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Oral health of older people admitted to hospital for needs assessment

30 August 2016

Nursing Older People

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In this New Zealand-based study researchers assessed the dental health of community-dwelling older people admitted to specialist care with deteriorating physical...

Oral health-related quality of life in an aging Canadian population

30 August 2016

Nursing Older People

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Measuring oral health-related quality of life (QOL) reflects that dentistry interventions aim to improve life rather than merely prolong life.

Minimising barriers to dental care in older people

30 August 2016

Nursing Older People

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Uptake of dental care is low among older people, and declines with age and deprivation. In this UK-based study researchers aimed to identify barriers to dental...

Oral health for older people

30 August 2016

Nursing Older People

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Compared with previous generations, more older people have retained some or all of their teeth, but more than 40% of community-dwelling older people aged 75 and over...

Argentine tango in Parkinson disease

28 October 2016

Nursing Older People

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This article reports on a meta-analysis of 13 studies of the effects of Argentine tango (AT) as a music-based movement therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease...

Music therapy interventions in Parkinson’s disease: the state-of-the-art

28 October 2016

Nursing Older People

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This review paper summarises the evidence to support the use of music in rehabilitation interventions for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Singing and people with Parkinson’s

28 October 2016

Nursing Older People

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The Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health published an overview of evidence that group singing can benefit people with Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Singing, music and dance in Parkinson’s disease

28 October 2016

Nursing Older People

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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a long-term neurological condition that can affect profoundly physical, psychological and social function. It becomes more prevalent with...

Challenges in implementing an advance care planning programme in long-term care

31 March 2017

Nursing Older People

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This study explores the effectiveness of an education programme, Let Me Decide, designed to support the development of advance care planning (ACP) for people with...

Healthcare decision-making: past, present and future, in light of a diagnosis of dementia

31 March 2017

Nursing Older People

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This study explores experiences of and views of healthcare decision-making in the past, present and future among people with dementia and their family carers.