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Sensitivity of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III to everyday activity impairments in dementia: an exploratory study (2016)
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Giebel, C. M., & Challis, D. (2017). Sensitivity of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III to everyday activity impairments in dementia: an exploratory study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 32(10), 1085-1093. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4570

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is one of the most frequently used cognitive measures for dementia severity and linked to deficits in everyday functioning. Recently, the Montreal Cognitiv... Read More about Sensitivity of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III to everyday activity impairments in dementia: an exploratory study.

Costs of formal and informal care at home for people with dementia: ‘Expert panel’ opinions from staff and informal carers (2016)
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Giebel, C. M., Davies, S., Clarkson, P., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2019). Costs of formal and informal care at home for people with dementia: ‘Expert panel’ opinions from staff and informal carers. Dementia, 18(1), 210-227. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301216665705

© The Author(s) 2016. Effective home support in dementia is key in delaying nursing home admission. However, home support is frequently not tailored to the individual needs of people with dementia. Staff allocating home support services may not ident... Read More about Costs of formal and informal care at home for people with dementia: ‘Expert panel’ opinions from staff and informal carers.

What becomes of people admitted to acute old age psychiatry wards? An exploration of factors affecting length of stay, delayed discharge and discharge destination (2016)
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Tucker, S., Hargreaves, C., Wilberforce, M., Brand, C., & Challis, D. (2017). What becomes of people admitted to acute old age psychiatry wards? An exploration of factors affecting length of stay, delayed discharge and discharge destination. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 32(9), 1027-1036. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4563

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: The study sought to identify the variables associated with increased length of stay on old age psychiatry inpatient wards. It also explored the factors related to delayed discharge and the likeli... Read More about What becomes of people admitted to acute old age psychiatry wards? An exploration of factors affecting length of stay, delayed discharge and discharge destination.

Psychological well-being over time among informal caregivers caring for persons with dementia living at home (2016)
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Lethin, C., Renom-Guiteras, A., Zwakhalen, S., Soto-Martin, M., Saks, K., Zabalegui, A., …Karlsson, S. (2017). Psychological well-being over time among informal caregivers caring for persons with dementia living at home. Aging and Mental Health, 21(11), 1138-1146. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1211621

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objectives: To investigate informal caregivers’ psychological well-being and predicted increase in psychological well-being, when caring for persons with dementia (PwDs) living at home,... Read More about Psychological well-being over time among informal caregivers caring for persons with dementia living at home.

Occupational therapists in community mental health teams for older people in England: Findings from a five-year research programme (2016)
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Abendstern, M., Tucker, S., Wilberforce, M., Jasper, R., & Challis, D. (2017). Occupational therapists in community mental health teams for older people in England: Findings from a five-year research programme. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(1), 20-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022616657840

© The Author(s) 2016. Introduction This English study is the first to focus on the contribution of occupational therapists to the work of community mental health teams for older people. Method A mixed methods study comprising: a national survey of co... Read More about Occupational therapists in community mental health teams for older people in England: Findings from a five-year research programme.

Taking a positive spin: preserved initiative and performance of everyday activities across mild Alzheimer's, vascular and mixed dementia (2016)
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Giebel, C. M., Burns, A., & Challis, D. (2017). Taking a positive spin: preserved initiative and performance of everyday activities across mild Alzheimer's, vascular and mixed dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 32(9), 959-967. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4553

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: The literature commonly evaluates those daily activities which are impaired in dementia. However, in the mild stages, people with dementia (PwD) are still able to initiate and perform many of tho... Read More about Taking a positive spin: preserved initiative and performance of everyday activities across mild Alzheimer's, vascular and mixed dementia.

Outcomes from a pilot psychological therapies service for UK military veterans (2016)
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Clarkson, P., Giebel, C. M., Challis, D., Duthie, P., Barrett, A., & Lambert, H. (2016). Outcomes from a pilot psychological therapies service for UK military veterans. Nursing Open, 3(4), 227-235. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.57

© 2016 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To evaluate the outcomes of participants attending a psychological therapies service for military veterans. Background: The UK Military Veterans’ Improving Access to Psycholo... Read More about Outcomes from a pilot psychological therapies service for UK military veterans.

Person-centredness in the community care of older people: A literature-based concept synthesis (2016)
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Wilberforce, M., Challis, D., Davies, L., Kelly, M. P., Roberts, C., & Clarkson, P. (2017). Person-centredness in the community care of older people: A literature-based concept synthesis. International Journal of Social Welfare, 26(1), 86-98. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12221

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd ‘Person-centredness’ is a ubiquitous term, employed in modern care services to signify policies and practices that attend to the uniqueness of each individual user. Despite being highly regarded in older adult community... Read More about Person-centredness in the community care of older people: A literature-based concept synthesis.

What Makes Institutional Long-Term Care the Most Appropriate Setting for People With Dementia? Exploring the Influence of Client Characteristics, Decision-Maker Attributes, and Country in 8 European Nations (2016)
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Tucker, S., Brand, C., Sutcliffe, C., Challis, D., Saks, K., Verbeek, H., …RightTimePlaceCare Consortium, . (2016). What Makes Institutional Long-Term Care the Most Appropriate Setting for People With Dementia? Exploring the Influence of Client Characteristics, Decision-Maker Attributes, and Country in 8 European Nations. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17(5), 465.e9-465.e15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.02.025

© 2016 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Objectives: To explore the extent to which client characteristics, decision-maker attributes, and country influence judgments of institutional long-term care (ILTC) appropriateness... Read More about What Makes Institutional Long-Term Care the Most Appropriate Setting for People With Dementia? Exploring the Influence of Client Characteristics, Decision-Maker Attributes, and Country in 8 European Nations.

Multi-agency working and implications for care managers (2016)
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Challis, D. J., Jasper, R., Wilberforce, M., Verbeek, H., & Challis, D. J. (2016). Multi-agency working and implications for care managers. Journal of Integrated Care, 24(2), 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1108/jica-11-2015-0044

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between multi-agency working and psychosocial characteristics of work, practitioner time-use and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach - A c... Read More about Multi-agency working and implications for care managers.

Person-centredness in the care of older adults: A systematic review of questionnaire-based scales and their measurement properties (2016)
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Wilberforce, M., Challis, D., Davies, L., Kelly, M. P., Roberts, C., & Loynes, N. (2016). Person-centredness in the care of older adults: A systematic review of questionnaire-based scales and their measurement properties. BMC Geriatrics, 16, Article 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0229-y

© 2016 Wilberforce et al. Background: Person-centredness is promoted as a central feature of the long-Term care of older adults. Measures are needed to assist researchers, service planners and regulators in assessing this feature of quality. However,... Read More about Person-centredness in the care of older adults: A systematic review of questionnaire-based scales and their measurement properties.

Community occupational therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID] programme): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2016)
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Wenborn, J., Hynes, S., Moniz-Cook, E., Mountain, G., Poland, F., King, M., …Orrell, M. (2016). Community occupational therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID] programme): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17(1), Article 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1150-y

© 2016 Wenborn et al. Background: A community-based occupational therapy intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers (Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (COTiD)) was found clinically and cost effective in th... Read More about Community occupational therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID] programme): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Is integrated care associated with service costs and admission rates to institutional settings? An observational study of community mental health teams for older people in England (2016)
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Wilberforce, M., Tucker, S., Brand, C., Abendstern, M., Jasper, R., & Challis, D. (2016). Is integrated care associated with service costs and admission rates to institutional settings? An observational study of community mental health teams for older people in England. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(11), 1208-1216. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4424

© 2016 The Authors. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: To evaluate the association between the degree of integration in community mental health teams (CMHTs) and: (i) the costs of service... Read More about Is integrated care associated with service costs and admission rates to institutional settings? An observational study of community mental health teams for older people in England.

Links between depressive symptoms and unmet health and social care needs among older prisoners (2016)
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O'Hara, K., Forsyth, K., Webb, R., Senior, J., Hayes, A. J., Challis, D., …Shaw, J. (2016). Links between depressive symptoms and unmet health and social care needs among older prisoners. Age and Ageing, 45(1), 158-163. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv171

© The Author 2016. Background: absolute numbers of older prisoners and their proportion of the total prison population are increasing. They have multiple health and social care needs that are prominent on entry into prison. No previous studies have i... Read More about Links between depressive symptoms and unmet health and social care needs among older prisoners.

Depressive symptomatology and associated factors in dementia in Europe: home care versus long-term care (2015)
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Giebel, C., Sutcliffe, C., Verbeek, H., Zabalegui, A., Soto, M., Hallberg, I. R., …Challis, D. (2016). Depressive symptomatology and associated factors in dementia in Europe: home care versus long-term care. International Psychogeriatrics, 28(4), 621-630. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610215002100

© 2015 International Psychogeriatric Association. This study forms part of a larger European programme investigating the transition from home care to long-term care (LTC) facility in people with dementia (PwD) at the margins of LTC. The aim of this s... Read More about Depressive symptomatology and associated factors in dementia in Europe: home care versus long-term care.

Identifying the causes, prevention and management of crises in dementia. An online survey of stakeholders (2015)
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Ledgerd, R., Hoe, J., Hoare, Z., Devine, M., Toot, S., Challis, D., & Orrell, M. (2016). Identifying the causes, prevention and management of crises in dementia. An online survey of stakeholders. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(6), 638-647. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4371

Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background Crisis situations in dementia can lead to hospital admission or institutionalisation. Offering immediate interventions may help avoid admission, whilst stabilising measures can help prevent future... Read More about Identifying the causes, prevention and management of crises in dementia. An online survey of stakeholders.

Resource allocation priorities in social care for adults with a learning disability: An analysis and comparison of different stakeholder perspectives (2015)
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Davies, S., Clarkson, P., Hughes, J., Stewart, K., Xie, C., Saunders, R., & Challis, D. (2015). Resource allocation priorities in social care for adults with a learning disability: An analysis and comparison of different stakeholder perspectives. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 20(4), 199-206. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-02-2015-0009

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - How resources for social care are allocated to individual service users has long been a concern. There are debates regarding the priority given to certain needs in Resource Allocation Systems (RASs). The... Read More about Resource allocation priorities in social care for adults with a learning disability: An analysis and comparison of different stakeholder perspectives.

Improving the mix of institutional and community care for older people with dementia: an application of the balance of care approach in eight European countries (2015)
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Tucker, S., Sutcliffe, C., Bowns, I., Challis, D., Saks, K., Verbeek, H., …Vellas, B. (2016). Improving the mix of institutional and community care for older people with dementia: an application of the balance of care approach in eight European countries. Aging and Mental Health, 20(12), 1327-1338. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2015.1078285

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: To examine whether the mix of community and institutional long-term care (ILTC) for people with dementia (PwD) in Europe could be improved; assess the economic consequences of providing alternative services for... Read More about Improving the mix of institutional and community care for older people with dementia: an application of the balance of care approach in eight European countries.

A protocol for a systematic review of effective home support to people with dementia and their carers: components and impacts (2015)
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Clarkson, P., Giebel, C. M., Larbey, M., Roe, B., Challis, D., Hughes, J., …Blyth, R. (2016). A protocol for a systematic review of effective home support to people with dementia and their carers: components and impacts. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(1), 186-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12737

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To review the evidence for home support approaches directed at tertiary prevention; ameliorating difficulties and enhancing well-being. Background: With population ageing dementia represents a significant care cha... Read More about A protocol for a systematic review of effective home support to people with dementia and their carers: components and impacts.

Identifying alternatives to old age psychiatry inpatient admission: An application of the balance of care approach to health and social care planning Organization, structure and delivery of healthcare (2015)
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Tucker, S., Brand, C., Wilberforce, M., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2015). Identifying alternatives to old age psychiatry inpatient admission: An application of the balance of care approach to health and social care planning Organization, structure and delivery of healthcare. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), Article 267. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0913-1

© 2015 Tucker et al. Background: Mental health problems in older people are common and costly, posing multiple challenges for commissioners. Against this backdrop, a series of initiatives have sought to shift resources from institutional to community... Read More about Identifying alternatives to old age psychiatry inpatient admission: An application of the balance of care approach to health and social care planning Organization, structure and delivery of healthcare.