All Outputs (11)

Imagine arts: how the arts can transform care homes (2017)
Journal Article
Broome, E., Schneider, J. M., & Dening, T. (in press). Imagine arts: how the arts can transform care homes. Journal of Dementia Care,

There is a growing body of evidence that demonstrates that the arts have an important role in the care of people with dementia. The Baring Foundation, a UK based organisation which aims to improve the quality of life of those who may be disadvantaged... Read More about Imagine arts: how the arts can transform care homes.

Facilitating Imagine Arts in residential care homes: the artists’ perspectives (2017)
Journal Article
Broome, E., Dening, T., & Schneider, J. M. (2019). Facilitating Imagine Arts in residential care homes: the artists’ perspectives. Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 11(1), 54-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2017.1413399

Background: This study explores factors affecting the successful facilitation of a residential arts programme. The aim was to identify barriers and describe how they could be overcome, this was both formative, to help shape the programme, and summa... Read More about Facilitating Imagine Arts in residential care homes: the artists’ perspectives.

A research team’s perspective on the editorial 'Revolutionary reform in psychiatric care in Italy: The abolition of forensic mental hospitals' (2017)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Dening, T., & Völlm, B. (in press). A research team’s perspective on the editorial 'Revolutionary reform in psychiatric care in Italy: The abolition of forensic mental hospitals'. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 27(5), https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2044

Bringing arts interventions into care settings (2017)
Journal Article
Broome, E., Jones, B., Dening, T., Schneider, J. M., & Tischler, V. (2017). Bringing arts interventions into care settings. Journal of Dementia Care, 25(6),

Using comprehensive geriatric assessment for quality improvements in healthcare of older people in UK care homes: protocol for realist review within Proactive Healthcare of Older People in Care Homes (PEACH) study (2017)
Journal Article
Zubair, M., Chadborn, N., Gladman, J. R., Dening, T., Gordon, A. L., & Goodman, C. (2017). Using comprehensive geriatric assessment for quality improvements in healthcare of older people in UK care homes: protocol for realist review within Proactive Healthcare of Older People in Care Homes (PEACH) study. BMJ Open, 7(10), Article e017270. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017270

Introduction Care home residents are relatively high users of healthcare resources and may have complex needs. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) may benefit care home residents and improve efficiency of care delivery. This is an approach t... Read More about Using comprehensive geriatric assessment for quality improvements in healthcare of older people in UK care homes: protocol for realist review within Proactive Healthcare of Older People in Care Homes (PEACH) study.

Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions (2017)
Journal Article
Broome, E., Dening, T., Schneider, J. M., & Brooker, D. (in press). Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(12), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217001478

Methods: We examined the involvement of care staff in creative arts activities in residential care. Aspects of involvement which appear to influence outcomes in people with dementia were identified and analysed. A broad systematic literature sear... Read More about Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions.

The individual experience of ageing prisoners: systematic review and meta-synthesis through a Good Lives Model framework (2017)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Völlm, B., & Dening, T. (2018). The individual experience of ageing prisoners: systematic review and meta-synthesis through a Good Lives Model framework. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(2), 252-262. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4762

Objective: The existing literature on ageing prisoners tends to focus on such aspects as diagnosis and physical ill-health. In contrast, the experience of imprisonment from the perspective of ageing prisoners has received less attention. Grounded in... Read More about The individual experience of ageing prisoners: systematic review and meta-synthesis through a Good Lives Model framework.

The individual experience of ageing patients and the current service provision in the context of Italian forensic psychiatry: a case-study (2017)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Castelletti, L., Tripi, G., Gandellini, M. G., Dening, T., & Völlm, B. (in press). The individual experience of ageing patients and the current service provision in the context of Italian forensic psychiatry: a case-study. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 13(3), https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000163

Introduction. Following the recent development of residential units for the execution of security measures (REMS) managed by the National Health Service and the closing down of forensic psychiatric hospitals, no study has been conducted to investigat... Read More about The individual experience of ageing patients and the current service provision in the context of Italian forensic psychiatry: a case-study.

“Our biggest killer”: multimodal discourse representations of dementia in the British press (2017)
Journal Article
Brookes, G., Harvey, K., Chadborn, N., & Dening, T. (2018). “Our biggest killer”: multimodal discourse representations of dementia in the British press. Social Semiotics, 28(3), 371-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/10350330.2017.1345111

A recent (2016) Office for National Statistics report stated that dementia is now “the leading cause of death” in England and Wales. Ever fixated with the syndrome (an unfailingly newsworthy topic), the British press was quick to respond to the bulle... Read More about “Our biggest killer”: multimodal discourse representations of dementia in the British press.

Psychiatric disorders among older prisoners: a systematic review and comparison study against older people in the community (2017)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Völlm, B., & Dening, T. (in press). Psychiatric disorders among older prisoners: a systematic review and comparison study against older people in the community. Aging and Mental Health, 22(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1286453

Objectives: Despite emerging evidence that older prisoners experience poor mental health, literature in this area is still limited. In the present systematic review and meta-analysis, we report on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among older p... Read More about Psychiatric disorders among older prisoners: a systematic review and comparison study against older people in the community.

Technologies to support community-dwelling persons with dementia: a position paper on issues regarding development, usability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, deployment, and ethics (2017)
Journal Article
Meiland, F., Innes, A., Mountain, G., Robinson, L., Roest, H. V. D., García-Casal, J. A., …Franco-Martin, M. (2017). Technologies to support community-dwelling persons with dementia: a position paper on issues regarding development, usability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, deployment, and ethics. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 4(1), Article e1. https://doi.org/10.2196/rehab.6376

Background: With the expected increase in the numbers of persons with dementia, providing timely, adequate, and affordable care and support is challenging. Assistive and health technologies may be a valuable contribution in dementia care, but new cha... Read More about Technologies to support community-dwelling persons with dementia: a position paper on issues regarding development, usability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, deployment, and ethics.