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The Effects Of Non Pharmacological Interventions On Quality Of Life Of Young Adults Living At Home With Neurological Conditions

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Introduction: Non-pharmacological interventions have been shown to have an impact on the quality of life of young adults living at home with neurological conditions. Randomised controlled trials are used to test interventions (Greenhalgh 2014), i.e. non-pharmacological interventions. According to hospital episode statistics (Health & Social Care Information Centre 2015) 42% of hospital admissions were due to neurological conditions. Indeed London as a city on its own, neurological conditions account for 10% of hospital admissions (Strategic Clinical Networks 2015). With 17% of all hospital admissions in London (Strategic Clinical Networks 2015) being due to neurological conditions, it is imperative to explore the impact of non-pharmacological interventions on quality of life. Within research itself (DH 2014, DH 2005, NICE 2014) there is a lack of standards to measure the quality of life and there is also a lack of evidence of the impact of non-pharmacological interventions on that very quality of life. While there is a need to explore the impact on quality of life, there is also a need to gain insight into how the quality of life is both manifested and accounted for. Randomised controlled trails (RCT), while effective in experiments (Greenhalgh 2014) are useful evidence in this subjective analysis of quality of life. According to the National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People (DH 2004) any person below the age of 65 is considered a young adult. Similarly the National

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