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“I never thought I could do that…”: Findings from an Alexander Technique pilot group for older people with a fear of falling. (2017)
Journal Article
Glover, L., Kinsey, D., Clappison, D. J., Gardiner, E., & Jomeen, J. (2018). “I never thought I could do that…”: Findings from an Alexander Technique pilot group for older people with a fear of falling. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 17, 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2017.11.008

© 2017 Elsevier GmbH Introduction Fear of falling is a major problem facing the health care system. No clear evidence exists as to the most effective management approach although a need for both psychological and physical intervention is recognised.... Read More about “I never thought I could do that…”: Findings from an Alexander Technique pilot group for older people with a fear of falling..

Exploring the evidence base for how people with dementia and their informal carers manage their medication in the community : a mixed studies review (2017)
Journal Article
Hilton, A., Aston, L., Maidment, I., Moutela, T., & Shaw, R. (2017). Exploring the evidence base for how people with dementia and their informal carers manage their medication in the community : a mixed studies review. BMC Geriatrics, 17(1), Article ARTN 242. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0638-6

Background: Little is known about the general medicines management issues for people with dementia living in the community. This review has three aims: firstly to explore and evaluate the international literature on how people with dementia manage me... Read More about Exploring the evidence base for how people with dementia and their informal carers manage their medication in the community : a mixed studies review.

The Edinburgh feeding evaluation in dementia scale: a longitudinal study in nursing home residents (2017)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Bagnasco, A., Catania, G., Aleo, G., Zanini, M., & Sasso, L. (2017). The Edinburgh feeding evaluation in dementia scale: a longitudinal study in nursing home residents. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 44(3-4), 196-202. https://doi.org/10.1159/000478519

Aims/Background: The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED) scale has been shown to have good psychometric properties using a range of methods including Mokken scaling. We aimed to study the Italian version of the EdFED using Mokken scaling... Read More about The Edinburgh feeding evaluation in dementia scale: a longitudinal study in nursing home residents.

Impact of WHELD intervention on neuropsychiatric symptoms, antipsychotic use and quality of life in people with dementia living in nursing homes: a cluster- randomized trial (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Crawford, F., Ballard, C., Fossey, J., Corbett, A., Orrell, M., Romeo, R., Moniz-Cook, E., Woods, B., & Whitaker, R. Impact of WHELD intervention on neuropsychiatric symptoms, antipsychotic use and quality of life in people with dementia living in nursing homes: a cluster- randomized trial

Mental wellbeing in people with dementia following Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: Innovative practice (2017)
Journal Article
Allward, C., Dunn, R., Forshaw, G., Rewston, C., & Wass, N. (2020). Mental wellbeing in people with dementia following Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: Innovative practice. Dementia, 19(2), 496-504. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301217722443

The benefits of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in supporting cognitive functioning for people with dementia are well recognised. It has been proposed that Cognitive Stimulation Therapy may offer additional benefits in terms of a person’s sense of gene... Read More about Mental wellbeing in people with dementia following Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: Innovative practice.

Core outcome measures for interventions to prevent or slow the progress of dementia for people living with mild to moderate dementia: Systematic review and consensus recommendations (2017)
Journal Article
Webster, L., Groskreutz, D., Grinbergs-Saull, A., Howard, R., O'Brien, J. T., Mountain, G., Banerjee, S., Woods, B., Perneczky, R., Lafortune, L., Roberts, C., McCleery, J., Pickett, J., Bunn, F., Challis, D., Charlesworth, G., Featherstone, K., Fox, C., Goodman, C., Jones, R., …Livingston, G. (2017). Core outcome measures for interventions to prevent or slow the progress of dementia for people living with mild to moderate dementia: Systematic review and consensus recommendations. PLoS ONE, 12(6), e0179521. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179521

Background
There are no disease-modifying treatments for dementia. There is also no consensus on disease modifying outcomes. We aimed to produce the first evidence-based consensus on core outcome measures for trials of disease modification in mild-to... Read More about Core outcome measures for interventions to prevent or slow the progress of dementia for people living with mild to moderate dementia: Systematic review and consensus recommendations.

Positive psychology outcome measures for family caregivers of people living with dementia: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Stansfeld, J., Stoner, C. R., Wenborn, J., Vernooij-Dassen, M., Moniz-Cook, E., & Orrell, M. (2017). Positive psychology outcome measures for family caregivers of people living with dementia: a systematic review. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(8), 1281-1296. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217000655

Background: Family caregivers of people living with dementia can have both positive and negative experiences of caregiving. Despite this, existing outcome measures predominately focus on negative aspects of caregiving such as burden and depression. T... Read More about Positive psychology outcome measures for family caregivers of people living with dementia: a systematic review.

Alzheimer Europe's position on involving people with dementia in research through PPI (patient and public involvement) (2017)
Journal Article
Gove, D., Diaz-Ponce, A., Georges, J., Moniz-Cook, E., Mountain, G., Chattat, R., & Øksnebjerg, L. (2018). Alzheimer Europe's position on involving people with dementia in research through PPI (patient and public involvement). Aging and Mental Health, 22(6), 723-729. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1317334

This paper reflects Alzheimer Europe's position on PPI (patient and public involvement) in the context of dementia research and highlights some of the challenges and potential risks and benefits associated with such meaningful involvement. The paper... Read More about Alzheimer Europe's position on involving people with dementia in research through PPI (patient and public involvement).

The experience of epilepsy in later life : a qualitative exploration of illness representations (2017)
Journal Article
Yennadiou, H., & Wolverson, E. (2017). The experience of epilepsy in later life : a qualitative exploration of illness representations. Epilepsy and Behavior, 70(A), 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.01.033

The objective of this study is to explore how older people living with epilepsy appraise their condition through their lived-experience. The common-sense model of illness representations (CSMIR) provides a framework to explain how individuals make se... Read More about The experience of epilepsy in later life : a qualitative exploration of illness representations.

Identifying longitudinal sustainable hierarchies in activities of daily living (2017)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Palese, A., Zuttion, R., Ferrario, B., Ponta, S., & Hayter, M. (2017). Identifying longitudinal sustainable hierarchies in activities of daily living. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 71, 122-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2017.04.003

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Activities of daily living serve as an indicator of progression in disability and rehabilitation. It is know that some of the measurement scales used show hierarchical properties indicating that activities of daily living are los... Read More about Identifying longitudinal sustainable hierarchies in activities of daily living.

The impact of individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) on cognition, quality of life, caregiver health, and family relationships in dementia : a randomized controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
Orrell, M., Yates, L., Leung, P., Kang, S., Hoare, Z., Whitaker, C., Burns, A., Knapp, M., Leroi, I., Moniz-Cook, E., Pearson, S., Simpson, S., Spector, A., Roberts, S., Russell, I., de Waal, H., Woods, R. T., & Orgeta, V. (2017). The impact of individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) on cognition, quality of life, caregiver health, and family relationships in dementia : a randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 14(3), e1002269. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002269

Background Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a well-established group psychosocial intervention for people with dementia. There is evidence that homebased programmes of cognitive stimulation delivered by family caregivers may benefit both the pe... Read More about The impact of individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) on cognition, quality of life, caregiver health, and family relationships in dementia : a randomized controlled trial.

Epidemiology of pain in people with dementia living in care homes: longitudinal course, prevalence, and treatment implications (2017)
Journal Article
Rajkumar, A. P., Ballard, C., Fossey, J., Orrell, M., Moniz-Cook, E., Woods, R. T., Murray, J., Whitaker, R., Stafford, J., Knapp, M., Romeo, R., Romeo, R., Woodward-Carlton, B., Khan, Z., Testad, I., & Corbett, A. (2017). Epidemiology of pain in people with dementia living in care homes: longitudinal course, prevalence, and treatment implications. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18(5), 453.e1-453.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.01.024

Introduction: Knowledge regarding the longitudinal course, impact, or treatment implications of pain in people with dementia living in care homes is very limited. Methods: We investigated the people with dementia living in 67 care homes in London and... Read More about Epidemiology of pain in people with dementia living in care homes: longitudinal course, prevalence, and treatment implications.

Through the eyes of others - The social experiences of people with dementia: A systematic literature review and synthesis (2017)
Journal Article
Patterson, K. M., Clarke, C., Wolverson, E. L., Moniz-Cook, E. D., Patterson, K., Clarke, C., Wolverson, E., & Moniz-Cook, E. (2018). Through the eyes of others - The social experiences of people with dementia: A systematic literature review and synthesis. International Psychogeriatrics, 30(6), 791-805. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216002374

Psychosocial models suggest that the lived experience of dementia is affected by interpersonal factors such as the ways in which others view, talk about, and behave toward the person with dementia. This review aimed to illuminate how informal, everyd... Read More about Through the eyes of others - The social experiences of people with dementia: A systematic literature review and synthesis.

A qualitative study exploring medication management in people with dementia living in the community and the potential role of the community pharmacist (2017)
Journal Article
Maidment, I. D., Aston, L., Moutela, T., Fox, C. G., & Hilton, A. (2017). A qualitative study exploring medication management in people with dementia living in the community and the potential role of the community pharmacist. Health Expectations, 20(5), 929-942. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12534

Background The prevalence of dementia is increasing rapidly. People with dementia may be prescribed complex medication regimens, which may be challenging for them and any carers involved to safely manage. Objective To describe and understand the key... Read More about A qualitative study exploring medication management in people with dementia living in the community and the potential role of the community pharmacist.