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Care for older forensic mental health patients: A consensus guidance document (2023)
Journal Article

Background It is important to investigate the needs, experiences, and outcomes of older forensic mental health inpatients. In this consensus document, we offer practitioners working with older forensic inpatients recommendations to meet the unique o... Read More about Care for older forensic mental health patients: A consensus guidance document.

Quality of life, wellbeing, recovery, and progress for older forensic mental health patients: a qualitative investigation based on the perspectives of patients and staff (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose There is a lack of research informing service requirements for older (aged≥55 years) forensic mental health patients. The aim of this research was to increase knowledge about older forensic mental health patients’ quality of life, wellbeing,... Read More about Quality of life, wellbeing, recovery, and progress for older forensic mental health patients: a qualitative investigation based on the perspectives of patients and staff.

Systems and Processes that Enable Progress for Older Forensic Mental Health Patients (2022)
Journal Article

Older forensic mental health patients have complex needs and requirements; service provision is required to address mental health, offending risk and issues associated with aging (geriatric care). This study aimed to identify the systems and processe... Read More about Systems and Processes that Enable Progress for Older Forensic Mental Health Patients.

Staff perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of quality of life, health, wellbeing, recovery and reduced risk for older forensic mental-health patients: A qualitative interview study (2022)
Journal Article

Objectives: There is a lack of research informing service delivery for older forensic mental health patients. This study explored service provision in forensic mental health inpatient and community services in England, investigating what is required... Read More about Staff perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of quality of life, health, wellbeing, recovery and reduced risk for older forensic mental-health patients: A qualitative interview study.

Older adult forensic mental health patients’ views on barriers, facilitators and ‘what works’ to enable better quality of life, health and wellbeing and to reduce risk of reoffending and harm to self and others (2022)
Working Paper

Introduction Research evidence that can inform service provision and treatment requirements for older (aged 55 years and above) forensic mental health patients is lacking, particularly that which is based on patients’ own preferences and experience... Read More about Older adult forensic mental health patients’ views on barriers, facilitators and ‘what works’ to enable better quality of life, health and wellbeing and to reduce risk of reoffending and harm to self and others.

The experience of apathy in dementia: A qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article

Background The presence of apathy is associated with less favourable outcomes in dementia, including more rapid functional and cognitive decline, greater disease severity and increased mortality. We aimed to explore and gain an understanding into ho... Read More about The experience of apathy in dementia: A qualitative study.

The struggle of apathy in dementia (2021)
Journal Article

Most people will recognise a sense of apathy within them, at some point during their lives, and this may present to a greater or lesser extent depending on the individual and the context. When people are asked about what apathy is, what it means, or... Read More about The struggle of apathy in dementia.

“He Just Doesn’t Want to Get Out of the Chair and Do It”: The Impact of Apathy in People with Dementia on Their Carers (2021)
Journal Article

Apathy, defined as a lack of motivation, is a prevalent and persistent behavioural and psychological symptom of dementia. Limited research suggests that apathy is associated with increased carer burden, but there are no studies investigating carers’... Read More about “He Just Doesn’t Want to Get Out of the Chair and Do It”: The Impact of Apathy in People with Dementia on Their Carers.

The Experience of Apathy in Dementia: A Qualitative Study (2021)
Journal Article

We aimed to explore and gain an understanding into how people with dementia experience apathy, and consequently suggest effective interventions to help them and their carers. Twelve participants (6 dyads of 6 people with dementia and their family car... Read More about The Experience of Apathy in Dementia: A Qualitative Study.

Development of an Evidence-Based Best Practice Model for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia: Protocol for a Qualitative Study (2021)
Journal Article

Background: Teams working in the community to manage crisis in dementia currently exist, but with widely varying models of practice, it is difficult to determine the effectiveness of such teams. Objective: The aim of this study is to develop a “be... Read More about Development of an Evidence-Based Best Practice Model for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.

Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Teams delivering crisis resolution services for people with dementia and their carers provide short-term interventions to prevent admission to acute care settings. There is great variation in these services across t... Read More about Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach.

Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: A consensus approach (2020)
Working Paper

Background: Teams delivering crisis resolution services for people with dementia and their carers provide short-term interventions to prevent admission to acute care settings. There is great variation in these services across the UK. This article rep... Read More about Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: A consensus approach.

Service provision for older forensic mental health patients: A scoping review of the literature (2020)
Journal Article

Conceptualizing Dementia Crisis and Preferences for Resolution: A Public Perspective (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Crisis intervention services for people with dementia in the UK are poorly defined with no standardised model of working. This may be due to the lack of a clear conceptualisation of dementia crisis, resulting in variation in national serv... Read More about Conceptualizing Dementia Crisis and Preferences for Resolution: A Public Perspective.

Protocol for the development of an evidence-based ‘Best Practice Model’ for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia (2019)
Working Paper

Background: Teams working in the community to manage crisis in dementia are available, but with widely varying models of practice it is difficult to determine the effectiveness of such teams. The aim of this study is to develop a model of best pra... Read More about Protocol for the development of an evidence-based ‘Best Practice Model’ for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia.

What are subjective cognitive difficulties and do they matter? (2018)
Journal Article
Opdebeeck, C., Yates, J. A., Kudlicka, A., & Martyr, A. (2018). What are subjective cognitive difficulties and do they matter?. Age and Ageing, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy148

Background Subjective cognitive difficulties (SCD) have been associated with a higher risk of developing dementia. However, there is large variation in the way SCD are assessed and in their associations with cognitive functioning. Objective... Read More about What are subjective cognitive difficulties and do they matter?.

Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) (2017)
Book
L. A. Yates, J. Yates, M. Orrell, A. Spector, & B. Woods (Eds.), (2017). Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST)

"You've got a friend in me": can social networks mediate the relationship between mood and MCI? (2017)
Journal Article
Yates, J. A., Clare, L., & Woods, R. T. (in press). "You've got a friend in me": can social networks mediate the relationship between mood and MCI?. BMC Geriatrics, 17, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0542-0

engagement is beneficial to both mental health and cognition, and represents a potentially modifiable factor. Consequently this study explored this association and assessed whether the relationship between mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mood pro... Read More about "You've got a friend in me": can social networks mediate the relationship between mood and MCI?.

What is the relationship between health, mood, and mild cognitive impairment? (2016)
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Yates, J. A., Clare, L., Woods, R. T., & The Cognitive Function and Ageing Study: Wales. (2017). What is the relationship between health, mood, and mild cognitive impairment?. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 55(3), 1183-1193. https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-160611

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) often co-exists with mood problems, and both cognitive functioning and mood are known to be linked with health. This study aims to investigate how health, mood, and cognitive impairment interact. Health is often assess... Read More about What is the relationship between health, mood, and mild cognitive impairment?.

Subjective memory complaints are involved in the relationship between mood and mild cognitive impairment (2015)
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Yates, J. A., Clare, L., Woods, R. T., Matthews, F. E., & Cognitive Function and Ageing Study Wales. (2015). Subjective memory complaints are involved in the relationship between mood and mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 48(s1), S115-S123. https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-150371

Subjective memory complaints (SMC) are a criterion in many definitions of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, there is controversy over whether this is useful and appropriate, as previous research has suggested that SMC may be a function of moo... Read More about Subjective memory complaints are involved in the relationship between mood and mild cognitive impairment.