaborative learning
Clarke, Charlotte L.,
Wilcockson, Jane,
Gibb, Catherine E.,
Keady, John,
Wilkinson, Heather,
Luce, Anna
Risk management is a complex aspect of practice which can lead to an emphasis on maintaining physical safety, which impacts on the well-being of people with dementia. Education for practitioners in risk management is particularly challenging because of its conceptual nature and diverse perceptions of risk between and within professional groups. The practice development research […]
Feasibility study of an optimised person-centred intervention to improve mental health and reduce antipsychotics amongst people with dementia in care homes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Whitaker, Rhiannon,
Ballard, Clive,
Stafford, Jane,
Orrell, Martin,
Moniz-Cook, Esme,
Woods, Robert T,
Murray, Joanna,
Knapp, Martin,
Carlton, Barbara Woodward,
Fossey, Jane
Background: People living in care homes often have complex mental and physical health problems, disabilities and social needs which are compounded by the use of psychiatric and other drugs. In the UK dementia care is a national priority with a vast impact on services. WHELD combines the most effective elements of existing approaches to develop […]
Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) in practice: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Streater, Amy,
Spector, Aimee,
Aguirre, Elisa,
Hoe, Juanita,
Hoare, Zoe,
Woods, Robert,
Russell, Ian,
Orrell, Martin
Background: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a psychosocial evidence-based group intervention for people with dementia recommended by the UK NICE guidelines. In clinical trials, CST has been shown to improve cognition and quality of life, but little is known about the best way of ensuring implementation of CST in practice settings. A recent pilot study […]