Loneliness, physical activity, and mental health during COVID-19: a longitudinal analysis of depression and anxiety in adults over the age of 50 between 2015 and …

…, S O'Dwyer, A Corbett, MV Da Silva… - International …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Objective:Loneliness and physical activity are important targets for research into the impact
of COVID-19 because they have established links with mental health, could be exacerbated …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the association between genetic liability for schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's disease

…, IT Medbøen, M Vasconcelos Da Silva… - Translational …, 2019 - nature.com
Psychosis (delusions or hallucinations) in Alzheimer’s disease (AD + P) occurs in up to 50%
of individuals and is associated with significantly worse clinical outcomes. Atypical …

Collecting self-report research data with people with dementia within care home clinical trials: Benefits, challenges and best practice

D Perfect, AW Griffiths, M Vasconcelos Da Silva… - …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
One-third of people with dementia live in care home settings and in order to deliver better
evidence-based care, robust research including clinical trials is required. Concerns have been …

The modern role of antipsychotics for the treatment of agitation and psychosis in Alzheimer's disease

B Creese, MV Da Silva, I Johar… - Expert review of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Antipsychotics have long been the mainstay of treatment for agitation and
psychosis in Alzheimer’s disease. Despite their current use successive studies have shown that …

Levels of loneliness and mental health in older adults across ethnic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK

…, K Israel-McLeish, C Ballard, MV Da Silva… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jamda.com
COVID-19 disproportionately affected individuals from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME)
backgrounds, with increased infection rates, higher illness severity, and mortality. …

Healthcare utilisation and physical activities for older adults with comorbidities in the UK during COVID‐19

…, Z Khan, M Vasconcelos Da Silva… - Health & Social Care …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A major concern with COVID‐19 was the impact it would have on individual health, the
routine use of healthcare services, and physical activities, especially for older adults with …

[HTML][HTML] A randomized controlled trial of a digital adaptation of the WHELD person-centered nursing home training program

J McDermid, MV Da Silva, G Williams, Z Khan… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Digital approaches to delivering person-centered care training to nursing home
staff have the potential to enable widespread affordable implementation, but there is very …

Investigating the effects of impairment in non‐verbal communication on neuropsychiatric symptoms and quality of life of people living with dementia

Z Khan, MV Da Silva, KM Nunez… - … Research & Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction People living with dementia in nursing homes have complex needs; impairments
in cognition, communication, and daily function; neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS); and …

A data‐driven examination of apathy and depressive symptoms in dementia with independent replication

M Vasconcelos Da Silva… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Apathy is one of the most common neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and is associated with
poor clinical outcomes. Research that helps define the apathy phenotype is urgently needed…

Care homes resilience during the pandemic: changing to adapt.

M Vasconcelos Da Silva, Z Khan… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Introduction: The unfolding of the pandemic in 2020 led to an unprecedented level of stress
in care homes, including adjustments and changes within this pivotal service to the …