Search Results - "Sommerlad, Andrew"

Population attributable fractions for risk factors for dementia in low-income and middle-income countries: an analysis using cross-sectional survey data by Mukadam, Naaheed, Sommerlad, Andrew, Huntley, Jonathan, Livingston, Gill

“…Nine potentially modifiable risk factors (less childhood education, midlife hearing loss, hypertension, and obesity, and later-life smoking, depression,…”
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Hospitalisation rates and predictors in people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shepherd, Hilary, Livingston, Gill, Chan, Justin, Sommerlad, Andrew

“…Hospitalisation is often harmful for people with dementia and results in high societal costs, so avoidance of unnecessary admissions is a global priority…”
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Modifiable Predictors of Dementia in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Cooper, Claudia, Sommerlad, Andrew, Lyketsos, Constantine G., Livingston, Gill

“…Objective:Public health campaigns encouraging early help seeking have increased rates of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) diagnosis in Western countries, but we…”
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Association of social contact with dementia and cognition: 28-year follow-up of the Whitehall II cohort study by Sommerlad, Andrew, Sabia, Séverine, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Lewis, Glyn, Livingston, Gill

“…There is need to identify targets for preventing or delaying dementia. Social contact is a potential target for clinical and public health studies, but…”
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Association of sleep duration in middle and old age with incidence of dementia by Sabia, Séverine, Fayosse, Aurore, Dumurgier, Julien, van Hees, Vincent T., Paquet, Claire, Sommerlad, Andrew, Kivimäki, Mika, Dugravot, Aline, Singh-Manoux, Archana

“…Sleep dysregulation is a feature of dementia but it remains unclear whether sleep duration prior to old age is associated with dementia incidence. Using data…”
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Marriage and risk of dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies by Sommerlad, Andrew, Ruegger, Joshua, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Lewis, Glyn, Livingston, Gill

“…BackgroundBeing married is associated with healthier lifestyle behaviours and lower mortality and may reduce risk for dementia due to life-course factors. We…”
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The association between loneliness and depressive symptoms among adults aged 50 years and older: a 12-year population-based cohort study by Lee, Siu Long, Pearce, Eiluned, Ajnakina, Olesya, Johnson, Sonia, Lewis, Glyn, Mann, Farhana, Pitman, Alexandra, Solmi, Francesca, Sommerlad, Andrew, Steptoe, Andrew, Tymoszuk, Urszula, Lewis, Gemma

“…Loneliness is experienced by a third of older adults in the UK and is a modifiable potential risk factor for depressive symptoms. It is unclear how the…”
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Empathy and its associations with age and sociodemographic characteristics in a large UK population sample by Sommerlad, Andrew, Huntley, Jonathan, Livingston, Gill, Rankin, Katherine P, Fancourt, Daisy

“…Empathy is fundamental to social cognition, driving prosocial behaviour and mental health but associations with aging and other socio-demographic…”
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Protection against discrimination in national dementia guideline recommendations: A systematic review by James, Tiffeny, Mukadam, Naaheed, Sommerlad, Andrew, Pour, Hossein Rostami, Knowles, Melanie, Azocar, Ignacia, Livingston, Gill

“…National dementia guidelines provide recommendations about the most effective approaches to diagnosis and interventions. Guidelines can improve care, but some…”
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Mid-life social participation in people with intellectual disability: The 1958 British birth cohort study by Wang, Zuyu, Sommerlad, Andrew, Hassiotis, Angela, Richards, Marcus, Livingston, Gill

“…Low social participation is a potentially modifiable risk factor for cognitive deterioration in the general population and related to lower quality of life…”
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47 Hear our voice: a photo-elicitation study to explore the social participation of people with mild to moderate intellectual disability by Wang, Zuyu, Sommerlad, Andrew, Hassiotis, Angela, Livingston, Gill

“…BackgroundPeople with intellectual disability are thought to be more socially isolated and lonely than the general population and this has important potential…”
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Recording of intellectual disability in general hospitals in England 2006-2019: Cohort study using linked datasets by Sheehan, Rory, Mansour, Hassan, Broadbent, Matthew, Hassiotis, Angela, Mueller, Christoph, Stewart, Robert, Strydom, Andre, Sommerlad, Andrew

“…Accurate recognition and recording of intellectual disability in those who are admitted to general hospitals is necessary for making reasonable adjustments,…”
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Dementia wellbeing and COVID‐19: Review and expert consensus on current research and knowledge gaps by Liu, Kathy Y., Howard, Robert, Banerjee, Sube, Comas‐Herrera, Adelina, Goddard, Joanne, Knapp, Martin, Livingston, Gill, Manthorpe, Jill, O'Brien, John T., Paterson, Ross W., Robinson, Louise, Rossor, Martin, Rowe, James B., Sharp, David J., Sommerlad, Andrew, Suárez‐González, Aida, Burns, Alistair

“…Objectives In response to a commissioned research update on dementia during the COVID‐19 pandemic, a UK‐based working group, comprising dementia researchers…”
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Minimum clinically important difference of the Social Functioning in Dementia Scale (SF-DEM): cross-sectional study and Delphi survey by Levene, Tamara, Livingston, Gill, Banerjee, Sube, Sommerlad, Andrew

“…ObjectivesGood social functioning is important for people living with dementia and their families. The Social Functioning in Dementia Scale (SF-DEM) is a valid…”
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Implementation of START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) for dementia carers in the third sector: Widening access to evidence-based interventions by Amador, Sarah, Rapaport, Penny, Lang, Iain, Sommerlad, Andrew, Mukadam, Naaheed, Stringer, Aisling, Hart, Nicola, Nurock, Shirley, Livingston, Gill

“…Family members remain the main care providers for the increasing numbers of people with dementia, and often become depressed or anxious. In an implementation…”
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What Are the Neural Correlates of Impaired Awareness of Social Cognition and Function in Dementia? A Systematic Review by Hengstschläger, Anna, Sommerlad, Andrew, Huntley, Jonathan

“…Deficits in social cognition and function are characteristic of dementia, commonly accompanied by a loss of awareness of the presence or extent of these…”
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Dementia severity at death: a register-based cohort study by Aworinde, Jesutofunmi, Werbeloff, Nomi, Lewis, Gemma, Livingston, Gill, Sommerlad, Andrew

“…One third of older people are estimated to die with dementia, which is a principal cause of death in developed countries. While it is assumed that people die…”
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Social connection in long-term care homes: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators by Chapman, Hannah, Bethell, Jennifer, Dewan, Neha, Liougas, Madalena P, Livingston, Gill, McGilton, Katherine S, Sommerlad, Andrew

“…Social connection is a basic human need and is essential to quality of life. It is associated with better mental and physical health outcomes for long-term…”
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Social connection measures for older adults living in long-term care homes: a systematic review protocol by Liougas, Madalena P, Sommerlad, Andrew, O'Rourke, Hannah M, McGilton, Katherine S, Bethell, Jennifer

“…Various measures have assessed social connection in long-term care (LTC) home residents. However, they use inconsistent terminology, conceptualizations, and…”
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Personalized goals of people living with dementia and family carers: A content analysis of goals set within an individually tailored psychosocial intervention trial by Budgett, Jessica, Sommerlad, Andrew, Kupeli, Nuriye, Zabihi, Sedigheh, Rockwood, Kenneth, Cooper, Claudia

“…Introduction Person‐centered goals capture individual priorities in personal contexts. Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) has been used in drug trials involving…”
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