The VOICE study – a before and after study of a dementia communication skills training course

O’Brien, Rebecca; Goldberg, Sarah E.; Pilnick, Alison; Beeke, Suzanne; Schneider, Justine; Sartain, Kate; Thomson, Louise; Murray, Megan; Baxendale, Bryn; Harwood, Rowan H.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0198567

All Outputs (4)

Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Thomson, L., Stanyon, M., Dening, T., Heron, R., & Griffiths, A. (2019). Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review. Occupational Medicine, 69(2), 89–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy161

Background: The experience of developing dementia while in employment has been explored from the point of view of the employee, but less is known about the perspectives, experiences and needs of employers. Aims: To review systematically literature... Read More about Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review.

Evaluating the Care Certificate (ECCert): a cross-sector solution to assuring fundamental skills in caring (2018)
Report
Thomson, L., Argyle, E., Khan, Z., Schneider, J., Arthur, A., Maben, J., …Eve, J. (2018). Evaluating the Care Certificate (ECCert): a cross-sector solution to assuring fundamental skills in caring. Nottingham: Independent research

How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: a qualitative study of service user experience (2018)
Journal Article
Thomson, L., Barker, M., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Garland, A., Ramana, R., Morriss, R., …Simpson, S. (2018). How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: a qualitative study of service user experience. BMC Psychiatry, 18(1), Article 194. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1708-9

Background. A specialist depression service (SDS) offering collaborative pharmacological and cognitive behaviour therapy treatment for persistent depressive disorder showed effectiveness against depression symptoms versus usual community based multid... Read More about How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: a qualitative study of service user experience.

The VOICE study – a before and after study of a dementia communication skills training course (2018)
Journal Article
O’Brien, R., Goldberg, S. E., Pilnick, A., Beeke, S., Schneider, J., Sartain, K., Thomson, L., Murray, M., Baxendale, B., & Harwood, R. H. (2018). The VOICE study – a before and after study of a dementia communication skills training course. PLoS ONE, 13(6), Article e0198567. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198567

Background A quarter of acute hospital beds are occupied by persons living with dementia, many of whom have communication problems. Healthcare professionals lack confidence in dementia communication skills, but there are no evidence-based communic... Read More about The VOICE study – a before and after study of a dementia communication skills training course.