Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig highlight Cochrane evidence on COVID-19 and other health effects of the pandemic, with links to reviews, blogs and other Cochrane resources.
Tag: later life
Dementia diagnosis by phone and video: pitfalls and possibilities
Dr Lucy Beishon blogs about evidence on assessing people for dementia by phone and video call, reflects on her experiences during the pandemic, and looks to the future.
Activities for people with dementia: what can evidence and experience teach us?
A blog about activities for people with dementia, drawing on evidence and experience.
Loneliness in older people: could video calls help?
Sarah Chapman looks at a Cochrane rapid review on whether video calls can reduce loneliness in older people.
Pet therapy for older people in care homes: what’s the evidence?
Sarah Chapman blogs some recent evidence on pet therapy
Shingles vaccination in older adults: is it effective and safe?
Sarah Chapman looks at the latest Cochrane evidence on the safety and effectiveness of the shingles vaccination for older adults.
Dementia diagnosis: a decade of evidence
Dr Terry Quinn, the coordinating editor of Cochrane Dementia, looks at the latest Cochrane evidence around testing for dementia
Delirium in long term care institutions: can we prevent or minimize it?
Kit Byatt, a recently-retired consultant geriatrician, reflects on the latest Cochrane evidence on preventing delirium in older people in long-term care establishments.
Exercise prevents falls in older people – but will any type of exercise do?
Cochrane Co-ordinating Editor and review author Helen Handoll talks about new evidence that exercise prevents falls in older people and what it might mean for her mother and others like her.
Falls prevention in older people: what can nurses do?
In this blog for nurses, Helen Cowan reflects on the latest Cochrane evidence on falls preventions in care homes and hospitals and reflects in the context of her practice.
Do memories matter? Is reminiscence over-rated as a therapy for people with dementia?
Dementia care practitioner and researcher Bob Woods talks about reminiscence therapy and the evidence from their recent Cochrane Review.
Being patient with EBM. “Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should” – supporting informed decision-making
Sarah Chapman and Kit Byatt reflect on their discussion about helping an elderly relative decide whether a test and a treatment offered were in her best interests.