Chair-Based Exercises for Frail Older People: A Systematic Review
(2013)
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Experiences of family carers of older people with mental health problems in the acute general hospital: a qualitative study (2013)
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Aims To explore the experiences of family carers of people with cognitive impairment during admission to hospital. Background Providing appropriate care in acute hospitals for people with co-morbid cognitive impairment, especially dementia or de... Read More about Experiences of family carers of older people with mental health problems in the acute general hospital: a qualitative study.
The evidence for treating hypertension in older people with dementia: a systematic review (2013)
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Hypertension and dementia commonly co-exist in older people, yet guidance is lacking on how to manage these co-existing conditions. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the evidence for the treatment of hypertension in older people with de... Read More about The evidence for treating hypertension in older people with dementia: a systematic review.
The challenges of achieving person-centred care in acute hospitals: a qualitative study of people with dementia and their families (2013)
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Background Person-centred care has been identified as the ideal approach to caring for people with dementia. Developed in relation to long stay settings, there are challenges to its implementation in acute settings. However, international policy i... Read More about The challenges of achieving person-centred care in acute hospitals: a qualitative study of people with dementia and their families.
Preparation to care for confused older patients in general hospitals: a study of UK health professionals (2013)
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Background and Objective: in the UK, two-thirds of patients in general hospitals are older than 70, of whom half have dementia or delirium or both. Our objective was to explore doctors, nurses and allied health professionals' perceptions of their pre... Read More about Preparation to care for confused older patients in general hospitals: a study of UK health professionals.
Disruption, control and coping: responses of and to the person with dementia in hospital (2013)
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This qualitative study aimed to gain insight into the experience of hospitalisation from the perspectives of the older person with dementia, their family care-giver and other patients sharing the ward (co-patients). Non-participant observation of car... Read More about Disruption, control and coping: responses of and to the person with dementia in hospital.
Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs (2013)
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BACKGROUND: two-thirds of older patients admitted as an emergency to a general hospital have co-existing mental health problems including delirium, dementia and depression. This study describes the outcomes of older adults with co-morbid mental heal... Read More about Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs.
The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards (2013)
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Keywords: older person;delirium;Delirium Rating Scale;validity;prognosis;diagnosis;general hospital Objectives This paper aimed to measure the prevalence and outcomes of delirium for patients over 70 admitted to a general hospital for acute medica... Read More about The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards.