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Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit (2022)
Journal Article
Coleston-Shields, D. M., Challis, D., Worden, A., Broome, E., Dening, T., Guo, B., …Orrell, M. (2022). Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit. Trials, 23, Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05995-y

Background: Improving care at home for people with dementia is a core policy goal in the dementia strategies of many European countries. A challenge to effective home support is the occurrence of crises in the care of people with dementia which arise... Read More about Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit.

Understanding Resource Allocation Processes in Social Care for Frail Older People: Lessons from a National Survey (2021)
Journal Article
Stewart, K., Hughes, J., Challis, D., Worden, A., Davies, S., Xie, C., …Gibson, A. (2021). Understanding Resource Allocation Processes in Social Care for Frail Older People: Lessons from a National Survey. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2021, 43-57. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.21

Context: Traditionally local authorities in England allocated resources in social care following a professional assessment of need and a costed care plan. With the introduction of personal budgets, resource allocation tools have been used to provide... Read More about Understanding Resource Allocation Processes in Social Care for Frail Older People: Lessons from a National Survey.

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.

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.

Measuring the patient experience in community mental health services for older people: A study of the Net Promoter Score using the Friends and Family Test in England (2018)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Poll, S., Langham, H., Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2019). Measuring the patient experience in community mental health services for older people: A study of the Net Promoter Score using the Friends and Family Test in England. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34(1), 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4978

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: The research aimed to explore the value of the Net Promoter Score as a service improvement tool and an outcome measure. The study objectives were to (1) explore associations between the Net Promoter Score... Read More about Measuring the patient experience in community mental health services for older people: A study of the Net Promoter Score using the Friends and Family Test in England.

Age, memory loss and perceptions of dementia in South Asian ethnic minorities (2017)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Worden, A., Challis, D., Jolley, D., Bhui, K. S., Lambat, A., …Purandare, N. (2019). Age, memory loss and perceptions of dementia in South Asian ethnic minorities. Aging and Mental Health, 23(2), 173-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1408772

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: South Asian older adults are represented less frequently in mainstream mental health services or those for people with dementia. This study aimed to explore in detail the per... Read More about Age, memory loss and perceptions of dementia in South Asian ethnic minorities.

Community mental health teams for older people in England: Variations in ways of working (2017)
Journal Article
Verbeek, H., Worden, A., Wilberforce, M., Brand, C., Tucker, S., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2018). Community mental health teams for older people in England: Variations in ways of working. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(3), 475-481. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4775

Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: Integrated community mental health teams (CMHTs) are a key component of specialist old age psychiatry services internationally. However, in England, significant shifts in policy, including a focus... Read More about Community mental health teams for older people in England: Variations in ways of working.

Perceptions of self-defined memory problems vary in south Asian minority older people who consult a GP and those who do not: A mixed-method pilot study (2015)
Journal Article
Giebel, C., Challis, D., Worden, A., Jolley, D., Bhui, K. S., Lambat, A., & Purandare, N. (2016). Perceptions of self-defined memory problems vary in south Asian minority older people who consult a GP and those who do not: A mixed-method pilot study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(4), 375-383. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4337

Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective South Asian older adults access services for mental health problems and dementia less than other older people in the UK, unlike for physical health problems. This pilot study investigated how South... Read More about Perceptions of self-defined memory problems vary in south Asian minority older people who consult a GP and those who do not: A mixed-method pilot study.

Adaptation of the Barts Explanatory Model Inventory to dementia understanding in South Asian ethnic minorities (2015)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Jolley, D., Zubair, M., Bhui, K. S., Challis, D., Purandare, N., & Worden, A. (2016). Adaptation of the Barts Explanatory Model Inventory to dementia understanding in South Asian ethnic minorities. Aging and Mental Health, 20(6), 594-602. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2015.1031637

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Objective: Studies indicate a limited understanding of dementia and its associated symptoms, causes and consequences among South Asian older adults. As a consequence, fewer people from this ethnic group receive a diagnosis... Read More about Adaptation of the Barts Explanatory Model Inventory to dementia understanding in South Asian ethnic minorities.

South Asian older adults with memory impairment: Improving assessment and access to dementia care (2014)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Zubair, M., Jolley, D., Bhui, K. S., Purandare, N., Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2015). South Asian older adults with memory impairment: Improving assessment and access to dementia care. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(4), 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4242

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective With increasing international migration, mental health care of migrants and ethnic minorities is a public health priority. South Asian older adults experience difficulties in accessing services for memory i... Read More about South Asian older adults with memory impairment: Improving assessment and access to dementia care.

Identifying need in care homes for people with dementia: The relationship between two standard assessment tools (2008)
Journal Article
Worden, A., Challis, D., Hancock, G., Woods, R., & Orrell, M. (2008). Identifying need in care homes for people with dementia: The relationship between two standard assessment tools. Aging and Mental Health, 12(6), 719-728. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860802154382

Considerable effort has been invested in improving assessment processes for older people, some of the most vulnerable of whom live in care homes. The paper compares two well-known assessment tools used in care homes, the CANE and the Minimum Data Set... Read More about Identifying need in care homes for people with dementia: The relationship between two standard assessment tools.

Care planning systems in care homes for older people (2008)
Journal Article
Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2008). Care planning systems in care homes for older people. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 9(2), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200800012

Care planning is important in the provision of good-quality care and serves a variety of functions, including acting as a communication tool. An accessible format for care plans is therefore important. The National Minimum Care Standards in England n... Read More about Care planning systems in care homes for older people.

The assessment of older people's needs in care homes (2006)
Journal Article
Worden, A., Challis, D. J., & Pedersen, I. (2006). The assessment of older people's needs in care homes. Aging and Mental Health, 10(5), 549-557. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860600637794

In many countries there is a concern to improve assessment procedures for older people to avoid misplacement in nursing homes and ensure that rehabilitation takes place where possible. The study examined assessment documentation in 126 care homes in... Read More about The assessment of older people's needs in care homes.

Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information (2006)
Journal Article
Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2006). Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 7(3), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200600018

Quality is an essential criterion by which care homes for older people are judged. However the measurement of quality is both challenging and potentially costly. This paper examines the potential of using routinely generated data from inspection proc... Read More about Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information.

Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Resource Kit.
Working Paper
Coleston-Shields, D. M., Challis, D., Worden, A., Broome, E., Dening, T., Guo, B., …Orrell, M. Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Resource Kit

BACKGROUND Improving care at home for people with dementia is a core policy goal in the dementia strategies of many European countries. A challenge to effective home support is the occurrence of crises in the care of people with dementia which ari... Read More about Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Resource Kit..