BackgroundHearing loss and frailty are both common in later life and can have a significant impact on wellbeing, independence and quality of life. Many older adults living with frailty also...
BackgroundWellbeing in later life is not experienced equally. Factors such as frailty, ethnicity, gender, income and social circumstances can combine to influence how well people age and the care and...
Designing and pilot testing an anticholinergic medication index clinical decision support system (ACMICS) for use in hospitals to support safer prescribing for older people at risk of medication-related harm. BackgroundAnticholinergic...
BackgroundEveryone should have access to high-quality end-of-life care, regardless of their background. However, evidence shows that people from ethnic minority communities often experience poorer access to palliative and end-of-life care...
Optimising Structured Medication Reviews for Older People with Severe Frailty and Care Home Residents to Reduce Overprescribing and Associated Inequalities BackgroundOverprescribing is a growing challenge in healthcare and can increase...
BackgroundOsteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones and increases the risk of fractures, leading to pain, disability and, in some cases, premature death. Around 180,000 fractures are linked to osteoporosis...
BackgroundThe assessment and diagnosis stage is one of the most challenging and uncertain points in the dementia care journey. People experiencing memory problems and their families often face emotional, practical...
Understanding ethnic disparities in opioid prescribing and acute healthcare use at the end of life: a mediation analysis of linked national cancer data BackgroundPeople from minority ethnic communities with cancer...
Barriers and Facilitators to Access, Adoption, Use and Continued Engagement of Everyday Digital Technologies Among People Living with Dementia: A Scoping Review BackgroundAs everyday activities and public services become increasingly...
Which older people are most likely to benefit from community-based comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)? An individual participant data meta-analysis of trials BackgroundMaintaining independence in later life is a major priority...
Background Older people are more likely to be ‘digitally excluded’. This refers to them not using the internet, so missing out on things that could be helpful to their well-being...
Why the research is needed Older care home residents often suffer from reduced mobility, confusion and infections when they are in hospital. Previous research by the Health Foundation found that...