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Long-term health conditions and their impact on people with sleep disturbances and dementia
BMC GeriatricsBackground Sleep disturbances are common for people with dementia and can be distressing for them and their family. People with dementia live with an average of five other long-term conditions (LTCs).
Penny Rapaport +5 more
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Older People's Commissioner for Wales - Annual Review 08/09 putting older people at our heart
, 2009 The role of Older People\u27s Commissioner for Wales was created with a range of powers to help improve the lives of older people in Wales. This is the first Commission of its kind.
Older People, Health service
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The use of telephone befriending in low level support for socially isolated older people – an evaluation [PDF]
, 2010 There is increasing policy recognition that the alleviation of social isolation and loneliness in older people should be prioritised. Recently, technology, such as telephone networks and the Internet, has received attention in supporting isolated and ...
Cattan, Mima +8 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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Sexuality in Older People [PDF]
, 2011 Sexuality in older people is affected by various factors including, sexual physiology in old age, physical illness, medication and mental illness; therefore, a thorough sexual history should form part of a comprehensive psychiatric assessment.
Wattis, John +3 more
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Modernising social care for older people : scoping the evidence base [PDF]
, 2009 In common with other developed countries at the end of the 20th century, modernising public services was a priority of the United Kingdom (UK) Labour administration after its election in 1997.
Xie, Chengqiu +11 more
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BMC GeriatricsBackground Impaired awareness occurs in people with dementia (DEM; Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including mixed AD/vascular), Huntington’s disease (HD) and Korsakoff’s syndrome (KS). We explored the experiences of these people and their informal caregivers,
Hester Fidder +6 more
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National Council on Ageing and Older People annual report, 1998. [PDF]
, 1999 In 1998 the Council continued to fulfil its core functions in relation to the commissioning and publication of research into various issues affecting the lives of our older citizens.
National Council on Ageing and Older People
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik +5 more
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Audit and group feedback in nursing home physician groups: lessons learned from a qualitative study
BMC Health Services ResearchBackground Audit and group feedback (A&F) is an instrument used to encourage healthcare professionals to improve the quality of care. Clinical practice was audited against a set of criteria and fed back to a group by a facilitator.
Gary Y. C. Yeung +5 more
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