Outputs (3)

Experiences of family carers of older people with mental health problems in the acute general hospital: a qualitative study (2013)
Journal Article
Clissett, P., Porock, D., Harwood, R. H., & Gladman, J. R. (2013). Experiences of family carers of older people with mental health problems in the acute general hospital: a qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(12), https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12159

Aims
To explore the experiences of family carers of people with cognitive impairment during admission to hospital.

Background
Providing appropriate care in acute hospitals for people with co-morbid cognitive impairment, especially dementia or de... Read More about Experiences of family carers of older people with mental health problems in the acute general hospital: a qualitative study.

The challenges of achieving person-centred care in acute hospitals: a qualitative study of people with dementia and their families (2013)
Journal Article
Clissett, P., Porock, D., Harwood, R. H., & Gladman, J. R. (2013). The challenges of achieving person-centred care in acute hospitals: a qualitative study of people with dementia and their families. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50(11), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.03.001

Background

Person-centred care has been identified as the ideal approach to caring for people with dementia. Developed in relation to long stay settings, there are challenges to its implementation in acute settings. However, international policy i... Read More about The challenges of achieving person-centred care in acute hospitals: a qualitative study of people with dementia and their families.

The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards (2013)
Journal Article
Whittamore, K. H., Goldberg, S. E., Gladman, J. R., Bradshaw, L. E., Jones, R. G., & Harwood, R. H. (2013). The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.3961

Keywords:
older person;delirium;Delirium Rating Scale;validity;prognosis;diagnosis;general hospital
Objectives
This paper aimed to measure the prevalence and outcomes of delirium for patients over 70 admitted to a general hospital for acute medica... Read More about The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards.