Kit Byatt, a recently-retired consultant geriatrician, reflects on the latest Cochrane evidence on preventing delirium in older people in long-term care establishments.
Tag: later life
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.
Reminiscence therapy for people with dementia. Do memories matter?
Dementia care practitioner and researcher Bob Woods talks about reminiscence therapy and the evidence from their recent Cochrane Review.
Informed decision-making: “we can” doesn’t mean “we should”
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.
Behind the headlines: can one in three dementia cases be prevented?
Kirsty Marais from Alzheimer's UK goes behind the headlines that 1 in 3 dementia cases could be prevented, unpacking what the new Lancet Commission on Dementia found
Asking about your sex life isn’t vulgar, it’s vital
Pelvic physiotherapist and comedian Elaine Miller @GussieGrips pulls back the covers and shines a torch on health, research, and asking about your sex life
Unthinkable thoughts and evidence: talking about dying
How would you not wish to die? Richard Lehman reflects on a discussion about advance decisions, evidence-based medicine and kindness.
Incontinence-associated dermatitis: untangling evidence and practice
In this blog for nurses, Sarah Chapman shares the latest Cochrane evidence on incontinence-associated dermatitis and registered nurses Teresa Chinn and Shannon Deakin consider the challenges of applying evidence to practice.
Osteoporosis: Cochrane evidence and how to ‘love your bones’
Today is World Osteoporosis Day and we're taking a look at some Cochrane evidence on finding and treating osteoporosis.
Dehydration: do we really know how to spot it?
In a blog for nurses, Sarah Chapman looks at Cochrane evidenceCochrane Reviews are systematic reviews. In systematic reviews we search for and summarize studies that answer a specific research question (e.g. is paracetamol effective and safe for treating back pain?). The studies are identified, assessed, and summarized by using a systematic and predefined approach. They […]
Detecting dementia: how hit and miss is this questionnaire?
Early diagnosis of dementia is a national priority but how accurately can it be identified?