{"title":"Non-exercise, home-based interventions for persons living with dementia: A commentary on a systematic review.","authors":"P Somner, J Harrison, J Hill","doi":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0030","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dementia is a neurological condition that is estimated to effect over 55 million people globally. For people living with dementia, maintaining meaningful activity adds to quality of life, maintaining purpose and routine. The evidence for activity interventions that were home based, and did not focus on physical exercise, was unclear for persons living with dementia. A systematic review by Tan et al. 2022 consolidated the evidence of effectiveness for such interventions, for both the person living with dementia and their carer. This commentary critically appraises the review and discusses the findings for health and social care professionals in dementia care.</p>","PeriodicalId":519904,"journal":{"name":"British journal of neuroscience nursing","volume":"21 6","pages":"249-253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7619310/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148674845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biomarkers as diagnostic or prognostic indicators of delirium: examining the current evidence.","authors":"E Emery, O Hamer, J Hill","doi":"10.12968/bjnn.2025.0007","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjnn.2025.0007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Delirium is a substantial global health concern. Delirium can lead to longer hospital stays and increased healthcare costs. Effective detection and prevention of delirium is still a major challenge for health-care organisations globally. This is largely because the cause(s) of the condition are still unknown. There are multiple factors which may contribute to the aetiology of delirium and a range of neurobiological processes that may be associated with its pathophysiology. With this said, evidencing these processes is a significant challenge as there is a dearth of existing methods of identification. Recently, the use of biomarkers has become a popular method in the identification of delirium and its risk of development. The identification of biomarkers associated with delirium may provide insight into its pathophysiology and aid in diagnosis and management. However, there is a lack of research that has synthesised the diagnostic and prognostic value of biomarkers associated with delirium, and how they can be employed to improve patient outcomes. A systematic review by Dunne et al. 2021 was undertaken to explore this association of biomarkers and delirium. This commentary aims to critically appraise the methods used within the review by Dunne et al. (2021) and expand upon the findings in the context of clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":519904,"journal":{"name":"British journal of neuroscience nursing","volume":"21 5","pages":"186-192"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7619309/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148674832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Constraint-induced movement therapy following stroke: a commentary.","authors":"D Lamb, J E Hill, R Santos","doi":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0041","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over 113,000 patients present with stroke each year in the United Kingdom. The societal cost of which is approximately £26 billion annually, with £20.6 billion attributed to ongoing care. Approximately 70% of stroke survivors suffer from impaired arm function, with recovery patterns heavily influenced by initial motor weakness. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) has demonstrated some potential in rehabilitating this dysfunction where finger extension is preserved. CIMT is therefore now recommended in national healthcare guidelines. Systematic reviews of CIMT have varied in their sample groups, focusing on acute, subacute and chronic strokes, with varying CIMT delivery protocols. A recent systematic review was undertaken by Yang et al (2023) with the aim of identifying the efficiency of CIMT in patients with preservation of finger extension and the optimum protocol for delivery. This commentary aims to critically appraise the methods used within the review by Yang et al., (2023) and expand upon the findings in the context of clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":519904,"journal":{"name":"British journal of neuroscience nursing","volume":"20 6","pages":"257-261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7618531/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145835925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joanna Harrison, Lucy Roebuck Saez, Helen Vernon, James Hill
{"title":"Diagnostic accuracy of bedside screening tools for aspiration risk in acute stroke, a commentary.","authors":"Joanna Harrison, Lucy Roebuck Saez, Helen Vernon, James Hill","doi":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0002","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dysphagia is common after stroke and can lead to serious complications including pneumonia and mortality. Bedside swallow screening tools for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia are available for use by healthcare professionals to quickly assess patients, put in place the necessary interventions and make referral to speech and language therapy. A Cochrane Systematic review aimed to identify the diagnostic accuracy of such tools for use in practice (Boaden et al. 2021). This commentary critically appraises and evaluates the systematic review and expands upon the findings in the context of clinical practice and further research.</p>","PeriodicalId":519904,"journal":{"name":"British journal of neuroscience nursing","volume":"20 Sup5","pages":"S263-S267"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7616813/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142650120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dietary interventions in autism: a critical appraisal and commentary on the findings of a systematic review.","authors":"S Woods, A Doherty, J Hill","doi":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0035","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An estimated 1% of the global population is believed to be autistic. Clinical focus is often on interventions that target social functioning, sensory processing and communication. Dietary interventions are often explored as a means of targeting these core symptoms. However, research findings are often inconclusive due to small sample sizes. This commentary critically examines a meta-analysis focused on dietary interventions - including omega-3, vitamins, and other supplements - in the treatment of autism. It evaluates the study's findings and contextualizes their implications for neurological nursing practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":519904,"journal":{"name":"British journal of neuroscience nursing","volume":"20 4","pages":"142-147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7616815/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142650118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparing models of organised inpatient stroke care.","authors":"James E Hill, Clare Thetfor, Josephine Gibson","doi":"10.12968/bjnn.2022.18.Sup2.S3","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjnn.2022.18.Sup2.S3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":519904,"journal":{"name":"British journal of neuroscience nursing","volume":"18 Sup2","pages":"S3-S6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7615948/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140912685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}