All Outputs (43)

Disruption, control and coping: responses of and to the person with dementia in hospital (2013)
Journal Article
Porock, D., Clissett, P., Harwood, R. H., & Gladman, J. R. (2015). Disruption, control and coping: responses of and to the person with dementia in hospital. Ageing and Society, 35(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X13000561

This qualitative study aimed to gain insight into the experience of hospitalisation from the perspectives of the older person with dementia, their family care-giver and other patients sharing the ward (co-patients). Non-participant observation of car... Read More about Disruption, control and coping: responses of and to the person with dementia in hospital.

Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs (2013)
Journal Article
Bradshaw, L., Goldberg, S. E., Lewis, S. A., Whittamore, K., Gladman, J. R., Jones, R. G., & Harwood, R. H. (2013). Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs. Age and Ageing, 42(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft074

BACKGROUND: two-thirds of older patients admitted as an emergency to a general hospital have co-existing mental health problems including delirium, dementia and depression. This study describes the outcomes of older adults with co-morbid mental heal... Read More about Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs.

Why are family carers of people with dementia dissatisfied with general hospital care?: a qualitative study (2012)
Journal Article
Jurgens, F. J., Clissett, P., Gladman, J. R., & Harwood, R. H. (2012). Why are family carers of people with dementia dissatisfied with general hospital care?: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics, 12(57), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-12-57

Background Families and other carers report widespread dissatisfaction with general hospital care for confused older people. Methods We undertook a qualitative interviews study of 35 family carers of 34 confused older patients to ascertain their... Read More about Why are family carers of people with dementia dissatisfied with general hospital care?: a qualitative study.