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Alcohol misuse and cognitive impairment in older people

  • Sarah Coleman
    ,
  • Sarah Wadd
    ,
  • James Randall
    ,
  • Anna Thake
    ,
  • Kim Edwards
    ,
  • Sarah Galvani
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Abstract

The main objectives of this study were to explore: The extent and nature of cognitive impairment in older people (aged 55 and over) attending substance misuse services in the UK for alcohol problems. The difficulties which substance misuse services face when working with clients with cognitive impairment and how treatment can be modified to take account of cognitive difficulties. The extent to which older people attending substance misuse services find screening with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (Nasreddine, et al., 2005) acceptable. The extent to which older people with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or early stage dementia can be screened for alcohol problems using standard alcohol screening tools. The extent to which NHS memory assessment services are screening their clients for alcohol problems and the challenges they face in doing so.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Other contribution Other contribution Peer-review

Original language

English

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/12/2013

Publication status

Published - 01/12/2013

Publisher

Alcohol Research UK, United Kingdom

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/601429

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