Outputs (3)

When people living with dementia say ‘no’: Negotiating refusal in the acute hospital setting (2020)
Journal Article
O'Brien, R., Beeke, S., Pilnick, A., Goldberg, S. E., & Harwood, R. H. (2020). When people living with dementia say ‘no’: Negotiating refusal in the acute hospital setting. Social Science and Medicine, 263, Article 113188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113188

A quarter of UK acute hospital beds are occupied by people living with dementia (PLWD). Concerns have been raised by both policy makers and carers about the quality of communication between hospital staff and PLWD. PLWD may experience communication i... Read More about When people living with dementia say ‘no’: Negotiating refusal in the acute hospital setting.

A staff training intervention to improve communication between people living with dementia and health-care professionals in hospital: the VOICE mixed-methods development and evaluation study (2018)
Journal Article
Harwood, R. H., O’Brien, R., Goldberg, S. E., Allwood, R., Pilnick, A., Beeke, S., …Schneider, J. (2018). A staff training intervention to improve communication between people living with dementia and health-care professionals in hospital: the VOICE mixed-methods development and evaluation study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(41), 1-134. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr06410

Background 25% of hospital beds are occupied by a person living with dementia. Dementia affects expressive communication and understanding. Healthcare professionals report lack of communication skills training. Objectives To identify teachable ef... Read More about A staff training intervention to improve communication between people living with dementia and health-care professionals in hospital: the VOICE mixed-methods development and evaluation study.

The VOICE study – a before and after study of a dementia communication skills training course (2018)
Journal Article
O’Brien, R., Goldberg, S. E., Pilnick, A., Beeke, S., Schneider, J., Sartain, K., Thomson, L., Murray, M., Baxendale, B., & Harwood, R. H. (2018). The VOICE study – a before and after study of a dementia communication skills training course. PLoS ONE, 13(6), Article e0198567. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198567

Background A quarter of acute hospital beds are occupied by persons living with dementia, many of whom have communication problems. Healthcare professionals lack confidence in dementia communication skills, but there are no evidence-based communic... Read More about The VOICE study – a before and after study of a dementia communication skills training course.