All Outputs (181)

What makes extra care housing an appropriate setting for people with dementia? An exploration of staff decision-making (2017)
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© The Author(s) 2017. Extra care housing facilities in the UK are intended to offer a community-based alternative to care home placement. However, little is known about staff’s views of the appropriateness of extra care housing for people with dement... Read More about What makes extra care housing an appropriate setting for people with dementia? An exploration of staff decision-making.

Potentially inappropriate medication among people with dementia in eight European countries (2017)
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© The Author 2017. Objectives: to evaluate the frequency of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescription among older people with dementia (PwD) from eight countries participating in the European study 'RightTimePlaceCare', and to evaluate... Read More about Potentially inappropriate medication among people with dementia in eight European countries.

Community mental health teams for older people in England: Variations in ways of working (2017)
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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.

Caring for a Person With Dementia on the Margins of Long-Term Care: A Perspective on Burden From 8 European Countries (2017)
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© 2017 AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Objectives To explore associations between carer burden and characteristics of (1) the informal carer, (2) the person with dementia, and (3) the care support network in 8 European c... Read More about Caring for a Person With Dementia on the Margins of Long-Term Care: A Perspective on Burden From 8 European Countries.

Core outcome measures for interventions to prevent or slow the progress of dementia for people living with mild to moderate dementia: Systematic review and consensus recommendations (2017)
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Background There are no disease-modifying treatments for dementia. There is also no consensus on disease modifying outcomes. We aimed to produce the first evidence-based consensus on core outcome measures for trials of disease modification in mild-t... Read More about Core outcome measures for interventions to prevent or slow the progress of dementia for people living with mild to moderate dementia: Systematic review and consensus recommendations.

Provision and perceived quality of mental health services for older care home residents in England: a national survey (2017)
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Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: This study examined the nature, extent and perceived quality of the support provided by community mental health teams for older people (CMHTsOP) to care home residents. Methods: A postal survey wa... Read More about Provision and perceived quality of mental health services for older care home residents in England: a national survey.

Overview of systematic reviews: Effective home support in dementia care, components and impacts—Stage 1, psychosocial interventions for dementia (2017)
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© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To synthesize evidence to identify the components of effective psychosocial interventions in dementia care to inform clinical practice, policy and research. Background: With population ageing, dementia represents... Read More about Overview of systematic reviews: Effective home support in dementia care, components and impacts—Stage 1, psychosocial interventions for dementia.

A Systematic Review of the Economic Evidence for Home Support Interventions in Dementia (2017)
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© 2017 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Background Recent evidence signals the need for effective forms of home support to people with dementia and their carers. The cost-effectiveness evidence of different ap... Read More about A Systematic Review of the Economic Evidence for Home Support Interventions in Dementia.

An electronic referral system supporting integrated hospital discharge (2017)
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© Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the implementation and potential value of an electronic referral system to improve integrated discharge planning for hospitalised older adults with complex care needs. T... Read More about An electronic referral system supporting integrated hospital discharge.

Informal and formal care: Substitutes or complements in care for people with dementia? Empirical evidence for 8 European countries (2017)
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© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Background In order to contain public health care spending, European countries attempt to promote informal caregiving. However, such a cost reducing strategy will only be successful if informal caregiving is a substitute for form... Read More about Informal and formal care: Substitutes or complements in care for people with dementia? Empirical evidence for 8 European countries.

A discrete choice experiment to explore carer preferences (2017)
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© Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to describe a case study to test the applicability of the discrete choice experiment (DCE) method to assess the preferences of carers of people with dementia. The focus of enquiry w... Read More about A discrete choice experiment to explore carer preferences.

Evaluating the effectiveness of different approaches to home support for people in later stage dementia: A protocol for an observational study (2017)
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2017. Background: Dementia is a major health problem with a growing number of people affected by the condition, both directly and indirectly through caring for someone with dementia. Many live at home but l... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of different approaches to home support for people in later stage dementia: A protocol for an observational study.

Support workers in community mental health teams for older people: roles, boundaries, supervision and training (2017)
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© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the support worker functions in community mental health teams for older adults in relation to roles, boundaries, supervision and training. Background: Support workers in commun... Read More about Support workers in community mental health teams for older people: roles, boundaries, supervision and training.

Care co-ordination for older people in the third sector: scoping the evidence (2017)
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© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd The third sector has played a significant role internationally in the delivery of adult social care services for many years. Its contribution to care co-ordination activities for older people, however, in England and el... Read More about Care co-ordination for older people in the third sector: scoping the evidence.

Hierarchical Decline of the Initiative and Performance of Complex Activities of Daily Living in Dementia (2017)
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© The Author(s) 2017. Objectives: While basic activities of daily living hierarchically decline in dementia, little is known about the decline of individual instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). The objective of this study was to assess in... Read More about Hierarchical Decline of the Initiative and Performance of Complex Activities of Daily Living in Dementia.

A step-by-step translation of evidence into a psychosocial intervention for everyday activities in dementia: A focus group study (2016)
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© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objective: In order to increase the efficacy of psychosocial interventions in dementia, a step-by-step process translating evidence and public engagement should be adhered to. This paper... Read More about A step-by-step translation of evidence into a psychosocial intervention for everyday activities in dementia: A focus group study.

Accessing care coordination information: the non-statutory sector contribution (2016)
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© 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose-The provision of information and advice for older people arranging their own care is a policy objective. The purpose of this paper is to explore the range and scope of web-based information about care... Read More about Accessing care coordination information: the non-statutory sector contribution.

The newly revised interview for deteriorations in daily living activities in dementia (R-IDDD2): distinguishing initiative from performance at assessment (2016)
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2016. Background: Minimal evidence exists on the detailed deficits in complex instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in mild dementia. The aim of this study was twofold, to validate a revised quest... Read More about The newly revised interview for deteriorations in daily living activities in dementia (R-IDDD2): distinguishing initiative from performance at assessment.

People with dementia and carer preferences for home support services in early-stage dementia (2016)
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© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objectives: To examine people with dementia and carer preferences for home support attributes in early-stage dementia, building on the paucity of evidence in this area. Method: Preferenc... Read More about People with dementia and carer preferences for home support services in early-stage dementia.

Care coordination for adults and older people: The role and contribution of the non-statutory sector (2016)
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© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 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 qua... Read More about Care coordination for adults and older people: The role and contribution of the non-statutory sector.