All Outputs (15)

The Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: A goal attainment scaling approach to promote self-management (2020)
Journal Article
Chester, H., Beresford, R., Clarkson, P., Entwistle, C., Gillan, V., Hughes, J., …Members of the HoSt‐D (Home Support in Dementia) Programme Management Group. (2021). The Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: A goal attainment scaling approach to promote self-management. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36(5), 784-793. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5479

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated goals identified by people with dementia and their carers to promote the self-management of symptoms and abilities; measured achievement using goal attainment scaling (GAS); and explored the reflections of Dementia... Read More about The Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: A goal attainment scaling approach to promote self-management.

Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Keogh, F., Pierse, T., O'Shea, E., Fitzgerald, C., & Challis, D. (2020). Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis. HRB Open Research, 3, Article 69. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13147.2

Introduction: Health systems in many different countries have increasingly been reorienting the delivery of dementia care to home and community care settings. This paper provides information on how health and social care professionals (HSCPs) in Irel... Read More about Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis.

Development and preliminary testing of a framework for quantifying local service provision for people with dementia (2020)
Journal Article
Hughes, J., Ahmed, S., Clarkson, P., Davies, S., Stewart, K., & Challis, D. (2020). Development and preliminary testing of a framework for quantifying local service provision for people with dementia. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 21(3), 193-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-03-2020-0010

© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: It was hypothesised that there were variations in health and social care services available for older people with dementia and their carers, and that measurement of this between localities was possible. Th... Read More about Development and preliminary testing of a framework for quantifying local service provision for people with dementia.

Emergency department and hospital admissions among people with dementia living at home or in nursing homes: results of the European RightTimePlaceCare project on their frequency, associated factors and costs (2020)
Journal Article
Afonso-Argilés, F. J., Meyer, G., Stephan, A., Comas, M., Wübker, A., Leino-Kilpi, H., …Vellas, B. (2020). Emergency department and hospital admissions among people with dementia living at home or in nursing homes: results of the European RightTimePlaceCare project on their frequency, associated factors and costs. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), Article 453. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01835-x

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Evidence is lacking on the differences between hospitalisation of people with dementia living in nursing homes and those living in the community. The objectives of this study were: 1) to describe the frequency of ho... Read More about Emergency department and hospital admissions among people with dementia living at home or in nursing homes: results of the European RightTimePlaceCare project on their frequency, associated factors and costs.

Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach (2020)
Journal Article
Yates, J., Stanyon, M., Challis, D., Coleston-Shields, D. M., Dening, T., Hoe, J., …Orrell, M. (2020). Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach. BMC Psychiatry, 20(1), Article 505. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02899-0

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Teams delivering crisis resolution services for people with dementia and their carers provide short-term interventions to prevent admission to acute care settings. There is great variation in these services across t... Read More about Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach.

Home-care providers as collaborators in commissioning arrangements for older people (2020)
Journal Article
Davies, K., Dalgarno, E., Angel, C., Davies, S., Hughes, J., Chester, H., …Challis, D. (2022). Home-care providers as collaborators in commissioning arrangements for older people. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(2), 644-655. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13169

© 2020 The Authors. Health and Social Care in the Community published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd In England, care to support people living at home is largely commissioned by local authorities (statutory organisations with responsibility for social ca... Read More about Home-care providers as collaborators in commissioning arrangements for older people.

Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Keogh, F., Pierse, T., O'Shea, E., Fitzgerald, C., & Challis, D. (2020). Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis. HRB Open Research, 3, Article 69. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13147.1

Introduction: Health systems in many different countries have increasingly been reorienting the delivery of dementia care to home and community care settings. This paper provides information on how health and social care professionals (HSCPs) in Irel... Read More about Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis.

Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: A consensus approach (2020)
Working Paper
Yates, J., Stanyon, M., Challis, D., Coleston-Shields, D. M., Dening, T., Hoe, J., …Orrell, M. Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: A consensus approach

Background: Teams delivering crisis resolution services for people with dementia and their carers provide short-term interventions to prevent admission to acute care settings. There is great variation in these services across the UK. This article rep... Read More about Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: A consensus approach.

Care Coordination for Older People in the Non-Statutory Sector: Activities, Time Use and Costs (2020)
Journal Article
Hughes, J., Jasper, R., Worden, A., Loynes, N., Sutcliffe, C., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2020). Care Coordination for Older People in the Non-Statutory Sector: Activities, Time Use and Costs. Journal of Long-Term Care, 91-107. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.10

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights into the contribution and experiences of non-statutory sector (voluntary) services delivering care coordination. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative study, based on face-to-... Read More about Care Coordination for Older People in the Non-Statutory Sector: Activities, Time Use and Costs.

Complex care needs and devolution in Greater Manchester: A pilot study to explore social care innovation in newly integrated service arrangements for older people (2020)
Journal Article
Malik, B., Wells, J., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Keady, J., Young, A., & Challis, D. (2020). Complex care needs and devolution in Greater Manchester: A pilot study to explore social care innovation in newly integrated service arrangements for older people. Australian Health Review, 44(6), 838-846. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH19168

© 2020 AHHA. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe emergent approaches to integrated care for older people with complex care needs and investigate the viability of measuring integrated care. Methods: A case study approach was used. Sites w... Read More about Complex care needs and devolution in Greater Manchester: A pilot study to explore social care innovation in newly integrated service arrangements for older people.

Dementia and mild cognitive impairment in prisoners aged over 50 years in England and Wales: a mixed-methods study (2020)
Journal Article
Forsyth, K., Heathcote, L., Senior, J., Malik, B., Meacock, R., Perryman, K., …Shaw, J. (2020). Dementia and mild cognitive impairment in prisoners aged over 50 years in England and Wales: a mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(27), 1-116. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08270

Objectives The objectives were to establish the prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in prisoners in England and Wales and their health and social care needs; validate the six-item cognitive impairment test for routine use in prisons... Read More about Dementia and mild cognitive impairment in prisoners aged over 50 years in England and Wales: a mixed-methods study.

Perceptions of the social worker role in adult community mental health teams in England (2020)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Wilberforce, M., Davies, K., Pitts, R., Batool, S., …Challis, D. (2020). Perceptions of the social worker role in adult community mental health teams in England. Qualitative Social Work, 20(3), 773-791. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325020924085

© The Author(s) 2020. There is a growing recognition of the importance of the social work contribution within community mental health services. However, although many texts describe what the mental health social work contribution should be, little em... Read More about Perceptions of the social worker role in adult community mental health teams in England.

The Barts Explanatory Model Inventory for Dementia: An item reduction approach based on responses from South Asian communities (2020)
Journal Article
Kampanellou, E., Wilberforce, M., Worden, A., Giebel, C., Challis, D., & Bhui, K. (2020). The Barts Explanatory Model Inventory for Dementia: An item reduction approach based on responses from South Asian communities. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 35(8), 916-925. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5313

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: Cultural differences in how the symptoms, causes, consequences, and treatments of dementia are understood and interpreted by South Asian people are a commonly expressed reason for late- or nonuse of mental h... Read More about The Barts Explanatory Model Inventory for Dementia: An item reduction approach based on responses from South Asian communities.

The challenges of commissioning home care for older people in England: commissioners’ perspectives (2020)
Journal Article
Davies, K., Dalgarno, E., Davies, S., Roberts, A., Hughes, J., Chester, H., …Challis, D. (2021). The challenges of commissioning home care for older people in England: commissioners’ perspectives. Ageing and Society, 41(8), 1858-1877. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X20000021

© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press. Home care for older people in England is commissioned through local authorities working predominantly with independent providers of care. Commissioners operate in a market model, plannin... Read More about The challenges of commissioning home care for older people in England: commissioners’ perspectives.

Changes in commissioning home care: an English survey (2020)
Journal Article
Challis, D., Davies, S., Roberts, A., Hughes, J., Chester, H., Davies, K., …Dalgarno, E. (2020). Changes in commissioning home care: an English survey. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 21(1), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-10-2019-0055

© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine changes in the nature, form and range of commissioning arrangements for home care. Design/methodology/approach: Data from two discrete national surveys of English lo... Read More about Changes in commissioning home care: an English survey.