Iliffe, Steve, Kharicha, Kalpa, Carmaciu, Claudia, Harari, Danielle, Swift, Cameron, Gillman, Gerhard, ...
Abstract Background Pain and depression are known to be associated in later life, and both have a negative effect on physical performance both separately and in combination. The nature of the...
Recognition of and response to dementia syndrome in primary care: part 2 (2009)
Iliffe, Steve, Jain, Priya, Wilcock, Jane
This second of two articles on the recognition of and response to dementia syndrome in general practice focuses on the long-term support of patients and their families. It includes guidance on the...
Recognition of and response to dementia syndrome in primary care: part 1 (2009)
Iliffe, Steve, Jain, Priya, Wilcock, Jane
The theme of this article is the recognition of and response to dementia in general practice. Its aim is to clarify the tasks of diagnosing dementia, to advise on the use of cognitive function tests,...
service Topic collections Notes (2008)
Email Alerting, Murna Downs, Stephen Turner, Michelle Bryans, Jane Wilcock, John Keady, ...
Effectiveness of educational interventions in improving detection and management of dementia in primary care: cluster randomised controlled study
Harari, Danielle, Iliffe, Steve, Kharicha, Kalpa, Egger, Matthias, Gillmann, Gerhard, ...
Background: there is inadequate evidence to support currently formulated NHS strategies to achieve health promotion and preventative care in older people through broad-based screening and assessment...
Manthorpe, Jill, Moriarty, Jo, Rapaport, Joan, Clough, Roger, Cornes, Michelle, Bright, Les, ...
This paper draws on the evaluation of the impact of the English National Service Framework for Older People (NSFOP) on the experiences and expectations of older people, four years into its ten-year...
Manthorpe, Jill, Clough, Roger, Cornes, Michelle, Bright, Les, Moriarty, Jo, Iliffe, Steve, ...
Aim: evaluation of the impact of the National Service Framework for Older People (NSFOP) on the experiences and expectations of older people, 4 years into its 10 year programme. Background: the...
The Hawthorne Effect: a randomised, controlled trial (2007)
McCarney, Rob, Warner, James, Iliffe, Steve, Van Haselen, Robbert, Griffin, Mark, Fisher, Peter
Abstract Background The 'Hawthorne Effect' may be an important factor affecting the generalisability of clinical research to routine practice, but has been little studied. Hawthorne Effects have been...
Stuck, Andreas E, Kharicha, Kalpa, Dapp, Ulrike, Anders, Jennifer, Meier-Baumgartner, Hans, ...
Abstract Background Health risk appraisal is a promising method for health promotion and prevention in older persons. The Health Risk Appraisal for the Elderly (HRA-E) developed in the U.S. has...
Stuck, Andreas E, Kharicha, Kalpa, Dapp, Ulrike, Anders, Jennifer, Meier-Baumgartner, Hans, ...
Abstract Background This paper describes the study protocol, the recruitment, and base-line data for evaluating the success of randomisation of the PRO-AGE (PRevention in Older people – Assessment...
Wilcock, Jane, Bryans, Michelle, Turner, Stephen, O'Carroll, Ronan E., Keady, John, Levin, Enid, ...
The emerging UK national research network in neurodegenerative diseases and dementias aims to promote large-scale community-based studies of therapeutic interventions, based in primary care. However,...
Drennan, Vari, Walters, Kate, Lenihan, Penny, Cohen, Shoshanna, Myerson, Sybil, Iliffe, Steve, ...
Background. Primary care practitioners are encouraged to identify unmet need in older people, but the best mechanisms for doing this are not known. Objective. To identify common unmet needs, as...
Manthorpe, Jill, Moriarty, Jo, Rapaport, Joan, Clough, Roger, Cornes, Michelle, Bright, Les, ...
This paper draws on the evaluation of the impact of the English National Service Framework for Older People (NSFOP) on the experiences and expectations of older people, four years into its ten-year...
Drennan, Vari, Walters, Kate, Lenihan, Penny, Cohen, Shoshanna, Myerson, Sybil, Iliffe, Steve, ...
Background. Primary care practitioners are encouraged to identify unmet need in older people, but the best mechanisms for doing this are not known. Objective. To identify common unmet needs, as...
Obstacles to Shared Care for Patients with Dementia: A qualitative study (2006)
Iliffe, Steve, Wilcock, Jane, Haworth, Deborah
Background. All Primary Care Trusts in England were meant to have shared care protocols for antidementia medication use in place by 1 April 2004. Shared care of medical treatment in dementia depends...
Obstacles to Shared Care for Patients with Dementia: A qualitative study (2006)
Iliffe, Steve, Wilcock, Jane, Haworth, Deborah
Background. All Primary Care Trusts in England were meant to have shared care protocols for antidementia medication use in place by 1 April 2004. Shared care of medical treatment in dementia depends...
Background: there is increasing interest in how to age ‘successfully’ and in reaching consensus over its definition. Objective: to assess different models of successful ageing, using a British...
Background: there is increasing interest in how to age ‘successfully’ and in reaching consensus over its definition. Objective: to assess different models of successful ageing, using a British...
Obstacles to Shared Care for Patients with Dementia: A qualitative study (2006)
Iliffe, Steve, Wilcock, Jane, Haworth, Deborah
Background. All Primary Care Trusts in England were meant to have shared care protocols for antidementia medication use in place by 1 April 2004. Shared care of medical treatment in dementia depends...
Moniz-Cook, Esme D, Woods, Robert T, Leuschner, Antonio, Zanetti, Orazio, ...
BACKGROUND: Timely recognition and diagnosis of dementia is the pre-condition for improving dementia care, but diagnosis often occurs late in the disease process. OBJECTIVE: To compare facilitators...
Kharicha, Kalpa, Iliffe, Steve, Levin, Enid, Davey, Barbara, Fleming, Cass
Background. The arrangements for delivering social work and primary health care to older people in England and Wales are currently subject to rapid re-configuration, with the development of...
Kharicha, Kalpa, Iliffe, Steve, Levin, Enid, Davey, Barbara, Fleming, Cass
Background. The arrangements for delivering social work and primary health care to older people in England and Wales are currently subject to rapid re-configuration, with the development of...
Iliffe, Steve, Kharicha, Kalpa, Harari, Danielle, Swift, Cameron, Gillmann, Gerhard, Stuck, Andreas
Background. Tractable but undetected visual impairment in older people may be relatively common, particularly amongst the very old and in more deprived populations. Measurement of visual acuity is...
Iliffe, Steve, Kharicha, Kalpa, Harari, Danielle, Swift, Cameron, Gillmann, Gerhard, Stuck, Andreas
Background. Tractable but undetected visual impairment in older people may be relatively common, particularly amongst the very old and in more deprived populations. Measurement of visual acuity is...
Diagnosing dementia in primary care (2004)
De Lepeleire, Jan, Iliffe, Steve, Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra, Moniz-Cook, Esme, Aertgeerts, Bert
Manthorpe, Jill, Iliffe, Steve, Eden, Alison
Increasing calls for early diagnosis of dementia look set to impact on social services. This article explores some of the issues, drawing on a series of multi-professional dementia workshops held in...
Turner, Stephen, Iliffe, Steve, Downs, Murna, Wilcock, Jane, Bryans, Michelle, Levin, Enid, ...
Objective: to measure general practitioners' knowledge of, confidence with and attitudes to the diagnosis and management of dementia in primary care. Setting: 20 general practices of varying size and...
Iliffe, Steve, Manthorpe, Jill, Eden, Alison
Objective. The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of primary care practitioners on the early diagnosis of dementia. Methods. A total of 247 GPs, 146 community nurses, 36 practice...
Walters, Katherine, Iliffe, Steve, Tai, Sharon See, Orrell, Martin
Background: despite evidence that needs assessment of older people can improve survival and function when linked to effective long‐term management, there is no structured needs assessment...
Shepperd, Sasha, Iliffe, Steve
Background Despite the widespread adoption of hospital at home services it is not known if these services represent an effective way to manage patients, compared with in-patient hospital care. Method...
Alcohol Consumption by Elderly People: A General Practice Survey (1991)
ILIFFE, STEVE, HAINES, ANDREW, BOOROFF, ANGELA, GOLDENBERG, EVA, MORGAN, PAULA, GALLIVAN, STEPHEN
A random sample of 241 patients from General Practice registers in London were interviewed to assess alcohol consumption, cognitive impairment, depression and other factors. Fifty-one per cent of men...
Objective: To assess whether population screening for impaired vision among older people in the community leads to improvements in vision.
Dementia: issues in early recognition and intervention in primary care
Woods, R T, Moniz-Cook, Esme, Iliffe, Steve, Campion, Peter, Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra, Zanetti, Orazio, ...
Downs, Murna, Turner, Stephen, Bryans, Michelle, Wilcock, Jane, Keady, John, Levin, Enid, ...
Objective To test the effectiveness of educational interventions in improving detection rates and management of dementia in primary care.
Applying community-oriented primary care methods in British general practice: a case study.
Iliffe, Steve, Lenihan, Penny, Wallace, Paul, Drennan, Vari, Blanchard, Martin, Harris, Andrew
BACKGROUND: The '75 and over' assessments built into the 1990 contract for general practice have failed to enthuse primary care teams or make a significant impact on the health of older people....
Craig, Neil, McGregor, Sandra, Drummond, Neil, Fischbacher, Moira, Iliffe, Steve
BACKGROUND: Local Health Care Cooperatives (LHCCs) and Primary Care Groups (PCGs) reflect the continuing importance of a shift towards a 'primary care-led NHS' as a health policy goal in England and...
Iliffe, Steve, Lenihan, Penny, Orrell, Martin, Walters, Kate, Drennan, Vari, See Tai, Sharon
Background: No structured needs assessment tool exists that is appropriate for older people and also suitable for use in routine consultations in general practice.
Objective: To assess whether population screening for impaired vision among older people in the community leads to improvements in vision.
Dementia: issues in early recognition and intervention in primary care
Woods, R T, Moniz-Cook, Esme, Iliffe, Steve, Campion, Peter, Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra, Zanetti, Orazio, ...
Applying community-oriented primary care methods in British general practice: a case study.
Iliffe, Steve, Lenihan, Penny, Wallace, Paul, Drennan, Vari, Blanchard, Martin, Harris, Andrew
BACKGROUND: The '75 and over' assessments built into the 1990 contract for general practice have failed to enthuse primary care teams or make a significant impact on the health of older people....
Craig, Neil, McGregor, Sandra, Drummond, Neil, Fischbacher, Moira, Iliffe, Steve
BACKGROUND: Local Health Care Cooperatives (LHCCs) and Primary Care Groups (PCGs) reflect the continuing importance of a shift towards a 'primary care-led NHS' as a health policy goal in England and...
Iliffe, Steve, Lenihan, Penny, Orrell, Martin, Walters, Kate, Drennan, Vari, See Tai, Sharon
Background: No structured needs assessment tool exists that is appropriate for older people and also suitable for use in routine consultations in general practice.
Downs, Murna, Turner, Stephen, Bryans, Michelle, Wilcock, Jane, Keady, John, Levin, Enid, ...
Objective To test the effectiveness of educational interventions in improving detection rates and management of dementia in primary care.
Development, feasibility and performance of a health risk appraisal questionnaire for older persons
Stuck, Andreas E, Kharicha, Kalpa, Dapp, Ulrike, Anders, Jennifer, Meier-Baumgartner, Hans Peter, ...
Stuck, Andreas E, Kharicha, Kalpa, Dapp, Ulrike, Anders, Jennifer, Meier-Baumgartner, Hans Peter, ...
The Hawthorne Effect: a randomised, controlled trial
McCarney, Rob, Warner, James, Iliffe, Steve, Van Haselen, Robbert, Griffin, Mark, Fisher, Peter
Dinan, Susie, Lenihan, Penny, Tenn, Trish, Iliffe, Steve
There is convincing evidence about the benefits of exercise training in community dwelling frailer older people, but little evidence that this intervention can be delivered in general practice. In...
Health risk appraisal in older people 1: are older people living alone an ‘at-risk’ group?
Kharicha, Kalpa, Iliffe, Steve, Harari, Danielle, Swift, Cameron, Gillmann, Gerhard, Stuck, Andreas E
Iliffe, Steve, Kharicha, Kalpa, Harari, Danielle, Swift, Cameron, Gillmann, Gerhard, Stuck, Andreas E
Carmaciu, Claudia, Iliffe, Steve, Kharicha, Kalpa, Harari, Danielle, Swift, Cameron, Gillmann, Gerhard, ...