
Lloyd OatesNorthumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust · Neuropsychology
Lloyd Oates
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Background
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a multi-system disorder that can impact on driving ability. Little is known about how these changes in driving ability affect people with PD, making it difficult for clinicians and carers to offer appropriate support.
Objective
To assess patient views concerning the effect of PD on their driving ability, the...
Introduction
Transitioning to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) is a difficult time for people, fraught with psychological uncertainty and an increase in physical disability. In parallel, healthcare appointments become less frequent, most disease modifying treatments are withdrawn, and social contacts typically become more difficult t...
Background:
Parkinsonism, including Parkinson's disease (PD) are progressive neurological conditions. As these condition progress, individuals will need more support with their care needs to maintain independent community-living. Care needs are mainly met by unpaid, informal caregivers, usually close family members or friends. Caregiver strain is...
Introduction:
Endogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is thought to be protective against the neurodegeneration seen in Parkinson's disease (PD), and is thought to increase during exercise. This has been proposed as a possible mechanism by which exercise improves outcomes for people with PD. We conducted a pilot study to investigate th...
Purpose
Individuals living in areas of higher deprivation are more likely to have requested mental health treatment but are less likely to have received treatment or benefitted from it. Less is known about the extent of access equality and treatment outcomes for individuals with a long-term health condition who experience mental health difficulties...
Objective
To evaluate the effectiveness of behavioural activation interventions for people with neurological conditions with comorbid depression, and explore content and adaptations.
Data sources
PsycINFO, MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMED, and EMBASE databases were searched on the 19 November 2019. Reference lists of selected full-texts were screened by titl...
Objectives
Previous studies have looked at the reasons for hospital admission in people with parkinsonism (PwP), yet few have looked at factors that precipitate admission.
Methods
People with parkinsonism with a diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson disease of Hoehn and Yahr stage III-V and those with Parkinson plus syndromes were assessed for motor a...
This study aimed to explore the decision-making processes at the time of placement and the experiences of care homes residents with Parkinson’s.
This study was part of the larger Northumbria Care Needs Project and was a qualitative, experiential account of people with Parkinson’s living in care homes.
Background
Depression in older people is likely to become a growing global health problem with aging populations. Significant cultural variation exists in beliefs about depression (terminology, symptomatology, and treatments) but data from sub-Saharan Africa are minimal. Low-resource interventions for depression have been effective in low-income se...
Objectives
To investigate whether people with Parkinson’s disease can exercise at a high-intensity across a 12-week intervention and to assess the impact of the intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness.
Design
This is a randomized, controlled, feasibility study with waiting list control. Assessors were blinded to group allocation.
Setting
The in...
Care home residents often live with multiple morbidities. One of these, which can have a significant impact on motor and cognitive functions, is Parkinson's disease (PD). Peter Brock et al discuss a survey on how to improve care for residents living with PD.
Background:
In the United Kingdom, people with Parkinson disease (PD) and atypical parkinsonism will require more support with their care needs as the condition progresses. There are few data on the nature of care input required and the amount of informal and formal care needed by people with PD to enable them to remain within their own home.
Met...
Objectives: We hypothesized that the number and length of hospital admissions in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) would increase immediately prior to admission to a care home relative to those who were able to continue living at home or who died. Method: PD patients at Hoehn and Yahr Stages III to V were followed-up over two and a half years wi...
Background: Many people with Parkinson's disease (PD) (PwP) require care from either informal or formal carers, due to worsening symptoms. Carer strain is a recognised consequence of caring. However there are few data on the role and profile of informal carers and if this impacts on carer strain.
Method: People with moderate to advanced PD, with an...
Objective
Little is known about the current views and practices of healthcare professionals (HCPs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) regarding delivery of hospital palliative care. The present qualitative study explored the views of nursing staff and medical professionals on providing palliative and end-of-life care (EoLC) to hospital inpatients in Tanza...
Background
Older patients in hospital may be unable to maintain hydration by drinking, leading to intravenous fluid replacement, complications and a longer length of stay. We undertook a systematic review to describe clinical assessment tools which identify patients at risk of insufficient oral fluid intake and the impact of simple interventions to...
Older people admitted to hospital are particularly susceptible to dehydration, which can exacerbate their symptoms, worsen their condition and increase their risk of death. That risk must be recognised and dealt with promptly, but there are currently no standardised assessment protocols. We developed a nurse-led risk assessment tool, the Northumbri...
Background: low diagnostic rates are a barrier to improving care for the growing number of people with dementia in sub-Saharan Africa. Many people with dementia are thought to visit traditional healers (THs) and Christian faith healers (FHs) and these groups may have a role in identifying people with dementia. We aimed to explore the practice and a...
Background:
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) and parkinsonism living in care homes (residential or nursing care) in the UK represent around 10-15% of all people with PD and 3-5% of all care home residents. There are few previous data on medication use in those living in care homes with PD. In this study we aimed to compare medication use in a...