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Recent systematic review on falls and delirium

Falls and delirium are relatively common � and can have serious consequences for the elderly. This recent study reports on a systematic review about the association between falls and delirium in older people (aged 65 years or older). The review results �suggest that falls and delirium are inextricably linked�. The authors propose that this indicated �a need to further refine fall risk assessment tools and protocols to specifically include delirium for consideration as a risk factor�.

Source: https://betterhealthwhileaging.net

If you work with the aged you'll be interested in this article. 

The Overlap Between Falls and Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Sillner AY, Holle CL, Rudolph JL
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 2019 [epub].

Please request it from your network Library service

When hospitals lead to harm: Opioid year of action

This year there will be more than 2.5 million surgeries in Australia. The prescribing, administration and dispensing of opioids will follow many of these procedures.

Due to unrealistic expectations of pain management, overprescribing and lack of evidence-based educational programs for health professionals, use will grow into dependence and harm for some people.

Since the inaugural multidisciplinary and collaborative Medicines Leadership Forum in Canberra in July 2018 framed the issue of hospital-initiated opioid harm from a pharmacy perspective, SHPA has released a landmark report detailing the problems Australia faces, and solutions that could help turn the tide.

Read more here on Hospital and HealthCare.

New title available at CHHC library Overcoming Opioid Addiction : The Authoritative Medical Guide for Patients, Families, Doctors, and Therapists

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Caesarians increase risk of postnatal depression

A major new study conducted by the University of York, and published in the Journal of Health Economics, provides new evidence that emergency C-sections put new mothers at greater risk of experiencing mental health problems after giving birth.

The study has revealed first-time mothers who give birth via unplanned caesarean section are 15% more likely to experience postnatal depression. Furthermore, the numbers of C-sections performed worldwide have increased dramatically in many developed countries over the past few decades

The author of the study is calling for more mental health support for women whose babies are delivered via emergency caesarean section, or C-section � a surgical procedure usually carried out because of complications during labour.

Read more here at Hospital and Healthcare.

                                                           Source: Hospital and Healthcare

�Year of the Nurse� in 2020

Nursing Now, the three-year global campaign aiming to improve health and lift the profile of nursing, has welcomed backing by the World Health Organization (WHO) to designate 2020 the �Year of the Nurse�.

�There are 20 million nurses and midwives globally, who make up half of the professional health workforce. This is a wonderful opportunity to show people what an exciting career nursing is and highlight what nurses can do to help achieve health for all.�

Read full article here on ANMJ and more at Nursing Now 

                                                                   Source: ANMJ

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?

Will eating a good breakfast improve your energy through the day and help you loose weight? Recent research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that this might not be the case. Recommending the inclusion of breakfast to adults seeking weight loss guidance might not be a good plan, as it could have the opposite effect.

"Effect of breakfast on weight and energy intake: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials".
BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l42 (Published 30 January 2019)Cite this as: BMJ 2019;364:l42

                                                                               www.bmj.com

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