Depression is very common in older people in western countries. It can be treated with anti-depressants but the safety of drug therapy in older people is questionable due to age-related changes in the way drugs are stored and eliminated by ...
Daniel Allen
Daniel Allen
It's all Ben Goldacre's fault. For anyone who has not read his Bad Science column in The Guardian (www.badscience.net), Dr Goldacre is an exposer of bunkum and quackery. Each week he analyses news stories that have an apparent medical or sc...
Identifying, reporting and preventing elder abuse in the practice setting [0.03%]
诊疗机构中的老年虐待的识别、汇报和预防措施
Julie McGarry
Julie McGarry
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There are so many hidden corners of the BBC's vast internet presence that it would take even a determined geek weeks to visit them all. Digging about on its health news pages one day, a link appeared to something called BBC Headroom - a pos...
Chris Beech
Chris Beech
In 2004 the Scottish Executive examined the planning, organisation and delivery of coherent services for those with dementia and their carers. Accompanying this was a planning and audit tool for the design of dementia services.
Painful, chronic wounds have long been treated with dressings that provide moist wound healing. This moist environment, by limiting the exposure of nerve ends, ensures some pain relief. This article reviews a foam dressing that combines the...
Gwyn Grout,Jane Winson
Gwyn Grout
Cognitive decline is associated with poor physical health, particularly cardiovascular disease and diabetes, as well as depression and low socioeconomic status. Depression is known to be associated with increased levels of cognitive decline...
Stroke is a common cause of disability and challenges the wellbeing of both patients and their carers. Unlike the carers of people with other chronic illnesses, there is usually no period of transition; stroke is a sudden event and caring p...
Elderly residents of care homes are often frail with degenerative health problems. They take multiple medications giving them an increased risk of adverse drug events. Their dependency and frequent cognitive impairment undermine their capac...