All Outputs (135)

Healthcare support to older residents of care homes: a systematic review of specialist services (2018)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Hays, R., Tucker, S., Paddock, K., & Challis, D. (2018). Healthcare support to older residents of care homes: a systematic review of specialist services. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 19(1), 54-84. https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-08-2017-0029

© 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - A growing ageing population with complex healthcare needs is a challenge to the organisation of healthcare support for older people residing in care homes. The lack of specialised healthcare support for ca... Read More about Healthcare support to older residents of care homes: a systematic review of specialist services.

Priorities for long-term care resource allocation in England: Actual allocation versus the views of Directors of Service and older citizens (2018)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Davies, S., Hughes, J., Xie, C., Stewart, K., Clifford, P., & Challis, D. (2018). Priorities for long-term care resource allocation in England: Actual allocation versus the views of Directors of Service and older citizens. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2018, 13-23. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.2

Context: Decisions about resource allocation in long-term care are a perennial issue. The basis for deciding between different needs in prioritising allocation is contested. In England, this debate has crystallised with the advent of self-directed su... Read More about Priorities for long-term care resource allocation in England: Actual allocation versus the views of Directors of Service and older citizens.

Costs of Care of Agitation Associated With Dementia in 8 European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study (2018)
Journal Article
Costa, N., Wübker, A., De Mauléon, A., Zwakhalen, S. M., Challis, D., Leino-Kilpi, H., …Vellas, B. (2018). Costs of Care of Agitation Associated With Dementia in 8 European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19(1), 95.e1-95.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.10.013

© 2017 AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Objective To estimate the additional societal costs for people living with dementia (PwD) with agitation in home care (HC) and institutional long-term care (ILTC) settings in 8 Euro... Read More about Costs of Care of Agitation Associated With Dementia in 8 European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study.

Social care in prison: Emerging practice arrangements consequent upon the introduction of the 2014 care act (2017)
Journal Article
Tucker, S., Hargreaves, C., Roberts, A., Anderson, I., Shaw, J., & Challis, D. (2018). Social care in prison: Emerging practice arrangements consequent upon the introduction of the 2014 care act. British Journal of Social Work, 48(6), 1627-1644. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcx115

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved. Despite an obvious and growing need, there has historically been scant provision of social care and social work in pr... Read More about Social care in prison: Emerging practice arrangements consequent upon the introduction of the 2014 care act.

What makes extra care housing an appropriate setting for people with dementia? An exploration of staff decision-making (2017)
Journal Article
Verbeek, H., Tucker and, S., Wilberforce, M., Brand, C., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2019). What makes extra care housing an appropriate setting for people with dementia? An exploration of staff decision-making. Dementia, 18(5), 1710-1726. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301217724966

© 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)
Journal Article
Renom-Guiteras, A., Thürmann, P. A., Miralles, R., Klaaßen-Mielke, R., Thiem, U., Stephan, A., …Vellas, B. (2018). Potentially inappropriate medication among people with dementia in eight European countries. Age and Ageing, 47(1), 68-74. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx147

© 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.

Caring for a Person With Dementia on the Margins of Long-Term Care: A Perspective on Burden From 8 European Countries (2017)
Journal Article
Sutcliffe, C., Giebel, C., Bleijlevens, M., Lethin, C., Stolt, M., Saks, K., …Vellas, B. (2017). Caring for a Person With Dementia on the Margins of Long-Term Care: A Perspective on Burden From 8 European Countries. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18(11), 967-973.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.06.004

© 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.

Provision and perceived quality of mental health services for older care home residents in England: a national survey (2017)
Journal Article
Stewart, K., Hargreaves, C., Jasper, R., Challis, D., Tucker, S., & Wilberforce, M. (2018). Provision and perceived quality of mental health services for older care home residents in England: a national survey. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(2), 364-370. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4753

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.

A Systematic Review of the Economic Evidence for Home Support Interventions in Dementia (2017)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Davies, L., Jasper, R., Loynes, N., & Challis, D. (2017). A Systematic Review of the Economic Evidence for Home Support Interventions in Dementia. Value in Health, 20(8), 1198-1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2017.04.004

© 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)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Whyte, D., Chester, H., Davies, S., & Challis, D. (2017). An electronic referral system supporting integrated hospital discharge. Journal of Integrated Care, 25(2), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-09-2016-0034

© 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)
Journal Article
Bremer, P., Challis, D., Hallberg, I. R., Leino-Kilpi, H., Saks, K., Vellas, B., …Sauerland, D. (2017). Informal and formal care: Substitutes or complements in care for people with dementia? Empirical evidence for 8 European countries. Health Policy, 121(6), 613-622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.03.013

© 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.

Evaluating the effectiveness of different approaches to home support for people in later stage dementia: A protocol for an observational study (2017)
Journal Article
Chester, H., Clarkson, P., Hughes, J., Russell, I., Beresford, J., Davies, L., …Challis, D. (2017). Evaluating the effectiveness of different approaches to home support for people in later stage dementia: A protocol for an observational study. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(7), 1213-1221. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217000291

© 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)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Abendstern, M., Tucker, S., Ahmed, S., Jasper, R., & Challis, D. (2017). Support workers in community mental health teams for older people: roles, boundaries, supervision and training. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(7), 1657-1666. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13264

© 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.

Social work and care/case management in dementia (2017)
Book Chapter
Challis, D., Hughes, J., & Sutcliffe, C. (2017). Social work and care/case management in dementia. In D. Ames, J. T. O'Brien, & A. Burns (Eds.), Dementia (192-198). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315381572

© 2017 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Social work, like any professional or occupational group, is inseparable from the organizational and legislative context in which it takes place since this denes the parameters of practice. Prior to the introd... Read More about Social work and care/case management in dementia.

Hierarchical Decline of the Initiative and Performance of Complex Activities of Daily Living in Dementia (2017)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2017). Hierarchical Decline of the Initiative and Performance of Complex Activities of Daily Living in Dementia. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 30(2), 96-103. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988716686835

© 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.

Towards quality care: Outcomes for older people in care homes (2017)
Book
Mozley, C., Sutcliffe, C., Bagley, H., Cordingley, L., Challis, D., Huxley, P., & Burns, A. (2017). Towards quality care: Outcomes for older people in care homes. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351144360

© Personal Social Services Research Unit, 2004. This unique evaluation of the outcomes of residential and nursing home care for older people identifies the factors determining the quality of life of older people who have moved into care homes. It exa... Read More about Towards quality care: Outcomes for older people in care homes.

A step-by-step translation of evidence into a psychosocial intervention for everyday activities in dementia: A focus group study (2016)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Challis, D., Hooper, N. M., & Ferris, S. (2018). A step-by-step translation of evidence into a psychosocial intervention for everyday activities in dementia: A focus group study. Aging and Mental Health, 22(3), 323-329. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1262819

© 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.

The newly revised interview for deteriorations in daily living activities in dementia (R-IDDD2): distinguishing initiative from performance at assessment (2016)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Challis, D., & Montaldi, D. (2017). The newly revised interview for deteriorations in daily living activities in dementia (R-IDDD2): distinguishing initiative from performance at assessment. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(3), 497-507. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610216002003

© 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.

Care coordination for adults and older people: The role and contribution of the non-statutory sector (2016)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Jasper, R., Loynes, N., Hughes, J., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2016). Care coordination for adults and older people: The role and contribution of the non-statutory sector. Journal of Integrated Care, 24(5/6), 271-281. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-08-2016-0028

© 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.

Identifying standards for care coordination in adult social care: a multinational perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Jasper, R., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2016). Identifying standards for care coordination in adult social care: a multinational perspective. International Journal of Care Coordination, 19(3-4), 84-101. https://doi.org/10.1177/2053434516677663

© 2016, © the Author(s) 2016. Introduction: Standards for care coordination in adult social care can support the delivery of high-quality services. Methods: A content analysis of 20 guidance documents produced over the last 30 years was undertaken to... Read More about Identifying standards for care coordination in adult social care: a multinational perspective.