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View article: Transitions‐Related Support for Ageing Family Carers of Older People With Intellectual Disabilities Who Convey Behaviours That Challenge Others: A Systematic Rapid Scoping Review
Transitions‐Related Support for Ageing Family Carers of Older People With Intellectual Disabilities Who Convey Behaviours That Challenge Others: A Systematic Rapid Scoping Review Open
Background There are increasing numbers of ageing family carers of older (40+) adults with intellectual disabilities who convey behaviours that challenge others in the UK. It is important to understand the needs and experiences of these ca…
View article: Non-pharmacological interventions to improve mental health outcomes among female carers of people living with a neurological condition: a systematic review
Non-pharmacological interventions to improve mental health outcomes among female carers of people living with a neurological condition: a systematic review Open
There is a clear need for adequately powered, high-quality randomised controlled trials to determine the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for female carers of people living with a neurological condition.
View article: The psychosocial needs of carers of people with type 2 diabetes
The psychosocial needs of carers of people with type 2 diabetes Open
Background Type 2 diabetes causes poor health outcomes if management is ineffective. Day-to-day self-management of type 2 diabetes is associated with diabetes distress, anxiety, and depression. This is also true for family members and info…
View article: Transitions for older people with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge others: A rapid scoping review
Transitions for older people with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge others: A rapid scoping review Open
Background People with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge others are living longer. This review aimed to explore what is known about the health and social care needs, experiences, service interventions and resources of…
View article: Weight Change During the Postintervention Follow-up of Look AHEAD
Weight Change During the Postintervention Follow-up of Look AHEAD Open
OBJECTIVE Patients with type 2 diabetes are encouraged to lose weight, but excessive weight loss in older adults may be a marker of poor health and subsequent mortality. We examined weight change during the postintervention period of Look …
View article: Transitions for older people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge others, and their family carers: a merged protocol for two rapid scoping reviews of evidence
Transitions for older people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge others, and their family carers: a merged protocol for two rapid scoping reviews of evidence Open
Background There are over 1 million adults with a learning disability in the UK, of whom approximately 20% displaying behaviours that challenge others. Two thirds of people with learning disabilities live in the family home. As they and th…
View article: Ageing Well Public Talks 2020-21 Talk 5: Care and caring in older age
Ageing Well Public Talks 2020-21 Talk 5: Care and caring in older age Open
Around a third of all carers in the UK are now aged 65+ and their numbers are increasing. They therefore do, and will continue to, make a significant of contribution to health and social environment. This talk will explore their needs and …
View article: Caring about student carers
Caring about student carers Open
This project aims to better understand and support students who are carers. Recognising that student carers often face multiple challenges, this project investigated student experience of distance learning. Framing experience of study as e…
View article: How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?
How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond? Open
We've come to really appreciate the value of carers during lockdown, but what can we do to ensure that carers receive support and information? The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence standard guidelines are a good starting po…
View article: The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers.
The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers. Open
During the Covid-19 pandemic, carers have had even less time to exercise. This article based on Open University research explores the full impact.
View article: Knowledge generation and former carers: reflections and ways forward
Knowledge generation and former carers: reflections and ways forward Open
While their increasing number is achieving some academic and public recognition, former carers occupy a liminal status, are often hidden, and experience a range of negative legacies related to caring. Existing research on former carers is …
View article: Regression From Prediabetes to Normal Glucose Regulation and Prevalence of Microvascular Disease in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS)
Regression From Prediabetes to Normal Glucose Regulation and Prevalence of Microvascular Disease in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) Open
OBJECTIVE Regression from prediabetes to normal glucose regulation (NGR) was associated with reduced incidence of diabetes by 56% over 10 years in participants in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS). In an observational …
View article: To meaningfully support carers, we must rethink their purpose and contribution
To meaningfully support carers, we must rethink their purpose and contribution Open
What does supporting carers mean in practice, and how can the government fulfil this mandate? Building on recent research commissioned by NHS England, Melanie Henwood, Mary Larkin, and Alisoun Milne explain that the narrative around carer …
View article: Exemplar models and support for older carers and carers of people with dementia: informing commissioning
Exemplar models and support for older carers and carers of people with dementia: informing commissioning Open
In May 2017 NHS England commissioned a project to support its Commitment to Carers programme. The focus of the work was to scope exemplar models of support for older carers, and for carers of people with dementia (of any age). The work too…
View article: Carer‐related research and knowledge: Findings from a scoping review
Carer‐related research and knowledge: Findings from a scoping review Open
The review discussed in this paper provides a unique synthesis of evidence and knowledge about carers. The authors adopted a scoping review methodology drawing on a wide range of material from many different sources published between 2000 …
View article: Seeing the wood for the trees. Carer related research and knowledge: A scoping review
Seeing the wood for the trees. Carer related research and knowledge: A scoping review Open
This NIHR-SSCR funded scoping review provides a comprehensive mapping of what is known about carers and caring, and aims to help inform policy, practice and research in relation to carers. The review was undertaken by searching 10 electron…
View article: SUPPORTING CARING AND CARERS IN LATER LIFE
SUPPORTING CARING AND CARERS IN LATER LIFE Open
In common with many other countries, around three quarters of carers in the UK now care for older people and a third of carers are aged 65+. Although internationally there is a wealth of material about carers, evidence is fragmented and di…
View article: WHAT MATTERS TO OLDER CARERS: EVIDENCE FROM PRACTICE-RELATED RESEARCH
WHAT MATTERS TO OLDER CARERS: EVIDENCE FROM PRACTICE-RELATED RESEARCH Open
A third of the UK’s six million carers are aged 65 years and over. Older carers disproportionately provide intensive care to their relative, care over many years and yet receive very limited support from care agencies. Research with older …
View article: Carers, Choice and Personalisation: What Do We Know?
Carers, Choice and Personalisation: What Do We Know? Open
Despite the long-term strategic shift to personalisation, with its emphasis on choice and control for those who use public services, there has been relatively little policy consideration of family carers’ choice within personalisation. The…