John Bond

TL;DR: It is suggested that educational and social activity group interventions that target specific groups can alleviate social isolation and loneliness among older people.

TL;DR: NPTs emerge as a useful, versatile and potentially cost-effective approach to improve outcomes and QoL in ADRD for both the PWD and CG.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the prevalence of loneliness among older people in Great Britain, and made comparisons with the findings of studies undertaken during the last five decades, concluding that there are three loneliness pathways in later life: continuation of a long-established attribute, late-onset loneliness, and decreasing loneliness.

TL;DR: No benefit was shown from multifactorial assessment and intervention after a fall in patients with cognitive impairment and dementia presenting to the accident and emergency department and the intervention was less effective in these patients than in cognitively normal older people.

TL;DR: This large cohort of 85 year olds showed good levels of both self rated health and functional ability despite significant levels of disease and impairment, and Hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, depression, and dementia may be underdiagnosed.