Browsing by Subject "dementia"
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Ageing, cognitive disorders and professional practice.
(2013)Background: the workforce is ageing. The contribution of older workers is considerable. Their occupational health profiles differ from those of younger workers. Objective: we wished to establish whether consideration ... -
Association of cognition with functional trajectories in patients admitted to geriatric wards: a retrospective observational study
(2017)Aim: Impaired cognition is common among older patients admitted to acute hospitals, but its association with functional trajectories has not been well studied. Methods: A retrospective observational study was carried ... -
Dementia in older people admitted to hospital: a regional multi-hospital observational study of prevalence, associations and case recognition.
(2015)Previous studies have indicated a prevalence of dementia in older admissions of ∼42% in a single London teaching hospital, and 21% in four Queensland hospitals. However, there is a lack of published data from any European ... -
"I'm struggling but I'm not suffering" The lived experience of persons with young onset dementia in Ireland: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Work & Social Policy. Discipline of Social Studies, 2021)Abstract: I m struggling but I m not suffering The lived experience of persons with young onset dementia in Ireland: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis This PhD thesis is an exploration of the lived experiences ... -
Informal Cost of Dementia Care – A Proxy-Good Valuation in Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2011)This paper values the informal costs of dementia care in Ireland based on recently agreed national costing framework. Drawing on a survey of 270 Irish dementia caregivers, the hours of informal care per day are estimated ... -
Sense-Cog RC_SAP_V.1.0_01.06.22
(2022)The Statistical Analysis Plan for Sense-Cog Residential Care Feasibility study -
Worsening Cognitive Impairment and Neurodegenerative Pathology Progressively Increase Risk for Delirium.
(2015)Background Delirium is a profound neuropsychiatric disturbance precipitated by acute illness. Although dementia is the major risk factor this has typically been considered a binary quantity (i.e., cognitively impaired ...