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Tackling the taboo in the UK: talking menopause-related problems at work (2018)
Journal Article
Hardy, C., Griffiths, A., Thorne, E., & Hunter, M. (2018). Tackling the taboo in the UK: talking menopause-related problems at work. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 12(1), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWHM-03-2018-0035

Purpose: Women are typically reluctant to disclose menopause-related problems that may affect their working lives to line managers. Consequently, support may not be offered nor potential solutions explored. This study examines how working menopausal... Read More about Tackling the taboo in the UK: talking menopause-related problems at work.

Menopause and work: an overview of UK guidance (2018)
Journal Article
Hardy, C., Hunter, M. S., & Griffiths, A. (2018). Menopause and work: an overview of UK guidance. Occupational Medicine, 68(9), 580–586. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy134

Background: Recent evidence suggests that some women experience menopausal symptoms that impact on their working lives, and that work environments can impact upon the experience of menopause. As a result, guidance for employers and other key stakehol... Read More about Menopause and work: an overview of UK guidance.

Meeting the Emotional Needs of Hospital Patients With Dementia: A Freelisting Study With Ward Staff (2018)
Journal Article
Petty, S., Dening, T., Griffiths, A., & Coleston, D. M. (2018). Meeting the Emotional Needs of Hospital Patients With Dementia: A Freelisting Study With Ward Staff. Gerontologist, 60(1), 155-164. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny151

© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: People with dementia are vuln... Read More about Meeting the Emotional Needs of Hospital Patients With Dementia: A Freelisting Study With Ward Staff.

Development and evaluation of online menopause awareness training for line managers in UK organizations (2018)
Journal Article
Hardy, C., Griffiths, A., & Hunter, M. S. (2019). Development and evaluation of online menopause awareness training for line managers in UK organizations. Maturitas, 120, 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.12.001

Objectives To develop and evaluate a 30-min online training for managers, in order to improve menopause-related knowledge, attitudes and confidence in having supportive discussions with women experiencing menopausal symptoms at work. The study als... Read More about Development and evaluation of online menopause awareness training for line managers in UK organizations.

Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Thomson, L., Stanyon, M., Dening, T., Heron, R., & Griffiths, A. (2019). Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review. Occupational Medicine, 69(2), 89–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy161

Background: The experience of developing dementia while in employment has been explored from the point of view of the employee, but less is known about the perspectives, experiences and needs of employers. Aims: To review systematically literature... Read More about Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review.

Effect of care assistant communication style on communicative behaviours of residents with dementia: a systematic multiple case-study (2018)
Journal Article
Stanyon, M., Griffiths, A., Gordon, A., & Thomas, S. (2019). Effect of care assistant communication style on communicative behaviours of residents with dementia: a systematic multiple case-study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 33(1), 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12622

Objectives: To determine whether varying the communication style of care assistants, encouraging them to use direct instructions and allowing more time for residents’ responses, influenced the communicative behaviour of care home residents living wit... Read More about Effect of care assistant communication style on communicative behaviours of residents with dementia: a systematic multiple case-study.

Reasons for presenteeism in nurses working in geriatric settings: a qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Fiorini, L. A., Griffiths, A., & Houdmont, J. (in press). Reasons for presenteeism in nurses working in geriatric settings: a qualitative study. Journal of Hospital Administration, 7(4), https://doi.org/10.5430/jha.v7n4p9

Objective: To explore the perceived causes of presenteeism in nurses on geriatric wards. Background: Presenteeism, defined as working when unwell, is associated with lost productivity and increased absenteeism. It is more commonly reported by employ... Read More about Reasons for presenteeism in nurses working in geriatric settings: a qualitative study.

Scaling the Peaks Research Protocol: understanding the barriers and drivers to providing and using dementia-friendly community services in rural areas—a mixed methods study (2018)
Journal Article
Marshall, F., Basiri, A., Riley, M., Dening, T., Gladman, J. R., Griffiths, A., & Lewis, S. (2018). Scaling the Peaks Research Protocol: understanding the barriers and drivers to providing and using dementia-friendly community services in rural areas—a mixed methods study. BMJ Open, 8(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020374

Introduction: Scaling the Peaks is a cross-disciplinary research study which draws on medical ethnography, human geography and Geospatial Information Science (GIS) to address the issues surrounding the design and delivery of dementia friendly service... Read More about Scaling the Peaks Research Protocol: understanding the barriers and drivers to providing and using dementia-friendly community services in rural areas—a mixed methods study.

Emotional distress with dementia: a systematic review using corpus‐based analysis and metaethnography (2018)
Journal Article
Petty, S., Harvey, K., Griffiths, A., Coleston-Shields, D. M., & Dening, T. (in press). Emotional distress with dementia: a systematic review using corpus‐based analysis and metaethnography. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4870

Objective: More understanding is needed about the emotional experiences of dementia from the perspective of the individual. This understanding can then inform the provision of health care to meet individual needs. This systematic review aimed to pres... Read More about Emotional distress with dementia: a systematic review using corpus‐based analysis and metaethnography.

Dementia: beyond disorders of mood (2018)
Journal Article
Petty, S., Dening, T., Coleston-Shields, D. M., & Griffiths, A. (in press). Dementia: beyond disorders of mood. Aging and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1430742

This editorial will present the growing argument in the research literature that mood disorders, as defined by psychiatric diagnostic criteria, do not well serve individuals with dementia. This is important because anxiety and depression are our most... Read More about Dementia: beyond disorders of mood.

Self-help cognitive behaviour therapy for working women with problematic hot flushes and night sweats (MENOS@Work): a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Hardy, C., Griffiths, A., Norton, S., & Hunter, M. S. (2018). Self-help cognitive behaviour therapy for working women with problematic hot flushes and night sweats (MENOS@Work): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Menopause, 25(5), https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001048

Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the efficacy of an unguided, self-help cognitive behavior therapy (SH-CBT) booklet on hot flush and night sweat (HFNS) problem rating, delivered in a work setting. Methods: Women aged 45 to 60 years... Read More about Self-help cognitive behaviour therapy for working women with problematic hot flushes and night sweats (MENOS@Work): a multicentre randomised controlled trial.