Outputs (15)

Promoting continence in older people (2022)
Journal Article
Schlögl, M., Umbehr, M. H., Habib, M. H., Wagg, A., Gordon, A. L., & Harwood, R. (2022). Promoting continence in older people. Age and Ageing, 51(9), Article afac199. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac199

The prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) is strongly associated with increasing age. Twenty five percent of women over 80 years of age have clinically significant symptoms in population surveys, but prevalence is as high as 70% in older hospital i... Read More about Promoting continence in older people.

Mixed-Methods Study on Caregiver Strain, Quality of Life, and Perceived Health (2021)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Bosco, A., Godfrey, M., Dunlop, M., Lock, J., Pollock, K., Harwood, R. H., & van der Wardt, V. (2021). Mixed-Methods Study on Caregiver Strain, Quality of Life, and Perceived Health. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 80(2), 799-811. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-201257

Background:
Caring for someone with dementia is associated with negative and positive experiences. There is little evidence based on large datasets.

Objective:
To present data around the experience of caring for someone with dementia, to identif... Read More about Mixed-Methods Study on Caregiver Strain, Quality of Life, and Perceived Health.

Tele-Rehabilitation for People with Dementia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case-Study from England (2021)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Duff, C., Rogers, C., Tuxworth, J., Bell, J., Fothergill, R., Wilkinson, L., Bosco, A., Howe, L., O’Brien, R., Godfrey, M., Dunlop, M., van der Wardt, V., Booth, V., Logan, P., Cowley, A., & Harwood, R. H. (2021). Tele-Rehabilitation for People with Dementia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case-Study from England. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), Article 1717. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041717

Introduction: The Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) is delivering an exercise programme for people with dementia. The Lincolnshire partnership National Health Service (NHS) foundation Trust successfully delive... Read More about Tele-Rehabilitation for People with Dementia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case-Study from England.

Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Bosco, A., Booth, V., Goldberg, S., Harwood, R. H., & Van der Wardt, V. (2020). Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports, 19, Article 101139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101139

Adherence to physical exercise is associated with multiple benefits in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Given the gap in research, this systematic literature review aimed to determine in the context of exercise intervention s... Read More about Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2011)
Journal Article
Edmans, J., Conroy, S., Harwood, R., Lewis, S., Elliott, R. A., Logan, P., Bradshaw, L., Franklin, M., & Gladman, J. (2011). Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 12, Article 200. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-200

Background
Many older people presenting to Acute Medical Units (AMU) are discharged after only a short stay (< 72 hours), yet many re-present to hospital or die within 1 year. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment may improve patient outcomes for this... Read More about Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.