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Social care in older people's services-facilitating the flexible use of resources (2012)
Journal Article
Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Xie, C., Chester, H., & Challis, D. (2012). Social care in older people's services-facilitating the flexible use of resources. Care Management Journals, 13(3), 100-107. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.13.3.100

Personal budgets in social care are a mechanism for the allocation of resources for care that permits users' greater choice and flexibility. This study was designed to explore developments in care coordination arrangements by examining the flexible u... Read More about Social care in older people's services-facilitating the flexible use of resources.

Revisiting the Causes of Stress in Social Work: Sources of Job Demands, Control and Support in Personalised Adult Social Care (2012)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Jacobs, S., Challis, D., Manthorpe, J., Stevens, M., Jasper, R., Fernandez, J. L., Glendinning, C., Jones, K., Knapp, M., Moran, N., & Netten, A. (2014). Revisiting the Causes of Stress in Social Work: Sources of Job Demands, Control and Support in Personalised Adult Social Care. British Journal of Social Work, 44(4), 812-830. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs166

Social workers in adult social care are at particular risk of job-related stress, although the contribution of different organisational and policy changes to this phenomenon is subject to debate. This paper explores a theoretical framework from the o... Read More about Revisiting the Causes of Stress in Social Work: Sources of Job Demands, Control and Support in Personalised Adult Social Care.

Exploring the Contribution of Self-Assessment to Preventative Services in Social Care (2012)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Tucker, S., & Challis, D. (2014). Exploring the Contribution of Self-Assessment to Preventative Services in Social Care. British Journal of Social Work, 44(3), 729-746. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs144

Prevention, comprising services that seek to delay deterioration of existing conditions and circumstances or prevent their occurrence by early access to support, is recognised as having an important role in adult social care. The gateway to social ca... Read More about Exploring the Contribution of Self-Assessment to Preventative Services in Social Care.

The impact of individual budgets on the targeting of support: Findings from a national evaluation of pilot projects in England (2012)
Journal Article
Jones, K., Netten, A., Fernández, J. L., Knapp, M., Challis, D., Glendinning, C., Jacobs, S., Manthorpe, J., Moran, N., Stevens, M., & Wilberforce, M. (2012). The impact of individual budgets on the targeting of support: Findings from a national evaluation of pilot projects in England. Public Money and Management, 32(6), 417-424. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2012.728781

Individual or personal budgets are part of a growing international trend to encourage greater choice and control over social care services at a time of financial austerity. The authors' evaluation of individual budgets found that levels of allocated... Read More about The impact of individual budgets on the targeting of support: Findings from a national evaluation of pilot projects in England.

The Psychological Well-Being—Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ): Reliability and validity (2012)
Journal Article
Joseph, S., Maltby, J., Wood, A. M., Stockton, H., Hunt, N., & Regel, S. (2012). The Psychological Well-Being—Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ): Reliability and validity. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 4(4), 420-428. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024740

The Psychological Well-Being Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ) is an 18 item self-report measure to assess perceived changes in psychological well-being following traumatic events. The aim was to test its psychometric properties. Across... Read More about The Psychological Well-Being—Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ): Reliability and validity.

Integrating the results of user research into medical device development: insights from a case study (2012)
Journal Article
Martin, J. L., & Barnett, J. (2012). Integrating the results of user research into medical device development: insights from a case study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 12(1), Article 74. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-12-74

Background: It is well established that considering users is an important aspect of medical device development. However it is also well established that there are numerous barriers to successfully conducting user research and integrating the results... Read More about Integrating the results of user research into medical device development: insights from a case study.

Second trimester serum tests for Down's Syndrome screening (2012)
Journal Article
Alldred, S. K., Deeks, J. J., Guo, B., Neilson, J. P., & Alfirevic, Z. (2012). Second trimester serum tests for Down's Syndrome screening. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009925

Background

Down's syndrome occurs when a person has three copies of chromosome 21 - or the specific area of chromosome 21 implicated in causing Down's syndrome - rather than two. It is the commonest congenital cause of mental retardation. Noninvas... Read More about Second trimester serum tests for Down's Syndrome screening.

Older people's experiences of cash-for-care schemes: evidence from the English Individual Budget pilot projects (2012)
Journal Article
Moran, N., Glendinning, C., Wilberforce, M., Stevens, M., Netten, A., Jones, K., Manthorpe, J., Knapp, M., Fernández, J. L., Challis, D., & Jacobs, S. (2013). Older people's experiences of cash-for-care schemes: evidence from the English Individual Budget pilot projects. Ageing and Society, 33(5), 826-851. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X12000244

Cash-for-care schemes offering cash payments in place of conventional social services are becoming commonplace in developed welfare states; however, there is little evidence about the impact of such schemes on older people. This paper reports on the... Read More about Older people's experiences of cash-for-care schemes: evidence from the English Individual Budget pilot projects.

Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People (2012)
Journal Article
Xie, C., Hughes, J., Sutcliffe, C., Chester, H., & Challis, D. (2012). Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 55(3), 218-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2011.639437

This article presents findings on 4 themes associated with the personalization of social care for older people: integration of health and social care services; initiatives that prevent the need for more costly interventions; services to maintain peop... Read More about Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People.

Variations in structures, processes and outcomes of community mental health teams for older people: A systematic review of the literature (2012)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Harrington, V., Brand, C., Tucker, S., Wilberforce, M., & Challis, D. (2012). Variations in structures, processes and outcomes of community mental health teams for older people: A systematic review of the literature. Aging and Mental Health, 16(7), 861-873. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2011.651431

Objectives: In the UK and elsewhere, specialist community mental health teams (CMHTs) are central to the provision of comprehensive services for older people with mental ill health. Recent guidance documents suggest a core set of attributes that such... Read More about Variations in structures, processes and outcomes of community mental health teams for older people: A systematic review of the literature.

A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care: The protocol of a RightTimePlaceCare study (2012)
Journal Article
Verbeek, H., Meyer, G., Leino-Kilpi, H., Zabalegui, A., Hallberg, I. R., Saks, K., Soto, M. E., Challis, D., Sauerland, D., & Hamers, J. P. (2012). A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care: The protocol of a RightTimePlaceCare study. BMC Public Health, 12(1), Article 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-68

Background: Health care policies in many countries aim to enable people with dementia to live in their own homes as long as possible. However, at some point during the disease the needs of a significant number of people with dementia cannot be approp... Read More about A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care: The protocol of a RightTimePlaceCare study.

Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects (2011)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Tucker, S., & Challis, D. (2013). Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects. Journal of Social Work, 13(3), 267-286. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017311431039

• Summary: Self-assessment is one of a range of new practices within adult social care, aimed at increasing the choices available to service users in relation to both the assessment process and the way services are delivered. By analysing the results... Read More about Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects.

Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england (2011)
Journal Article
Brand, C., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2012). Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england. Social Policy and Administration, 46(7), 705-726. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00822.x

Indicators of the public provision of old age social care are routinely recorded in England and have been used for diverse purposes including performance monitoring. Despite long-term policy guidance promoting more homogeneous service provision, larg... Read More about Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england.

Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations (2011)
Journal Article
Hughes, J., Reilly, S., Berzins, K., Abell, J., Stewart, K., & Challis, D. (2011). Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations. Care Management Journals, 12(4), 174-181. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.12.4.194

For many years, there has been an international concern about the fragmented nature of health and social care services for vulnerable older people and younger adults. This article examines the implementation of two major policies in England designed... Read More about Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations.

Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom? (2011)
Journal Article
Netten, A., Jones, K., Knapp, M., Fernandez, J. L., Challis, D., Glendinning, C., Jacobs, S., Manthorpe, J., Moran, N., Stevens, M., & Wilberforce, M. (2012). Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom?. British Journal of Social Work, 42(8), 1556-1573. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr159

In England, 'personal budgets' are being implemented at a time of financial austerity. They are part of a growing trend internationally to give users of publicly funded social care and support more choice and control. In the individual budgets' (IB)... Read More about Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom?.

The identification and detection of dementia and its correlates in a social services setting: Impact of a national policy in England (2011)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Abendstern, M., Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2012). The identification and detection of dementia and its correlates in a social services setting: Impact of a national policy in England. Dementia, 11(5), 617-632. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301211421089

Dementia continues to be under-recognized, an important issue in many countries. Policy addressing this has focused on the role of general practice-based staff, but dementia represents an area in which closer collaboration between community health an... Read More about The identification and detection of dementia and its correlates in a social services setting: Impact of a national policy in England.

Ergonomically sound (2011)
Newspaper / Magazine
Craven, M., & Martin, J. (2011). Ergonomically sound

Medical devices are used by a multiplicity of users and in a variety of environments. Manufacturers of these devices will therefore need to be aware of differences in skills, needs, abilities and preferences among users, as well as the requirements t... Read More about Ergonomically sound.

Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England (2011)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Abendstern, M., Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2012). Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England. International Psychogeriatrics, 24(2), 261-269. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610211001517

Background: Depression continues to be under-recognized in older people. Most policies addressing this issue focus on the primary health care team. However, recognition may be improved by use of assessment tools and collaboration between secondary he... Read More about Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England.

Task-related default mode network modulation and inhibitory control in ADHD: effects of motivation and methylphenidate (2011)
Journal Article
Liddle, E. B., Hollis, C., Batty, M. J., Groom, M. J., Totman, J. J., Liotti, M., Scerif, G., & Liddle, P. F. (2011). Task-related default mode network modulation and inhibitory control in ADHD: effects of motivation and methylphenidate. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 52(7), 761-771. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02333.x

Background: Deficits characteristic of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), including poor attention and inhibitory control, are at least partially alleviated by factors that increase engagement of attention, suggesting a hypodopaminergic... Read More about Task-related default mode network modulation and inhibitory control in ADHD: effects of motivation and methylphenidate.

Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies (2011)
Journal Article
Challis, D., Hughes, J., Berzins, K., Reilly, S., Abell, J., Stewart, K., & Bowns, I. (2011). Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 16(1_suppl), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2010.010078

Objectives: Our aim was to describe the current provision of case management arrangements in primary care for people with long-term conditions in England and identify the extent and nature of self-care support services within it. Methods: Cross-secti... Read More about Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies.