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The struggle of apathy in dementia (2021)
Journal Article
Dening, T., Baber, W., Chang, M., & Yates, J. (2022). The struggle of apathy in dementia. Aging and Mental Health, 26(10), 1909-1911. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.2008309

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.

Use of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of dementia: Nested case-control studies using QResearch and CPRD databases (2021)
Journal Article
Vinogradova, Y., Dening, T., Hippisley-Cox, J., Taylor, L., Moore, M., & Coupland, C. (2021). Use of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of dementia: Nested case-control studies using QResearch and CPRD databases. British Medical Journal, 374, Article n2182. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2182

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)
Journal Article
Casado-Espada, N. M., Alvarez-Navares, A., Lozano-Lopez, M. T., Gamonal-Limcaoco, R. S., de la Iglesia-Larrad, J., Garzón, M. Á., …Roncero, C. (2021). Patterns of pain killers and other opioid use in patients admitted to a detoxification and dual diagnosis unit, 2016-2019: A retrospective cohort study. Heroin Addiction And Related Clinical Problems, 23(3), 37-44

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)
Journal Article
Chang, C. Y. M., Baber, W., Dening, T., & Yates, J. (2021). “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. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), 6317. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126317

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.

‘Less common’ dementias affect many people (2021)
Journal Article
Dening, T., Karim, Z., & Davis, L. (2021). ‘Less common’ dementias affect many people. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 17(2), 53-54. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2021.17.2.53

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.

Diagnostic, management and nursing challenges of less common dementias: Parkinsonian dementias and Huntington's disease (2021)
Journal Article
Davis, L., & Dening, T. (2021). Diagnostic, management and nursing challenges of less common dementias: Parkinsonian dementias and Huntington's disease. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 17(2), 68-76. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2021.17.2.68

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.

The Experience of Apathy in Dementia: A Qualitative Study (2021)
Journal Article
Baber, W., Chang, C. Y. M., Yates, J., & Dening, T. (2021). The Experience of Apathy in Dementia: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), Article 3325. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063325

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)
Journal Article
Vinogradova, Y., Dening, T., Hippisley-Cox, J., Taylor, L., Moore, M., & Coupland, C. (2021). Hormone replacement therapy and dementia risk: nested case-control studies using CPRD and QResearch. East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) Discussion Paper Series, 38, 1-16

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.

Understanding the causes, symptoms and effects of young-onset dementia (2020)
Journal Article
Ray, M., & Dening, T. (2021). Understanding the causes, symptoms and effects of young-onset dementia. Nursing Standard, 36(1), 43-50. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2020.e11620

Young-onset dementia refers to dementia that develops before the age of 65 years. It can present with a wide variety of symptoms including cognitive, behavioural, neurological and systemic symptoms, which reflects the wide range of possible causes. Y... Read More about Understanding the causes, symptoms and effects of young-onset dementia.

USING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS TO SHAPE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION INTO CARE HOMES IN BRAZIL: A WHITE PAPER (2020)
Journal Article
Jacinto, A. F., Achterberg, W., Wachholz, P. A., Dening, T., Dening, K. H., Devi, R., …Gordon, A. (2020). USING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS TO SHAPE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION INTO CARE HOMES IN BRAZIL: A WHITE PAPER. Journal of Nursing Home Research, 6(109-113), https://doi.org/10.14283/jnhrs.2020.28

The Brazilian care home sector is underdeveloped, and the limited available evidence suggests that care quality falls below international standards. Development of the Brazilian care home sector could be associated with better outcomes for those rece... Read More about USING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS TO SHAPE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION INTO CARE HOMES IN BRAZIL: A WHITE PAPER.

Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Manchester consensus (2020)
Journal Article
Dunne, R. A., Aarsland, D., O'Brien, J. T., Ballard, C., Banerjee, S., Fox, N. C., …Burns, A. (2021). Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Manchester consensus. Age and Ageing, 50(1), 72-80. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa228

Given considerable variation in diagnostic and therapeutic practice, there is a need for national guidance on the use of neuroimaging, fluid biomarkers, cognitive testing, follow-up and diagnostic terminology in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). MCI i... Read More about Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Manchester consensus.

AQUEDUCT Intervention for Crisis Team Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia: Protocol for a Feasibility Study (2020)
Journal Article
Broome, E. E., Coleston-Shields, D. M., Dening, T., Moniz-Cook, E., Poland, F., Stanyon, M., & Orrell, M. (2020). AQUEDUCT Intervention for Crisis Team Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia: Protocol for a Feasibility Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(10), Article e18971. https://doi.org/10.2196/18971

Background: Specialist community teams often support people with dementia who experience crisis. These teams may vary in composition and models of practice, which presents challenges when evaluating their effectiveness. A best practice model for deme... Read More about AQUEDUCT Intervention for Crisis Team Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia: Protocol for a Feasibility Study.

Undiagnosed dementia in primary care: a record linkage study (2020)
Journal Article
Aldus, C. F., Arthur, A., Dennington-Price, A., Millac, P., Richmond, P., Dening, T., …Savva, G. M. (2020). Undiagnosed dementia in primary care: a record linkage study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(20), 1-108. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08200

Background The number of people living with dementia is greater than the number with a diagnosis of dementia recorded in primary care. This suggests that a significant number are living with dementia that is undiagnosed. Little is known about this... Read More about Undiagnosed dementia in primary care: a record linkage study.

Setting Priorities to Inform Assessment of Care Homes’ Readiness to Participate in Healthcare Innovation: A Systematic Mapping Review and Consensus Process (2020)
Journal Article
Bunn, F., Goodman, C., Corazzini, K., Sharpe, R., Handley, M., Lynch, J., …Gordon, A. L. (2020). Setting Priorities to Inform Assessment of Care Homes’ Readiness to Participate in Healthcare Innovation: A Systematic Mapping Review and Consensus Process. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(3), Article 987. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030987

Organisational context is known to impact on the successful implementation of healthcare initiatives in care homes. We undertook a systematic mapping review to examine whether researchers have considered organisational context when planning, conducti... Read More about Setting Priorities to Inform Assessment of Care Homes’ Readiness to Participate in Healthcare Innovation: A Systematic Mapping Review and Consensus Process.

Recognising Design as a Means for Enhancing Quality of Life, Self-Empowerment and Social Engagement for People with Dementia: Recommendations for Funders & Policymakers, Designers, Design Researchers & Design Educators, Design Regulators & Voluntary Organisations (2020)
Report
Niedderer, K., Dening, T., & Powell, K. (2020). Recognising Design as a Means for Enhancing Quality of Life, Self-Empowerment and Social Engagement for People with Dementia: Recommendations for Funders & Policymakers, Designers, Design Researchers & Design Educators, Design Regulators & Voluntary Organisations. European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

The AIR model (Activities, Internal world, Relationships): a pragmatic framework for evaluating co-design (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gosling, J., Craven, M. P., Dening, T., Coleston-Shields, D., Aberturas, A. G., Martín, S. G., …Abrilahij, A. (2019). The AIR model (Activities, Internal world, Relationships): a pragmatic framework for evaluating co-design. In K. Niedderrer, G. Ludden, R. Cain, & C. Wölfel (Eds.),

A pragmatic model, AIR (Activities; Internal world; Relationships), is presented for co-design of technologies and products to support well-being of people living with dementia. This model, co-developed with people with lived experience, is aimed at... Read More about The AIR model (Activities, Internal world, Relationships): a pragmatic framework for evaluating co-design.