Browsing by Subject "Dementia"
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Guidance Document 3: Loss and Grief in Dementia
(Irish Hospice Foundation, ireland, 2016) -
Guidance Document 4: Management of Hydration and Nutrition
(Irish Hospice Foundation, ireland, 2016-08) -
Guidance Document 5: Pain Assessment and Management
(Irish Hospice Foundation, ireland, 2016-08) -
Guidance Document 6: Ethical Decision Making in End-of-Life Care and the Person with Dementia
(Irish Hospice Foundation, ireland, 2016-08) -
Guidance Document 7: Medication and Dementia – Palliative Assessment and Management
(Irish Hospice Foundation, ireland, 2016-08) -
Guidelines for Nursing Homes delivering End-of-Life Care to Residents with Dementia across the island of Ireland
(2012)Purpose ? This study aims to contribute to improving quality of life for people with end stage dementia living in residential care settings by investigating the experiences of elderly spouses whose relatives died with ... -
"I hate having nobody here, I'd like to know where they all are": Can qualitative research detect differences in Quality of Life among Nursing Home Residents with different levels of Cognitive Impairment?
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)Objective: To ascertain if similarities or differences exist in perceptions of quality of life (QoL) amongst nursing 10 home (NH) residents with different levels of cognitive impairment (CI). Method: Face-to-face interviews ... -
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on people living with dementia in Ireland
(International Long Term Care Policy Network, 2020)This preliminary report from Ireland reviews the impact of Covid-19 on people living with dementia and their family caregivers. It builds on an earlier report written by colleagues on COVID-19 in long-term care settings ... -
Interactions Between Systemic Inflammation, Frailty And Neuroinflammation In Ageing And Neurodegeneration
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Biochemistry & Immunology. Discipline of Biochemistry, 2022)Compelling evidence continues to define the pivotal role which inflammation plays in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases and ageing. It has emerged that inflammation outside the brain significantly contributes ... -
The Irish national dementia strategy
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Key Stakeholders Perceptions of Assistive Technology to Support People with Dementia living at home.
(2018)Background: The use of assistive technology (AT) to support people with dementia to live well at home has gained increasing attention. During two pilot projects, AT packages were provided as part of ... -
A Longitudinal Examination of the Physical Health and Ageing of Individuals with Down syndrome in Ireland
Background: Over the past three decades the life expectancy of people with Down syndrome (DS) has dramatically increased with improvements in health service delivery, better knowledge, health care and advocacy. With increased ... -
Management of Cognitive Communication Difficulties in Dementia: A Cross Sectional Survey of Speech and Language Therapists
(Dementia Network, 2020)Background: Cognitive communication difficulties are a characteristic feature of dementia. Speech and language therapists (SLTs) have an important role in managing cognitive communication ... -
Neuroimaging referral for dementia diagnosis: The specialist s perspective in Ireland
(2015)Background: Neuroimaging is an increasingly important tool in the diagnostic workup of dementia. Neurologists, geriatricians, and old-age psychiatrists are involved in key tasks in the diagnostic pro- cess, frequently ... -
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Cognitive Function: Are Prostaglandins at the Heart of Cognitive Impairment in Dementia and Delirium ?
(2012)Studies of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in rheumatoid arthritis imply that inflammation is important in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, these drugs have not alleviated the symptoms ... -
Physical activity and exercise for the prevention and management of mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a collaborative international guideline
(2023)Background: Physical activity and exercise have been suggested as effective interventions for the prevention and management of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, but there are no international guidelines. Objectives: ... -
Planning for the Future Project : Initiating ‘End of Life’ Discussions for People with Dementia
(Irish Hospice Foundation, ireland, 2013-09) -
Potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults with mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease: prevalence and associations with adverse events.
(2020)Aim: Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use is prevalent in older adults and is associated with adverse events, hospitalisation and mortality. We assessed the patterns and associations of PIM use in older adults ... -
Profiling Communication Ability in Dementia (P-CAD): Development and Validation of a Functional Cognitive-Communication Assessment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2020)Introduction: Cognitive communication difficulties are characteristic of dementia with negative impact. (Bayles and Tomoeda, 2007, Hickey and Bourgeois, 2018). There is a perception that little can be done to help communication ...
