Evidence based resources

Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Previous studies have found that exercise prevents falls in older people. This study aimed to test whether this effect is still present when new trials are added

Preventative health care in elderly people needs rethinking

Dee Mangin, Kieran Sweeney, and Iona Heath argue that, rather than prolonging life, preventive treatments in elderly people simply change the cause of death.

Prognosis of patients with dementia

Aims to report mortality risks of dementia based on national hospital registry data, and to put these risks into perspective by comparing them with those in the general population and following cardiovascular diseases.

Age UK's page on incontinence

Dr. Dee Mangin on TAPER (Team Approach to Polypharmacy Evaluation and Reduction) and Polypharmacy

Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines

The Scottish Government Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics team provide this Managing Multiple Medicines (formerly Polypharmacy) app and website. The aim is to provide information and tools to support healthcare professionals, patients and carers in making decisions about taking multiple medicines

Resuscitation Council UK - ReSPECT

Information on the ReSPECT process which creates personalised recommendations for a person’s clinical care and treatment in a future emergency in which they are unable to make or express choices.

Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)

Canadian educational resource about Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), designed for media but also useful for those caring for people with BPSD

Guidance for treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making

This guidance provides you with a framework to support you in meeting the needs of your patient as they come towards the end of their life.

Decision-making and consent

This guidance explains that the exchange of information between doctor and patient is essential to good decision making and will support you in your conversations with your patients; and help you to be confident you’re sharing the information they need to make decisions that are right for them. By following it, it will help you make sure that you have informed consent from your patient.

Compassion in dying

Making decisions and planning your care