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End of life care for people with frailty

by Web team (LB) | Nov 1, 2020 | Care, End-of-life, Frailty, Past projects

This study assessed the growing literature on early intervention to support dying well, and looked to show when and how to identify frail older adults with end of life and palliative care needs, and discussed why this might or might not be advantageous.

Ageing without children

by Web team (LB) | Nov 1, 2020 | Care, Economics, Healthy ageing, Past projects, Prevention

This review sought to evaluate views of childlessness in the context of ageing.

Dementia initiative

by Web team (LB) | Aug 1, 2020 | Care, COVID-19, Dementia, Past projects, Prevention

Supporting the circulation of key messages to people with dementia and carers during the pandemic period.

Long term health conditions and later life disability

by Web team (LB) | Jul 1, 2020 | Disability, Healthy ageing, Long term conditions, Past projects, Prevention

Mapping the deeper drivers of deteriorating later-life quality to identify ways of reversing the current trend of extra-life years lived with disabilities.

National early warning scores and COVID-19 deaths in care homes: a longitudinal ecological study

by Web team (LB) | Jun 2, 2020 | Care, COVID-19, Past projects

Assessing whether information routinely collected by (some) care homes could contribute to surveillance of COVID-19 infections in these settings.

Identifying clinical frailty in younger groups

by Web team (LB) | Jun 2, 2020 | Frailty, Inequality, Past projects, Prevention

Producing research into the identification of frailty in younger populations.

Remotely delivered interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness

by Web team (LB) | May 2, 2020 | COVID-19, Inequality, Mental health, Past projects

Exploring various remote interventions to see what is effective at combatting loneliness in older adults.

Technology for strength and balance

by Web team (LB) | Apr 2, 2020 | Digital, Falls, Past projects, Physical activity

Understanding the evidence that strength and balance exercises can be delivered remotely to older people using digital media.

Clinical Frailty Scale in intensive and critical care settings

by Web team (LB) | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19, End-of-life, Frailty, Past projects

Identifying evidence about the use of the CFS in intensive and critical care settings, or as a tool to aid decision making for critical care, for those aged under 65 years.