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The experience of apathy in dementia: A qualitative study (2021)
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Background The presence of apathy is associated with less favourable outcomes in dementia, including more rapid functional and cognitive decline, greater disease severity and increased mortality. We aimed to explore and gain an understanding into ho... Read More about The experience of apathy in dementia: A qualitative study.

The struggle of apathy in dementia (2021)
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Most people will recognise a sense of apathy within them, at some point during their lives, and this may present to a greater or lesser extent depending on the individual and the context. When people are asked about what apathy is, what it means, or... Read More about The struggle of apathy in dementia.

Are dementia services and support organisations meeting the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers of LGBT people living with dementia? A scoping review of the literature (2021)
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Objectives. More than 60% of people with dementia live at home, where assistance is usually provided by informal caregivers. Research on the experiences of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers is limited. This scoping review o... Read More about Are dementia services and support organisations meeting the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers of LGBT people living with dementia? A scoping review of the literature.

Use of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of dementia: Nested case-control studies using QResearch and CPRD databases (2021)
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Objective To assess the risks of developing dementia associated with different types and durations of menopausal hormone therapy. Design Two nested case-control studies. Setting UK general practices contributing to QResearch or the Clinical Practice... Read More about Use of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of dementia: Nested case-control studies using QResearch and CPRD databases.

Patterns of pain killers and other opioid use in patients admitted to a detoxification and dual diagnosis unit, 2016-2019: A retrospective cohort study (2021)
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Background: Increasing opioid consumption in recent years has given rise to compelling significant concerns. Fentanyl, heroin, new psychoactive substances and prescribed opioids have been named as the main substances involved in the ‘opioid epidemic’... Read More about Patterns of pain killers and other opioid use in patients admitted to a detoxification and dual diagnosis unit, 2016-2019: A retrospective cohort study.

“He Just Doesn’t Want to Get Out of the Chair and Do It”: The Impact of Apathy in People with Dementia on Their Carers (2021)
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Apathy, defined as a lack of motivation, is a prevalent and persistent behavioural and psychological symptom of dementia. Limited research suggests that apathy is associated with increased carer burden, but there are no studies investigating carers’... Read More about “He Just Doesn’t Want to Get Out of the Chair and Do It”: The Impact of Apathy in People with Dementia on Their Carers.

Diagnostic, management and nursing challenges of less common dementias: Parkinsonian dementias and Huntington's disease (2021)
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Abstract Background: Although most cases of dementia are caused by Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia, around 10-15% of cases are due to other disorders, including dementias with Parkinsonian features, Huntington's disease, frontotemporal d... Read More about Diagnostic, management and nursing challenges of less common dementias: Parkinsonian dementias and Huntington's disease.

‘Less common’ dementias affect many people (2021)
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t is always unsatisfactory to define things using negative terms, and this is certainly true of ‘less common’ or ‘uncommon’ or ‘rare’ dementias. It is much easier to say what we mean by the term ‘common dementias’, which is that Alzheimer's disease a... Read More about ‘Less common’ dementias affect many people.

The Experience of Apathy in Dementia: A Qualitative Study (2021)
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We aimed to explore and gain an understanding into how people with dementia experience apathy, and consequently suggest effective interventions to help them and their carers. Twelve participants (6 dyads of 6 people with dementia and their family car... Read More about The Experience of Apathy in Dementia: A Qualitative Study.

Hormone replacement therapy and dementia risk: nested case-control studies using CPRD and QResearch (2021)
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Introduction: Research from clinical trials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has produced conflicting findings about possible risks of dementia after receiving these treatments, and further research on HRT and dementia risk has been identified as... Read More about Hormone replacement therapy and dementia risk: nested case-control studies using CPRD and QResearch.

How Quality Improvement Collaboratives Work to Improve Healthcare in Care Homes: A Realist Evaluation (2021)
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Background Quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) bring together multidisciplinary teams in a structured process to improve care quality. How QICs can be used to support healthcare improvement in care homes is not fully understood. Methods A... Read More about How Quality Improvement Collaboratives Work to Improve Healthcare in Care Homes: A Realist Evaluation.

Social connectedness in adults with mental disorders: ecological validation of a conceptual framework for novel complex interventions (2021)
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Background Social connectedness interventions may improve the clinical outcomes and personal recovery of adults with mental disorders but many interventions lack a clear theory-base and show limited effectiveness. Aim To evaluate the validity of... Read More about Social connectedness in adults with mental disorders: ecological validation of a conceptual framework for novel complex interventions.

Development of an Evidence-Based Best Practice Model for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia: Protocol for a Qualitative Study (2021)
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Background: Teams working in the community to manage crisis in dementia currently exist, but with widely varying models of practice, it is difficult to determine the effectiveness of such teams. Objective: The aim of this study is to develop a “be... Read More about Development of an Evidence-Based Best Practice Model for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.