Improving mental health and reducing antipsychotic use in people with dementia in care homes: the WHELD research programme including two RCTs

Improving mental health and reducing antipsychotic use in people with dementia in care homes: the WHELD research programme including two RCTs

Background: The effective management of agitation and other neuropsychiatric and behavioural symptoms in people with dementia is a major challenge, particularly in care home settings, where dementia severity is higher and there is limited training and support for care staff. There is evidence for th...

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Main Authors: Clive Ballard, Martin Orrell, Esme Moniz-Cook, Robert Woods, Rhiannon Whitaker, Anne Corbett, Dag Aarsland, Joanna Murray, Vanessa Lawrence, Ingelin Testad, Martin Knapp, Renee Romeo, Darshan Zala, Jane Stafford, Zoe Hoare, Lucy Garrod, Yongzhong Sun, Eddie McLaughlin, Barbara Woodward-Carlton, Gareth Williams, Jane Fossey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2020-07-01
Series:Programme Grants for Applied Research
Subjects:
dementia
care home
person-centred
non-drug
care staff
care
psychosocial
quality of life
agitation
programme
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar08060

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https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar08060

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